Remembering the late, great #RobertDuvall who never met a Canadian horse wrangler he didn't like: tinyurl.com/5yuu7aud #LonesomeDove

Remembering #JamesVanDerBeek (1977-2026). The #DawsonsCreek star died far too young at 48. He leaves behind a wife & six young children; fans show their support through a #GoFundMe campaign. Link here: tinyurl.com/nhz95mf5

Best. Halftime. Show. Ever: #BadBunny melts ICE with fire. Joyous, exhuberant, proof that "the only thing more powerful than hate is love." My review of an artistic, cultural and political triumph viewed by over 1.35 billion in America: tinyurl.com/4u74ye8h

This week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast, Raoul Bhaneja, plays Chancellor Kelrec, head of the Star Fleet's War College, in Paramount +'s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Hear him at the link below or watch the full video version here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iGn...

A better time delay difference helped CBC and partners vault over Beijing returns with much higher ratings for Friday's opening ceremony coverage from Italy. The numbers here: tinyurl.com/25u6un3c

Why will we watch Sunday's #SuperBowlLX ? For the party as much as the game according to a recent survey. Plus a preview of some star-packed SB ads. Follow this link: tinyurl.com/3m9uek2a

What's up doc? Only the great news that @TCM has raided the Warner Bros. #LooneyTunes vault. They start serving up a week of 45 classic #BugsBunny 'toons starting tonight. Details here: tinyurl.com/4kfjkaeh

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast former Baronesses Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill talk about Season 2 of #SmallAchievableGoals (Tuesdays on CBC +streaming on @cbcgem). They play peri-meno-podcasters Julie & Kris: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Catherine O'Hara 1954 - 2026. Still in shock. My tribute here: tinyurl.com/47uwvxhf

CTV News Channel asked me to say a few words on the passing of #CatherineOhara Friday. What a shock. Tried my best: www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...

The latest #StarTrek series #StarfleetAcademy is a class act. Several Canadians stand out, including British-born newcomer Sandro Rosta and stage & screen veteran Raoul Bhaneja. Beam it up at @paramountplus; my review here: tinyurl.com/5e5mayh2

It's game on as CBS stacks ten @survivorcbs #Roadto50 classic episodes against NBC's Winter Olympic coverage. That and other details leading up to the Feb. 25 three-hour premiere here: tinyurl.com/2jef57fp #CorusPR #CBSNetworkPR

Barb Williams went from being a receptionist at an all-news radio station to the executive suites of three different Canadian media companies. As she retires as EVP of CBC, Williams is my guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast. tinyurl.com/3x862p5d

Even if you won't head to the States to visit Disneyland these days, you'll want to watch #Disneylandhandcrafted. Director Leslie Iwerks cracks open an astonishing time capsule on how the happiest place on earth was built in a year. Review here: tinyurl.com/5j499wch

Happy to sing the praises of @MelBrooks today on 14 CBC radio stations across Canada. The EGOT-winning filmmaker-comedian behind #YoungFrankenstein and #BlazingSaddles is profiled on Judd Apatow's 2-part "99-Year-Olds Man" doc premiering Thursday on #hbomax & @cravecanada.bsky.social

I am way late to this game, but here is my review of the pilot episode of the #Crave and #hbomax sensation #HeatedRivalry tinyurl.com/yyz2svn5

This week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast -- meet Robina Lord-Stafford, co-creator, with Allan Hawco, of #SaintPierre. The CBC drama is back for a second season on Monday nights plus on demand on #CBCGem. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Fifty-seven channels and nothing on? Our fearless critic Maurice Tougas boldly goes forth with four Hidden Gem suggestions for your viewing pleasure. Read his list here: tinyurl.com/58brd4pu

Holy pension cheques! It was exactly sixty years ago, Jan. 12, 1966, when #Batman premiered on ABC. My memories of how this was a mind-blower for eight-year-olds everywhere: tinyurl.com/3yd2wtx5

This week's guests on brioux.tv: the podcast, Allan Hawco and French costar Josephine Jobert, are back with 12 new episodes of #SaintPierre. The Monday night police procedural is the highest-rated sophomore series on CBC. Link below. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

#CFNY The Spirit of Radio doc rocks on #TVODocs although it also skips and pops. My review of this appropriately rough cut of a profile here: tinyurl.com/4zxn434k

