Flashpoint

In the news: Hugh Dillon of Flashpoint, Durham County

August 27, 2008 Diane Wild

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

Still a little bit rock ‘n’ roll
Hugh Dillon, who cut his teeth as lead singer of the Headstones, keeps racking up the hits, with a Gemini nod for Durham County and praise for Flashpoint.” Read more.

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APTN fall lineup

August 26, 2008 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From Channel Canada:

APTN Gets Ready For Fall
“Two of APTN’s best-loved shows return for new seasons this fall. The comedy Mixed Blessings, continues with more stories from the family APTN viewers love, the Ukrainian Hank, his Cree wife Josie and their kids. And APTN’s hit mystery series Rabbit Fall leaps forward with its second season as police officer Tara Wheaton uncovers the secrets that lurk beneath the surface in a small northern town.” Read more.

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In the news: The Border sold to UK

August 26, 2008 Diane Wild

From Worldscreen:

Fireworks Scores Deal for The Border
“Fireworks International has sold seasons one and two of the prime-time crime drama series The Border to FX in the U.K.” Read more.

Degrassi

CTV Fall TV Season

August 26, 2008 Diane Wild 5 Comments

From a media release:

CTV announced today premiere dates for the Fall 2008 season, including the greatly-anticipated series premiere of So You Think You Can Dance Canada on Sept. 11, just one day after Canadian Idol’s season finale crowns the next Idol champion on Sept. 10. Before that … Mariah Carey and John Legend appear on Canadian Idol’s final performance episode Sept. 8.

Premiere dates:

So You Think You Can Dance Canada NEW, Thurs., Sept. 11 8 p.m., Special two-hour premiere
Corner Gas, Mon., Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m., Final Season
Degrassi: The Next Generation, Tues., Oct. 7, 8 p.m., One-hour season premiere – moves to Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12

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Idol’s Earl Stevenson Eliminated After Nearly 4 Million Vote

August 26, 2008 Diane Wild

From a media release:

Bryan Adams to Mentor and Perform in Next Week’s Top 3 Shows

With only two weeks to go before Canada crowns its next Canadian Idol, host Ben Mulroney revealed live on CTV tonight this season’s Top 3. The very popular Earl Stevenson, 23, a swamper for a backhoe operator from Lloydminster, AB, was eliminated after he received the fewest of nearly four million votes cast following his performance last night of the Anne Murray cover of “Killing Me Softly” and his personal pick, “The Joker” by The Steve Miller Band. Remaining in the competition are three men representing Western, Central and Atlantic Canada.

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