Tag Archives: The Guard

Flashpoint, The Listener

In the news: Canadian shows giving up control to US nets?

February 27, 2009 Diane Wild

From Brendan Kelly of Variety:

U.S. networks nab Canadian shows
“Canadian TV shows keep creeping across the border to the U.S. networks and that’s clearly good news for the Canuck production biz. But some in the Great White North wonder whether they are giving away too much in terms of coin and creative control.” Read more.

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In the news: The Border, The Guard head south

February 24, 2009 Diane Wild

From CBC:

CBC’s The Border heads for U.S. TV screens
“Canadian action drama The Border will soon be telecast in the U.S. The drama about an elite Canadian Immigration and Customs Security unit, based in Toronto and working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has been sold to ION Television of Florida.” Read more.

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Upcoming episode: The Guard, Global, Jan. 14

January 11, 2009 Diane Wild 8 Comments

Wednesday, January 14 â€“ 8pm ET/PT
â€œBODY PARTSâ€

Port Hallet is a buzz when an internet porn director shows up with three “actresses” to shoot a Girls Gone into the Wild video. Their filming is interrupted when their boat hits a deadhead and the Coasties are forced to race to their rescue. Meanwhile, Laura is thrown for a curve when David’s ex-wife Jen arrives to investigate a dismembered sneaker-clad foot that washed up on the beachâ€¦and then hooks up with Miro.

Little Mosque on the Prairie, Ratings, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Ratings last week

November 25, 2008 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family, ratings for Rick Mercer Report, Air Farce, Dragons’ Den, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Border, The Tudors, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Sophie, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Corner Gas, The Guard, etc.:

Mercer, Air Farce still flying high
As expected, Don Cherry helped boost the Rick Mercer Report back on top as CBC’s highest-rated non-hockey broadcast last week, drawing 1,169,000 viewers last Tuesday. In fact, if you add the other 815,000 who checked out Mercer’s Friday rebroadcast, the episode drew close to 2 million Canadians.” Read more.

Degrassi, Dragons' Den, Heartland, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Ratings, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Ratings last week

November 19, 2008 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family, ratings for The Border, Dragons’ Den, Air Farce, Rick Mercer Report, Heartland, The Tudors, Little Mosque on the Prairie, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Sophie, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Corner Gas, The Guard, and Degrassi, among others:

Grace Park Behind Border Jump
“Boosted by the series debut of Grace Park as Homeland Security Agent Liz Carver, The Border jumped to 765,000 viewers across Canada Nov. 10. That made it CBC’s highest-rated off-ice series last week.” Read more.