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CANADIAN PROGRAMMING SAVES TELEVISION FROM ITSELF
Jan 05, 2009 Rob Salem thestar.com
This time last year, halfway through the U.S. writers' strike, our primetime choices were pretty much limited to reruns or reality ... short of the somewhat more drastic alternative of gutting the set and converting it into an aquarium (or, for flatscreeners, a very expensive ant farm).
But now, TV's vast wasteland is starting to look just a little bit less barren and bleak.
And get this: Canada deserves a good deal of the credit. This is not in itself necessarily a good thing, but it is a rather interesting turn of events.
A feisty gal both sexes can root for
The CBC's newest drama series, Being Erica, premiering tonight, is entertaining, smart and nuanced. And star Erin Karpluk, who carries the show in the title role, is simply magnificent
JOHN DOYLE www.theglobeandmail.com January 5, 2009
If it's January then CBC must be back on its ceaseless, Casanova-like quest to seduce female viewers.
This time, mind you, I think CBC has scored. It has lured, charmed, beguiled and possibly bedded that elusive lady viewer who needs a narrative in which she is comfortable, coddled and always intrigued.
CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA RINGS IN 2009 WITH THE BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC, JANUARY 1
CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA kicks off the New Year from the great outdoors at Wrigley Field in Chicago, home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, with the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. The puck drops January 1, 2009 at 1 p.m. ET as the red-hot Chicago Blackhawks host the Central Division-leading Detroit Red Wings.
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Did You Know?
“ CBC is Home to the Very Best in Holiday Classics! 2008 Titles include: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Miracle on 34th Street, It’s A Wonderful Life ”
- Source: CBC Television Network Draft Schedule
“ Holiday Programs Deliver Strong, Consistent Audiences! CBC viewership was 16% above Audience Forecast in 2007 ”
- Source: BBM/NMR, National, A25-54, Forecast vs. Actual, Dec. 2, 2007 to Jan. 4, 2008
“ CBC is #1 During the Holiday’s! CBC Share amongst A2+, A25-54 and A18-49 ourperformed CTV AND Global in the primetime 7-11p timeblock ”
- Source: BBM/NMR,Total TV Eng, A25-54, Share Prime Programming - Mo-Su 7p-11p, Holiday 2007 - Dec. 9 to Dec. 31, 2007