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Comments and queries for the week of Dec. 19

It’s getting to the end of the year, Canadian TV viewers, and we marked that milestone by asking you to choose your Top 3 Favourite Canadian TV Shows of 2014. At the time of this story publishing, over 15,000 votes had been cast for a wide range of programs. Here’s what some of you said about the projects you picked.

Too many top good shows to choose from. I love the crossover stars of Lost Girl and The Listener and Murdoch Mysteries but couldn’t put them all in the Top 3 because Haven is my top choice.–Marcia

Where’s BACKROAD BOUNTY with Marty and Bam Bam???? !!!–Ellen

I love Heartland, It Is the best show I have ever seen.–Sue

Bitten and Heartland!!! Two of the best TV and book series ever! I’m dying to see the new seasons of both coming in early 2015, ahhhhh can’t wait! Love Lost Girl so much too and so sad that this will be their final season but they’ve had a great run and will be missed. :)–Brie

It’s hard to include every series, but the Knowledge Network’s doc series, Emergency Room kicked some butt out here on the west coast.–Dave

Meanwhile, the deep analysis has begun with the return of Lost Girl.

Demeter causing people to scream in horror kind of very easily gels if you ask me. She’s the goddess of the harvest, not the hearth (that’s her sister Hestia) and when Persephone was first taken from her she went on a rampage and held the entire earth hostage by blighting it until even Zeus bowed down, paid tribute and returned her daughter for half the year, according to the Homeric Hymns. (There was also an incident of trying to replace the other Olympian gods and her daughter by making mortal babies immortal, but she failed and just started chucking them on the ground instead.)–Fudgy

Got a question or comment about Canadian TV? greg@tv-eh.com or head to @tv_eh.

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Ratings

Ratings: Corner Gas The Movie nabs 1.84 million

From a media release:

Canadians Pumped for CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE as 1.84 Million Viewers Fill Up on CTV and CTV Two

  • CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE wins Wednesday and is the most-watched Canadian movie in more than a decade
  • #CornerGasMovie trended worldwide on Twitter during the broadcast and in Canada into the morning
  • Last week’s ETALK preview special attracts 831,000 viewers

Gas prices may be down but CORNER GAS is pumping stronger than ever! Following a successful theatrical debut to sold-out cinemas across the country, CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE made its super-simulcast network premiere last night, winning Wednesday and delivering a preliminary overnight audience of 1.84 million viewers on CTV and CTV Two. Returning home to the network that made CORNER GAS a household fixture, the movie was the #1 program of the night with total viewers and all key male demos, leading the season finale of SURVIVOR (Global/CBS, 1.69 million viewers) by 9% among total viewers and 14% among M25-54.

With final numbers still to come, CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE already ranks as the most-watched Canadian movie on TV since 2002’s TRUDEAU, Part 1 (2.01 million). Growing in its second hour with total viewers and A25-54, the movie peaked with 2.1 million viewers when Brent and Lacey confirmed their relationship with a shocking smooch at the Ruby Café. Overall, more than 4.6 million viewers watched some part of the movie.

Based on an entirely new and innovative distribution model for a Canadian feature film, the final television broadcast numbers as well as the results of the multi-platform release for CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE will be made available in the New Year.

Online, #CornerGasMovie trended on Twitter worldwide during the broadcast, and continued trending in Canada this morning. More than 10,700 mentions of CORNER GAS-related terms were tweeted in the 24 hours surrounding the broadcast, generating more than 22.7 million estimated impressions.

Leading up to last night’s network premiere of the movie, an all-new ETALK preview special, ETALK PRESENTS CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE, delivered 831,000 viewers, making it the highest overnight audience for an ETALK special this season.

For fans in need of a re-fill – have no fear, there is still more GAS in the tank this month. CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE premieres Monday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The Comedy Network, following an all-day marathon of fan favourite episodes, starting at 6 a.m. ET. CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE is also available currently on the CTV GO app, CTV.ca, and CraveTV. A special collector’s edition DVD and Blu-ray is available in stores now, just in time for the holidays.

In advance of last nights’ network premiere, the cast appeared at multiple red carpet galas and events, including the 110th Annual Santa Claus Parade in Toronto, in their very own CORNER GAS-themed float. Earlier this month in Ottawa, the cast and producers were special guests of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, who greeted them following Question Period. The movie debuted in sold out Cineplex theatres across the country on December 3 and received an extended in-theatre run last weekend due to popular demand.

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Bitten

Video: Bitten Season 2 airdate announced

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From Space Channel:

Bitten returns Saturday, Feb. 7, at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT on Space.

Based on the New York Times best-selling novels by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong, BITTEN follows Elena Michaels, the world’s only female werewolf in a recognizable world where werewolves and witches live among humans.

Season 1 of BITTEN tested Elena’s (Vandervoort) strength and pushed her to embrace her fierce inner wolf. From the Mutt uprising orchestrated by Pack leader Jeremy Danvers’ (Greg Bryk) father Malcolm, to finding the severed head of ex-boyfriend Phillip (Paul Greene) in her bed, Elena is out for blood. Reunited with The Pack and her true love Clay Danvers (Greyston Holt), nothing stands in the way of protecting her family and hunting down those who seek to destroy them. Season 2 sees The Pack on the hunt for Malcolm (James McGowan). In their quest to capture him, they uncover a more sinister force that threatens the existence of the werewolf species. This season also introduces The Pack to a Coven of witches with whom they are forced to form an uneasy alliance in order to fight a common foe.

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Orphan Black

Season 3 of Orphan Black set for April 18

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From a media release:

Space has confirmed that Season 3 of the hit original series ORPHAN BLACK is set to premiere Saturday, April 18 at 9 p.m. ET on Space.

The first look at Season 3 of ORPHAN BLACK is also now available. The image shows Leda Clone Sarah Manning (Tatiana Maslany) meeting face-to-face with Castor Clone Rudy (Ari Millen).

Season 3 of ORPHAN BLACK reveals the clones as more vulnerable than ever before, with the highly trained, identical male-soldier “Castor Clones” complicating matters. And though Sarah, Cosima, Alison, and Helena realize they are stronger together, this season puts that bond to the test. In the Season 3 premiere of ORPHAN BLACK, Saturday, April 18 at 9 p.m. ET on Space, Sarah (Maslany) repels a potentially lethal Topside menace as she fights to locate a disappeared Helena (Maslany); the threat of Castor (Millen) looms anew.

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Link: Canadian TV critics vote the best of 2014

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From The TV Junkies:

It’s been a big year in Canadian television. With budget cuts at the public broadcaster, reality shows taking over the summer schedules, new shows emerging and established shows coming to an end, it was no easy feat to narrow down the best in show. Let alone the Top 10 Canadian Shows of 2014.

But that’s exactly what we did, with the help of 19 esteemed television critics and writers from across Canada. They were tasked with coming up with their own individual Top 10 lists (located below), which were then ranked according to a points system: 10 points for No. 1, 9 points for No. 2, 8 points for No. 3 and so on. Continue reading.

 

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