From BBM Canada:
- Top programs – Total Canada: Corner Gas at #11 (1.409 million), The Week the Women Went at #22 (929,000), Little Mosque on the Prairie at #25 (898,000), Rick Mercer Report at #30 (856,000)
Ratings: Feb. 18-24
Upcoming episode: The Guard season finale, Global, March 4
From Global:
THE GUARD SEASON FINALE
Tuesday, March 4 at 10pm ET/PT
“THE BEACONâ€
When a retired lighthouse keeper with Alzheimer’s goes missing, it stirs up Carly’s guilt for abandoning her father. Ursula finds Tina in a compromising position in Miro’s hotel room and gives Miro the boot, landing him in Laura’s guest house. Carly finds Wendell camping out, about to revert back to drugs.
In the news: Ratings this week
From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
- Numbers Not There for MVP
This week’s ratings for MVP: 258,000, Rick Mercer Report: 1,025,000, Robson Arms: 686,000, The Guard: 431,000, This Hour Has 22 Minutes: 639,000. Read more.
In the news: Adamo Ruggiero of Degrassi
From Terri-Lynne Waldron of Xtra:
- Degrassi star Adamo Ruggiero’s newfound freedom
“Since coming out Ruggiero feels a newfound sense of freedom and relishes the open dialogue that he now shares with the media. ‘For the first time ever in interviews I feel that I cannot say anything wrong,” he says. “I can’t slip and out myself. I feel this amazing sense of relief and an amazing sense of confidence. Standing in front of a photographer or talking to you… I have nothing to hide. I did it for the kids that watch the show because I was open in the city. So coming out was more for young people who really look up to my character and I really wanted to connect the bridge between fiction and reality.'” Read more.
In the news: Bill C-10
From Gayle MacDonald at the Globe and Mail:
- Tories plan to withhold funding for ‘offensive’ productions
“The Conservative government has drafted guidelines that would allow it to pull financial aid for any film or television show that it deems offensive or not in the public’s best interest – even if government agencies have invested in them.” Read more.
From the Canadian Press:
- Plan to cancel tax credits for “offensive” films, TV shows called censorship
“It’s decried as censorship while at the same time being welcomed as a much-needed guide by some in the television industry. The government’s proposal to cancel tax credits for any film or TV program it deems offensive, or not in the public’s interest, has stirred controversy in the arts community.” Read more.