From a media release: COMEDIAN GERRY DEE TO HOST CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON SUNDAY, MARCH 18 AT 8 P.M. ON CBC-TV CFL player, scientist, poet and teacher vie for title; viewers can play along in real time with CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON app Gerry Dee, the award-winning comedian and star of CBC Television’s MR. D, will host … Continue reading Gerry Dee hosts Canada’s Smartest Person
From Bill Harris of QMI Agency: Gerry Dee to host ‘Smartest’ We’re betting none of the competitors on Canada’s Smartest Person ever had Mr. D for a teacher. Nonetheless, Gerry Dee — the Canadian comedian who stars in the hit rookie sitcom Mr. D — has been named the host of Canada’s Smartest Person. The … Continue reading Gerry Dee hosts Canada’s Smartest Person
From Scott Stinson of the National Post: All-Canadian programming pays off for CBC The CBC launched several new series in January. None have flopped. Some of the new series, the drama Arctic Air and the comedy Mr. D in particular, have repeatedly flirted with the one-million-viewers mark. Returning shows such as Republic of Doyle and … Continue reading Winter launch better than “any in recorded history at the CBC”
From a media release: CBC CELEBRATES ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON PREMIERE WEEK EVER Numerous time slots won with innovative, exciting Canadian television – 5 shows drew more than one million viewers CBC Television is celebrating its most successful season premiere week ever, with a number of new and returning CBC comedy, drama, unscripted and current … Continue reading A very good winter for CBC
From a media release: DOYLE AND THE DRAGONS EACH DRAW MORE THAN ONE MILLION VIEWERS AS CBC-TV’S WINTER SEASON PREMIERES CONTINUE TO SIZZLE The rollicking exploits of Allan Hawco as St. John’s’ swaggering sleuth, Jake Doyle, won REPUBLIC OF DOYLE its largest season premiere ever last night. According to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM), … Continue reading Ratings: Dragons’ Den and Republic of Doyle crack 1 million