New tonight: Titanic, Dragons’ Den, Republic of Doyle, Real Housewives of Vancouver

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Titanic, Global – Part 3 of 4
Italian stoker Mario lands a job on the Titanic for his brother Paolo, who meets cabin steward Annie Desmond during their journey and is instantly smitten. Arguments and romance are set aside when the iceberg strikes, and fear builds in steerage as passengers find themselves behind locked gates. Meanwhile, Ismay is worried that the Italian waiters, including Mario, will spread more panic among the passengers and opts to lock them up with no chance for escape.

Dragons’ Den, CBC – “Inside the Den” (Season finale)
For the first time ever, all five Dragons gather to reminisce about the very best – and worst – moments over the past six seasons of DRAGONS’ DEN. The show includes highlights from the last six seasons of the show – the sexy stuff, the singing, the stand-out pitches, the in-fighting, the making-up – and we count down the three MOST memorable moments in DRAGONS’ DEN history. Throughout it all, Dianne Buckner puts all five Dragons in the hot seat.

Republic of Doyle, CBC – “Under Pressure” (Season finale)
The Doyles struggle to prove Mal’s innocence when he’s accused of murder but end up digging a deeper hole; Kathleen gets some brotherly help with the George situation; Tinny discovers the identity of her father.

The Real Housewives of Vancouver, Slice – two-hour premiere
Real Housewives of Vancouver takes viewers on a wild ride into the never before seen world of Vancouver’s wealthiest and most fabulous women. The first season dives into the everyday lives of Jody, Christina, Reiko, Ronnie, and Mary, revealing intimate and often outrageous details about their relationships, career triumphs and pitfalls, sex lives and family drama.

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Haven season 3 going into production

From a media release:

MORE SECRETS ARE ABOUT TO SURFACE AS SHOWCASE’S HIT SERIES HAVEN GOES INTO PRODUCTION ON ITS THIRD SEASON BEGINNING APRIL 18 IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

Get ready to journey back to the small town where everyone has a secret when the Showcase hit series Haven goes into production on 13 new episodes of season three beginning April 18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Season three of Haven picks up immediately following the events of the gripping season two finale where Nathan (Lucas Bryant) was warned against pursuing a romantic relationship with Audrey (Emily Rose); Duke (Eric Balfour) learned his family legacy was to kill Haven citizens with troubles; Audrey went missing, and Nathan and Duke engaged in a seemingly deadly argument.

Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King, follows former FBI agent Audrey Parker, who becomes a cop in the small town of Haven, Maine, and soon discovers the town’s many secrets, which also holds the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past. From leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), Haven is co-commissioned by Shaw Media in Canada and globally via Universal Networks International (UNI).

The creative team behind Haven includes executive producers John Morayniss (The Firm, Hell on Wheels) from eOne Television and David MacLeod (Legends of the Fall, The Ray Bradbury Theater) of Big Motion Pictures, who are joined by Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller, Scott Shepherd (Stephen King’s The Dead Zone, Greek) of Piller/Segan/Shepherd and Matt McGuinness (Journeyman, Dark Blue) as well as Sam Ernst & Jim Dunn (Stephen King’s The Dead Zone), who also developed the series.

Haven is produced by Entertainment One and Big Motion Pictures in association with Piller/Segan/Shepherd and airs on Syfy in the U.S., Showcase in Canada and internationally on Universal Networks International’s channels. Entertainment One controls the worldwide distribution rights to the one-hour series and concluded a deal with Germany’s Tele München Group (TMG) for the television rights in Continental Europe.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 88 – “And The Ehward Goes To …”

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Anthony and Diane announce the winners of the TV Ehwards and chat about the Junos, Strombo’s Vancouver trip, Arctic Air’s record season, and the CBC budget cuts.

Episode 88: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

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New tonight: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Martin Short, Buy.o.logic

Rick Mercer Report, CBC – Season finale
Rick attends celebration festivities at the winning schools in the annual Mercer Report Spread the Net Student Challenge. Highlights include an extreme dodgeball game with students at an elementary school in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, African drumming at a high school in Peterborough, Ontario, and at Montreal’s McGill University Rick drives a ‘Baja’ off-road car on campus.

22 Minutes, CBC – Season finale
Shaun Majumder heads to the Junos as host of ’22 Morning Zoo’ to check in with some award nominees, we travel to Peggy’s Cove to look into the sale of an iconic lighthouse, and – after weeks of trash-talking – Mark Critch brings us the outcome of the Trudeau/Brazeau boxing match.  We also comment on the new federal budget, with Don Cherry (Mark Critch) weighing in on the cuts.

I, Martin Short, Goes Home – CBC
This one-hour special features a star-studded line up of talent including Fred Willard (Modern Family), Eugene Levy (American Pie), Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Robin Duke (Saturday Night Live), Joe Flaherty (The Second City’s Next Comedy Legend) and CBC’s own George Stroumboulopoulos (George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight).

Buy.o.logic, OWN Canada – Series premiere
In the premiere episode, Isla and Dr. Dave examine the cause of bad breath and how different products work to combat the problem. They also hit the town to teach men to stop procrastinating on prostrate health. Allergies force Isla to figure out which vacuum cleaners suck. A flash mob puts five ab machines through a real workout and our shopping gurus Anna and Kristina discover the life changing joys of neti pots.

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WGC Award nominee Ben Joseph on My Babysitter’s A Vampire’s “Friday Night Frights”

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Leading up to the Writers Guild of Canada awards on April 23, TV, eh? will be posting a series of interviews with some of nominees. Ben Joseph nabbed one of three nominations for My Babysitter’s a Vampire in the Children and Youth category, for the “Friday Night Frights” episode. He shares his interesting back story …

“I was hired as a story editor on the show when it first got started. I wrote the first episode that got approved. I wrote a first draft … and then they fired me. Sure I was peeved but things happen — they just wanted to go in a different direction. Or so I thought. They never really gave me a good reason. Then 8 months later when I saw the actual episode, it was pretty much exactly the way I wrote the first draft. So that made me angry. So getting a nomination for a first draft that got me fired is kind of a nice karmic middle finger. That being said I wish the show well because I know most of the writers and they are quality people and all talented.”

Can you describe the episode, and how it fit into the season?

My episode revolves a ghost gym teacher who returns to the school and wants to finally win a trophy. He wants Ethan (the star of the show) to win it in wrestling – or this ghost coach will haunt him forever!

What about this episode are you particularly proud of?

I’m proud that all those years “researching” professional wrestling has finally paid off! R.I.P. Macho Man.

What does this recognition mean to you?

Getting a nomination is fun and all but it’s not like my scripts are curing cancer. Unless they are. Then I should probably get paid more.

And finally (imagine my best Joan Rivers impression): what will you be wearing to the ceremony?

I like to have fun at these events — I’ve gone as “Thriller” Michael Jackson, Belloq from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and last year as The Joker from the animated “Batman” series. This year I have something special cooked up but I don’t want to ruin the surprise (or have someone show up wearing the same outfit!).

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