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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How has two big Saturday Night transfers -- #HockeyNightinCanada's CBC exit and #SNL's Bell/CTV migration -- affected viewership numbers in Canada? We have the ratings data here at brioux.tv: tinyurl.com/y94ppkva

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast -- my conversation with Gloria Reuben, a Toronto-born actress I last interviewed 30 years ago. This Friday the former ER star heads into her second season as DA Mae Silver on the CBS/CTV police drama Blue Bloods. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Shade and Everett are back in Private Eyes: West Coast. It was great catching up with Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson on this week's episode of brioux.tv: the podcast. Catch it Sept. 30 on Global and StackTV and in the US on Oct. 5 on TheCW. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Want to be a contestant on the new #BigBrotherCanada? Follow this link to apply for the series set to premiere on CTV & Crave next summer. Plus see video proof that I was once a cranky contestant in a special BBC press version back on Global. tinyurl.com/y4tp7ezd

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast -- my conversation with Nick Davis, director of the new documentary on #Godspell featuring interviews with Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Paul Shaffer, Victor Garber and others. In theatres now. tinyurl.com/mph9uwy5

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Remembering The Toronto Sun's editorial cartoonist iron man, #AndyDonato (1937-2026). Sixty-five years drawing cartoons! #bestlifeever tinyurl.com/2vxtrzbx

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We love you Sally Field, we really love you. Shout outs to Canadians among the highlights at last night's 78th annual #EmmyAwards. Here is what stood out for me: tinyurl.com/yjnecemn

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You could have knocked me out that time I met Canadian Heavyweight Champion #GeorgeChuvalo in upstate New York at a festival of silent and early sound films: tinyurl.com/yc4apvzp

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George Chuvalo 1937-2026 – brioux.tv

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Anthem Entertainment offered a smackdown of eggs and bacon at Friday's TIFF opener. Notes and photos from the annual Fairmont Royal York Imperial Room breakfast bash: tinyurl.com/nhdacdac

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast -- an exclusive conversation with the four main cast members of Son of a Critch as the series heads into its fifth and final season www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Remembering #GloriaSteinem (1934-2026), who made a memorable appearance at a Television Critics Association press tour in 2011: tinyurl.com/4b5w87yx

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Shrinking castmates Michael J. Fox and Harrison Ford team up on a clever video with tips on connecting with friends dealing with Parkinson's. Watch the video here: tinyurl.com/2rtcay9b

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can #TedLasso live up to its brilliant past? My review of the first four episodes of Season Four: tinyurl.com/32st3jfh

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Stick with it thru the end of the monologue segment. The studio audience loved him.

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On Thursday night, #JellyRoll may have delivered the most effective political speech ever heard in late night. With the passing of Dolly Parton, are we seeing a positive, pre-mid-term momentum swing? tinyurl.com/3eepe8rs

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Remembering the late, great #DollyParton (1946-2026), including that time she came over to our table in a restaurant: tinyurl.com/3fss4hjw

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Pretty sure this is a first: the Canadian-produced Crave pro-hockey romance #HeatedRivalry is named Program of the Year at the 42nd annual #TCAAwards. Full list of winners here: tinyurl.com/y7j923ww

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Some former child stars are not so lucky. Remembering #Heroes and #Nashville star #HaydenPanettiere 1989-2026: tinyurl.com/bdzxsyh9

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast, meet a former child star who continues to impress -- Kathy Garver, best known for playing oldest sibling Cissy on Family Affair. Busier than ever at 80, Garver is a true showbiz survivor. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For Part Two with Programming Insider Marc Berman we continue with the Critics Quiz. Hear Marc on the scariest thing ever on television and best TCA set visit. Click the link to listen to this week's episode of brioux.tv: the podcast www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What a privlege it was to watch and interview #LloydRobertson. My salute to North America's longest-serving national news anchor here: tinyurl.com/24yyuuva

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast, Part I of a lively conversation with TCA pal Marc Berman, well known from his daily digital online site "The Programming Insider." Hear Marc's answers to fave shows now and then on the Critics Quiz. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Nearly 40 years ago, for TV Guide Canada, I had a middle of the night assignment to interview the cast of the CTV/CBS cop drama Night Heat. Led to my 2nd cover story for the magazine. Scott Hylands, who just passed away at 83, was frank and impressive. Read more at brioux.tv: tinyurl.com/4bena5am

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast we go back in the vault for my 2008 conversation with late night legend #PeterLassally. The executive producer, who died July 19 at 93, shaped the careers of Johnny Carson, David Letterman & Craig Ferguson tinyurl.com/4b3ectwk

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

In 2008 I sat spellbound in "Host Whisperer" #PeterLassally's Television City office as we discussed Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. Highlights from my conversation with the late great executive producer here: tinyurl.com/5xr3an95

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I'll always regret blowing my first interview with the great Sam Neill, who passed away today at age 78. The sorry details here: tinyurl.com/3efvfnac

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Netflix's #LittleBrother will make you laugh thanks to its likable leads John Cena and Eric Andre. My review here: tinyurl.com/m4pjbtkm

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Remembering Louise Lasser, a '70s cult icon who for a while made Pippi Longstocking pigtails a thing on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. tinyurl.com/3a8n288c

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A trio of Gidget movies landed #JobyBaker a lead role in a 1967 TV series. Too bad the Montreal native, who died June 22 at 92, struggled to learn lines. Remembering the #GoodMorningWorld star at brioux.tv: tinyurl.com/ua7rfpfj

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast Part Two with John Doyle. The retired Globe and Mail TV critic weighs in on the fate of the late night talk shows, the struggles to redefine funding for television in Canada and the popularity of the Crave hit Heated Rivalry.

