TV, eh?

From the National Post:

• Canadian Idol Recap: And we’re down to eight
  “And we start off the show with the weekly Canadian Idol medley, lead with Amberly, Katherine and Mark singing Dream a Little Dream. Then came Purple Haze done by Drew and Earl with some nauseating camera movements (Earl seemed to forget the words) and then out popped Mitch. Finally, was Sebastian doing A Little Less Conversation with Theo, Mookie and his Mook-walk.” Read more.

From Gayle MacDonald of the Globe and Mail:

• Flashpoint a success, moves to new night
  “Yesterday, co-producers Bill Mustos and Anne Marie La Traverse - who are now shooting episode 10 in Toronto - said they were elated with the news of the swap, adding ‘they told us it was a vote of confidence in the show.’” Read more.

From the Toronto Star:

• Hot Box: TV worth talking about
  “Canadian TV viewers seem to be having no problem with Maria as the ratings for CBC’s reality-talent show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? get higher. Last Sunday was a record 655,000 viewers for the show and Monday was 610,000. The final two episodes air July 27 and 28.” Read more.

From Corey Allen of andPOP:

• Canadian Idol Top 9 Results
  “The Idols open the show with a medley of songs including Kiss The Sky and A Little Less Conversation.” Read more.

From the Associated Press, Flashpoint at #18 with 7.12 million:

• List of top 20 prime-time shows in Nielsen ratings (July 14-20)

From the Canadian Press:

• ‘Corner Gas’ films its 100th episode as part of sixth and final season
  “The beloved Canadian sitcom “Corner Gas” is celebrating a milestone this week. CTV says show creator and star Brent Butt and the rest of the crew will film their 100th episode Wednesday at the Canada-Saskatchewan Production Studios in Regina.” Read more.

From CBC:

• And then there were three; Marias close in on finale
  “It’s now down to three Marias, and in just a few days a relatively unknown Canadian actress will land the leading role in the upcoming Toronto production of The Sound of Music.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

• Wells: Fox Out Of Intelligence
  “Executive producer John Wells confirms that Fox has passed on Intelligence, the CBC drama he was re-developing as an American series with creator Chris Haddock (Da Vinci’s Inquest). ‘We developed it at Fox, they have passed on it and we’re taking it to other places because it’s a great script,’ said Wells.” Read more.

From a media release:

Canadian Idol Guest Stars Revealed as Katherine St-Laurent is Eliminated

• Bryan Adams, Tom Jones, Simple Plan and Gavin Rossdale Announced as Canadian Idol’s First Wave of Guests and Mentors as Katherine St-Laurent is Eliminated from the Competition
• MuchMoreMusic now airing encore episodes of Canada’s favourite summertime series Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET

As Canada said goodbye to the latest competitor to be eliminated, Quebec’s Katherine St-Laurent, Canadian Idol host Ben Mulroney revealed the first group of music stars who will be appearing and performing on the series throughout the rest of the season. The remaining Top 8 finalists will work with some of the world’s most accomplished artists, including Canadian icon Bryan Adams, rockers Simple Plan, the legendary Tom Jones and - in next week’s “Unplugged” episode - former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Additional guest stars will be announced as the season progresses.

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From a media release:

• Premieres in Spring 2009 on Citytv

Shaftesbury Films is pleased to announce that production has begun on season two of its successful one-hour drama series Murdoch Mysteries (13 X 60’). Filming runs until November 11 in Toronto and Hamilton, with days scheduled to shoot in Calgary and Vancouver. The second season of Murdoch Mysteries will air on Citytv in spring 2009.

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