Marise Strauss

Movie Awards tops for MTV
Annual kudos-fest delivers specialty channel its biggest audience for a single event, while MuchMusic strikes broadcast deal with Fuse.

Rogers throws its hat into the primetime ring
The broadcaster revealed its fall lineup yesterday with five new dramas, four of which have either the name Bruckheimer or Abrams in the credits.

Global goes big for drama
The broadcaster unveiled five new dramas for fall, telling the media assembled that all of its primetime shows will be available online and on VOD this year. ZenithOptimedia’s Florence Ng weighs in.

CBC sticks with tried and true
The new comedy Men with Brooms and a factual show fronted by design guru Debbie Travis are the only new additions to pubcaster’s fall lineup.

CTV, Global unveil summer skeds
Homegrown drama Rookie Blue headlines primetime Thursday for Global, while CTV welcomes back So You Think You Can Dance and new eps of Hiccups, Dan.

Finale roundup: Lost tops two million on CTV
The cult hit ends on a high, while the season finales of Grey’s Anatomy, American Idol and Survivor all hit ratings high notes.

Global making gains in entertainment news
Broadcaster has a slight edge over competitor CTV for the entertainment news hour, while ET Canada trails etalk by merely 25,000 viewers.

CBC gears up for World Cup
Ad inventory is ‘really close’ to being sold out as the network gets ready to airs its exclusive 64-game coverage of the soccer tournament across CBC, Bold and online.

Habs deliver monster numbers for CBC, RDS
Millions tune in for Game 7 as Montreal inches closer to the coveted Stanley Cup.

Canadiens rock TSN, RDS
Montreal’s climactic Game Seven victory over Washington sends playoff ratings to new heights.

New hockey highs for CBC, TSN
The sportscasters usher in NHL playoffs after posting big ratings for the 2009/10 regular season, likely thanks to PPM data.

Glee hits high note on Global
Global’s promos pay off as the musical comedy returns to two million viewers. Bang beats House, but Mayor and Hiccups sag on CTV.

CBC greenlights Canadian political MOW
Production gets underway this month in Toronto on a two-hour political thriller chronicling the power struggle between John A Macdonald and George Brown.

Masters up on Global, TSN
He didn’t win, but Tiger Woods’ highly publicized return to golf helped boost audiences to new highs.

Doyle finale delivers opposite Idol
The Newfoundland-set detective series is already renewed for new season on CBC.