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In the news: Wild Roses makes most of Wild Rose Country

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From Brian Gorman of the Brantford Expositor:

  • Oil-country soap about the sexy and the slick
    “Series creator Amy Cameron admits the show -airing Tuesdays on CBC Television -is an unabashed adaptation of the Dallas-and Dynasty-style prime-time soaps of the 1980s and ’90s. ‘I have to say I’m a little leery of describing it as a modern Dallas,’ she says. ‘There is a difference, but it’s definitely looking at the boomtown world of Calgary and oil and that kind of crazy money and ranching.'” Read more.
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Being Erica, Ratings, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Ratings: Wild Roses premiere

From Marise Strauss of Media in Canada:

  • Wild Roses debut beat Being Erica numbers
    “The soapy Roses managed a slightly higher 627,000 viewers the following night at 9 pm, beating the debut of last year’s jPod in the same timeslot by some 150,000 viewers. The Alberta-set drama had help from a strong lead-in by the Rick Mercer Report with nearly one million, followed by This Hour Has 22 Minutes with 650,000.” Read more.

From Craig Takeuchi of the Georgia Straight:

  • Alberta’s Wild Roses outperforms 90210
    “The debut of CBC’s new Tuesday night drama Wild Roses, in which a matriarchal family struggles to maintain ownership over land desired by the former owner’s son, attracted 627,000 viewers, according to Playback Daily. In comparison, the teen soap 90210 averaged 467,000 viewers.” Read more.
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In the news: Winter TV

From Sean Minogue of the Georgia Straight:

  • Canadian TV heats up the winter season
    “With the recent layoffs at Canwest Global and CTV—plus whispers of cutbacks at the CBC—it seems not even our TV industry is insulated from recent economic tremors. But while belts tighten one notch, Canadian TV promises to kick it up two as we charge into 2009. Here are some highlights of new series, returning favourites, and upcoming documentary specials.” Read more.
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