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast -- Part I of my conversation with John Doyle, now filing World Cup columns for The Toronto Star. Hear hi now at the link below:

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Sorry this review of Netflix's Office Romance is so late, but I wasn't sure I actually saw it or just dreamt it. This film puts the C-word in rom-com! tinyurl.com/5ad9bp7a

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#Cheers, #Frasier, #WillandGrace, #Taxi, If you've watched TV in the past 50 years you've seen six of his shows. Remembering legendary director #JimBurrows (1940-2026): tinyurl.com/vnv6d8tt

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Think more viewers in Canada would watch a #StanleyCup final than a #FIFA soccer match? Think again. A look at the past weekend's startling sports numbers: tinyurl.com/3by366zr

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Tom Green has moved back to Canada where he’s a farmer in his fifties, riding mules, feeding chickens and building vert ramps for the likes of Tony Hawk. As the star of #TheTomGreenFarm he's my guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Saluting #RonnieSchell (1931-2026), a familiar face in sitcoms and in Canada best known as the voice of #PeterPuck. Follow this link to our 2022 conversation at brioux.tv: the podcast: tinyurl.com/rf67hf5p

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Looking for something different to watch? Here are 5 brioux.tv picks with a UK twist hand-picked by somebody who watches more TV than I do, reviewer Maurice Tougas: tinyurl.com/428jjt7f

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I've been attending #BellMedia upfronts since before my son #DanBrioux was born. Thursday was the first one where they announced three #BrightNorthStudios shows he helped develop. Braggy dad post here: tinyurl.com/mvjajpdp

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Citytv plays fetch with #JohnReardon, reinstating the actor as Detective Charlie Hudson with next fall's Season 9 launch of #HudsonandRex. Details on the canine caper up now at brioux.tv: tinyurl.com/3umunhjd

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A blessedly retred-free slate of new offerings promised in 2026-2027 from @CBC. Also we finally get to see that #Godspell doc come this fall. Check it all out here: brioux.tv/blog/2026/05...

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CBC’s 2026-2027 sked features robust slate of Canadian originals – brioux.tv

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This Saturday over 100 people in wigs & caftans will be storming Orangeville, Ont's city hall. Lobbying for a clown college? No, for the 2nd annual Roper Romp Orangeville. Organizer Sofie Weber and cast member Stevie Vallance from #TheRopers tell all: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Mrs Roper romps to Canada! - brioux.tv: the podcast

This Saturday, May 30 at 12 noon, over 100 people in brightly-coloured orange wigs and vivid caftans will be storming Orangeville, Ont's city hall. Demanding more polyester? Lobbying for a clown colle...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

In terms of classic late night TV talk show exits, #StephenColbert will have to aim high Thursday night to top those of #JohnnyCarson, #DavidLetterman, #ConanOBrien, and #CraigFerguson. A look back here: tinyurl.com/bv9fuwtz #TheLateShow

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Strap in folks. In terms of the 70-year tradition of late night TV talk shows, this final week of #TheLateShow with #StephenColbert is the toboggan ride at the top of the slippery slope. My take here: tinyurl.com/3363j3b2

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Jay from Jay and Silent Bob (#JasonMewes) can't stay silent about his love for #MurdochMysteries. The CBC detective series was just renewed for a 20th season and Mewes and Matt Goehring have questions. Join us on brioux.tv: the podcast www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Lawrence Kasdan's #MartyLifeisShort takes an intimate and welcome home movie approach. My review of the #Netflix documentary here: tinyurl.com/43vnhw7n

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Good thing I have an anglophile in residence to help alert me to the new @britbox 10-part drama #TheOtherBennetSister. Review here: tinyurl.com/48bs22kf

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast, a sports reporter and host who, in my opinion, has been better on his feet and in the moment than anybody else in a rink or on a field. I’m talking of course about #ScottOake. Give us a listen! www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

What have the ratings been like so far these NHL playoffs in Canada and the US? Habs in Round Two a win for #Sportsnet. Details here: tinyurl.com/38rctuzk

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Sportsnet has to be cheering on the Canadiens into the second round – brioux.tv

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Bill Brioux @briouxtv.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast, we go back into the vault for a conversation with Dinah Christie, who passed away last month at 83. Always warm and welcoming, Christie was a TV touchstone for many Canadian boomers.

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