Friday: Marketplace, The Fifth Estate, Borealis, Match Game

Marketplace, CBC Tom Harrington investigates who is behind those annoying telemarketing calls. The Fifth Estate, CBC – “The Imperfect Spy” Canadian naval intelligence officer Jeffrey Delisle and his secret life as a Russian Spy. Borealis, Space – TV movie BOREALIS, set approximately 30 years in the future, tells the story of a DEADWOOD-like frontier town … Continue reading Friday: Marketplace, The Fifth Estate, Borealis, Match Game

CTV orders Played

From a media release: Bell Media’s CTV Orders Edgy New Original Scripted Drama, PLAYED From Muse Entertainment Enterprises and Back Alley Film Productions Creator is Greg Nelson (SAVING HOPE/ROOKIE BLUE) Welcome to the world of highly skilled and brave detectives who give the word “undercover” a whole new meaning. Phil King, President, CTV Programming and … Continue reading CTV orders Played

Syfy has what Canada doesn’t: faith in Canadian shows

By Diane Wild of TV, eh? TV, eh? doesn’t usually post about Canadian shows airing outside this country — it’s beyond the mandate and manpower of the site, besides winding up being a meaningless list. There’s a difference between CBS picking up Flashpoint for primetime versus Intelligence airing on an obscure channel in the US … Continue reading Syfy has what Canada doesn’t: faith in Canadian shows

Yannick Bisson soars into Murdoch Mysteries’ sixth season

By Diane Wild of TV, eh? The first new Murdoch Mysteries season to air on CBC will start Monday with an episode on the invention of human-controlled flight, a theme star Yannick Bisson finds fitting considering the series is finding new wings with a new network. He promises an intensified look at William Murdoch’s romantic … Continue reading Yannick Bisson soars into Murdoch Mysteries’ sixth season