TV, eh?

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Canada Rocks to Canada Rocks the Capital
  “Thursday night, CTV’s The Listener (which airs tonight on NBC) spoke to 798,000; the series is off to a rough start in the U.S.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #26 Canada’s Next Top Model (649,000)

From Jennifer Fong of Canwest News Service:

• Top model’s strength, beauty and poise inspire aboriginal youth
  “A regular model for the Edmonton Journal, Willier has garnered a devoted following, especially among aboriginal youth who see her as a role model.” Read more.

From Hello Magazine Canada, who seem to think the series has aired here already – and they loved it:

• Vancouver beauty Laura Harris’ sexy space drama gets US lift-off
  “With its zero-gravity slap fights and ‘love gone sour’ shenanigans, Defying Gravity was one of the most gripping sci-fi series to hit TV in years. Now US viewers will also have the chance to see the CTV drama starring BC native Laura Harris and American small-screen favourite Ron Livingston after it was picked up by ABC.” Read more.

From Kat Angus of Dose:

• Q&A with Canada’s Next Top Model Reject Heather Delaney
  “After failing to wow New York designers, Nikita and Heather found themselves in the bottom two, and ultimately, shy and sweet Heather Delaney of Halifax wound up re-stuffing her suitcase — this time for the trip home.” Read more.

From a media release:

CTV Drama Series DEFYING GRAVITY Picked Up By ABC for U.S. Broadcast

• Vancouver-based series created by GREY’S ANATOMY’s James Parriott and executive produced by DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES’ Michael Edelstein
• Featuring an international ensemble cast led by Ron Livingston and Canadian Laura Harris

DEFYING GRAVITY, a new CTV drama shot in Vancouver, will also air on ABC in the U.S., CTV and production partners, Fox Television Studios and Vancouver’s Omni Film Productions Limited announced today. Executive produced by series creator and award-winning writer/producer James Parriott (GREY’S ANATOMY, UGLY BETTY) and Michael Edelstein (DESPERATE HOUSWIVES), DEFYING GRAVITY follows the journey of eight astronauts, from five countries, who embark on a mysterious mission through the solar system. The series becomes the fourth Canadian dramatic series that CTV has been involved in to be picked up by a major U.S. network in primetime in the last two years, an unprecedented achievement. The U.S. pick up of co-venture DEFYING GRAVITY by ABC joins CTV Original Series FLASHPOINT (CBS), THE LISTENER (NBC) and THE BRIDGE (CBS).

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From a media release:

HEALTHY GOURMET – SERIES PREMIERE

Produced by Kaleidoscope Entertainment in association with VIVA, Healthy Gourmet is a half-hour series that follows nutritionist Julie Daniluk and Chef Ezra Title as they tackle the ever present battle between taste and nutrition, helping home cooks create nutritious and tasty meals that can feed a crowd. In each episode, Julie and Ezra try to help a group of people find the right balance between food that’s healthy for the heart and tasty for the tongue. Whether at a ballroom dance academy, or an all female motorcycle club, the goal of each episode is a food truce, as Ezra and Julie try to help their subject spice up the flavour while creating a healthy meal.

In the first episode, Ezra and Julie pay a visit to the Markham Firehall in order to try and save their kitchen by introducing tasty and nutritious recipes. Will the firefighters enjoy these new heart-healthy meals or will Ezra and Julie’s efforts go up in flames? Viewers can tune in to see these two hosts go head-to-head in the name of food when Healthy Gourmet premieres Saturday, July 4 at 7:30 p.m.

From TV Shows on DVD:

• Celebrate Free Agency with Road Hockey Rumble

From TV Shows on DVD:

• 6Teen – Season 2, Volume 1 Formally Announced for a 2-DVD set

From Wendy McCann of the Canadian Press:

• ‘Trailer Park’ tourism
  “Anyone who thinks the spotlight died on Ricky, Julian and Bubbles the day the axe fell on the cult TV hit Trailer Park Boys hasn’t been to Nova Scotia lately, ya know what am sayin’ dawg? Their unfortunate DNA is littered all over the province.” Read more.