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New tonight: Hiccups on CTV – “Strata’s Fear”
8 p.m.
Millie (Nancy Robertson) runs into trouble with the head of her strata council while Taylor (David Ingram) struggles to hold up his end of a bargain with Joyce (Laura Soltis).
Review: Hiccups and Dan For Mayor
From Myles McNutt of Cultural Learnings:
- Series Premieres: CTV’s Hiccups and Dan for Mayor
“CTV has effectively gotten two shows out of one, with Butt creating (and starring in) Hiccups featuring fellow Corner Gas alum (and wife) Nancy Robertson, and Fred Ewanuick taking on the title role in Dan for Mayor as a follow-up to his role as Hank on Butt’s former show. And as someone who had lost my taste for Corner Gas (while maintaining my respect for the show’s starting point, considering I wrote a thesis chapter about it), it’s nice to see the talented people involved bringing two new series to the table.” Read more.
Ratings: Hiccups and Dan For Mayor premieres get 1.9 million viewers
From a media release:
CTV’s HICCUPS and DAN FOR MAYOR Debut with 1.9 Million Viewers Each
- Two new homegrown comedies win timeslots against HOUSE and THE BACHELOR
- Inaugural CTV.ca live online chats a great success with almost 700 comments submitted
- HICCUPS and DAN FOR MAYOR latest to join CTV’s online line-up at CTV.ca
CTV’s newest homegrown comedies, HICCUPS and DAN FOR MAYOR, premiered to 1.9 million viewers each last night, becoming the most-watched premieres of any scripted Canadian series this season. The two new series won the 8 – 9 p.m. ET timeslot against both HOUSE (Global/FOX, 1.3 million) and the season finale of THE BACHELOR (City/ABC, 1.3 million, 8-9 p.m.). Head-to-head, HICCUPS delivered 240% more viewers than 18 TO LIFE (CBC; 558,000) at 8 p.m. ET, while DAN FOR MAYOR delivered 374% more viewers than LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE (CBC; 404,000) at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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In the news: Comparing Hiccups to Corner Gas
From Greg David of TV Guide:
- Life after ‘Gas’
“It’s not fair, but everyone will compare Brent Butt’s new sitcom, Hiccups, to his old one. You know, that little show called Corner Gas? It ran for six seasons, its characters became beloved friends to millions of viewers and it scored a pantload of Geminis, Canadian Comedy awards and Writers Guild of Canada awards? Yeah, that one.” Read more.