From BBM Canada, Corner Gas at #20 (1.163 million), Little Mosque on the Prairie at #29 (910,000):
Ratings: Jan. 14-20
In the news: CBC’s successes
From Brendan Kelly of Variety:
- CBC warms up to winter
“Canuck pubcaster CBC’s strategy of preeming top series in January rather than in the fall appears to be paying off, with good ratings for its ambitious slate of new homegrown series. The Canadian network’s market share has increased to 8.1, up from 7.5 last January, and several of the new offerings are among the top-rated Canadian TV shows.” Read more.
In the news: Rick Mercer Report in Thunder Bay
From the Thunder Bay Source:
- Mercer trip free advert
“They say any publicity is good publicity, and Thunder Bay is in for a nationwide dose of it on Tuesday night. Rick Mercer, the man who showed the world that George W. Bush knows nothing about Canada, who convinced Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to cut a tree down and who most recently proved his winter mettle with a chilly polar bear club dip, showed up in Thunder Bay last weekend to shoot a scene for his hilarious CBC show, The Rick Mercer Report.” Read more.
In the news: The Family Restaurant picks a new family
From Shannon Montgomery of the Canadian Press:
- ‘Family Restaurant’ goes Chinese
“The family dynamics of the entire Quon clan will be served up on television screens across the country next year as they become the new face of “The Family Restaurant” on the Food Network. They take over from another family – the Psalios – who run a chain of Greek restaurants in Edmonton and starred in the show’s first two seasons.” Read more.
In the news: The Guard’s strong showing
From Marise Strauss of Media in Canada:
- Guard jumps over The Border
“The $20-million 13 x 60 The Guard follows the lives of a search and rescue team, and stars David James Elliott (JAG), Steve Bacic (Andromeda) and Jeremy Guilbaut (Edgemont). The series averaged 464,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demographic.” Read more.