New tonight: Canada’s Got Talent, The Grey Lane

Canada’s Got Talent, Citytv – “Semifinal Week Three – Performance Show”
In the third week of semifinals, seven acts take the stage in hopes of securing enough votes to propel them into the final round. This week’s performers include: singer Caitlin Bell; bikers Craz E Crew Stunt Team; opera singer Emilio Fina; contortionist Nathan Knowles; singing group OneBlood; dancer Shale Wagman; and dance group The Brat Pack.

The Grey Lane, CBC’s Documentary Channel
Canada and other Western nations are grappling with the emotionally charged question of what to do about older people behind the wheel. While many seniors are superbly safe drivers, statistics show those 75 and older cause more crashes than teenagers per kilometer driven. Now, as Baby Boomers start hitting 65, Canada faces a “Boomsday” scenario. And the need for better rules, regulations and alternative means of transportation is nothing less than urgent. lJoin host, seasoned stand-up comic John Wing, as he hits the road, traveling to various locations in Canada and the United States to find out how the aging process affects driving skills, how older drivers are being tested, and what alternatives exist to help seniors get around once they voluntarily – or are forced to – give up their keys. The Grey Lane examines one of the most challenging issues of our time – seniors driving.

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Blame Canada for not making compelling TV

From Yoni Goldstein of Huffington Post Canada:

  • Less Canadian Content at CBC would be a Good Thing
    Of all the transgressions and failures the CBC has been accused of — with renewed vigour since the Conservative government brought down its budget — there is one indictment the Mother Corp. doesn’t deserve. Point fingers all you want at the national broadcaster’s bloated bureaucracy, its holier-than-thou intellectualism and slanted politics, but don’t blame it for failing to produce entertaining English-language TV. The CBC has nothing — or at least very little — to work with on this file. The truth is, Canadians just aren’t very good at making compelling TV. Read more.
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