I've seen both sides of #ChevyChase (and you're not). My review of the #CNN doc, but mainly memories of #TCA press tour encounters, good and bad, with the #SNL original tinyurl.com/2u3dmh7e

Ratings show Canadians are still into the #WJHC. Nonetheless, did the Canadian team's opening round beligerence turn off some viewers? tinyurl.com/3whadr3k

At a time when all of Canada has its elbows up, Jonny Harris brings his folksy, community-first approach to towns across Canada on Still Standing. The CBC series begins its 11th season Tuesday Jan. 6 on CBC and CBC Gem. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Happy New Year! Here are my picks as the Top 10 shows on television in 2025 (non documentary): tinyurl.com/4jv3s484

My list, with links to full reviews, of the Ten Best Documentaries of 2025: tinyurl.com/35erxea5 @MargoSpeciale

My guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast is BC-born Kayla Wallace, burning up the screen this season on the Paramount+ drama Landman. Listen wherever you get podcasts or watch the video version on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Xq...

Reiner, Redford, Hackman, Keaton & Lynch among 2025 #TCARemembers salutes. See video here: tinyurl.com/vuzv8cej

This Sunday, Dec. 28, Rick Mercer Stand up for Canada premieres on CBC. The hour-long special features Mercer along with fellow comics Sophie Buddle, Mayce Galoni and Julie Kim. Hear him now as my guest this week at brioux.tv: the podcast www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Thank you, #CBCRadio syndication, for having me on in 14 markets across Canada yesterday to talk about the #Oscars migrating to #YouTube in 2029. Those thoughts shared now at brioux.tv: tinyurl.com/mpc8sx7n

Dear God no, not #RobReiner and his wife. Condolences to their family. A remembrance here: brioux.tv/blog/2025/12...

If you grew up in the '60s or '70s you may know him as Dave Thomas. Real name: David Boreanaz Sr, host of #WKBW's #Rocketship7. My podcast guest this week talks all about Mr. Beeper, Promo the Robot, and others from a more innocent time. Watch here on YouTune: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_LF...

On the occasion of his 100th birthday, here is a story I wrote for #LateNighter on the time #DickVanDyke subbed for Jack Paar for two weeks on #TheTonightShow. "I bored myself to death," was Van Dyke's harsh assessment, Full story here: tinyurl.com/z4ehezhy

Home movies from #TheDickVanDykeShow in actual colour!? Don't miss tonight's @PBS #AmericanMasters salute to #DickVanDyke on the eve of his 100th birthday The two hour special begins at 9 pm ET/PT. Details here: tinyurl.com/5n6x5xmp

Are there any funny new sitcoms on broadcast network TV today? Our reviewer Maurice Tougas searched and came back with three answers: tinyurl.com/yckfwnrp #DMVCBS #ThePaper #stumble

#DickVanDyke turns 100 this coming Saturday! Take a jolly holiday as we celebrate at brioux.tv: the podcast with guests Bill Carter, David Van Deusen and Stan Taffel, plus an archived interview I did in 2004 with the man himself. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Not so fab: the new, 9th episode of @AppleTV's update of #TheBeatlesAnthology. My review here: tinyurl.com/mws76mbz

Man, those #Shoresy dudes sure can sell hockey sweaters. Notes from a fun night of hockey against the #LeafsAlumni Friday night at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto: tinyurl.com/yc7yh5h9 #newmetricmedia

If you've been holding off until now, time to hop on the bus. As in #Pluribus. My review of AppleTV's eerie fifth episode here: tinyurl.com/mry42kbc

Why should Americans -- and Canadians -- watch #KenBurns 12-hour, 6-part history lesson, #TheAmericanRevolution? My review here: tinyurl.com/5n6watwm #PBS

Over 4.6M on @TSN and @CTV see Saskatchewan defeat Montreal in Sunday's 112th #GreyCup CFL championship. See how that compares with last year's tally here: tinyurl.com/3myvju39

OK all you WTF-ers --my review on the new #marcmaron documentary #AreWeGood, streaming now on AppleTV: tinyurl.com/ysfwtzuv

Remembering #EricKohanik, the glue that kept the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press tour viable for decades. My tribute with photos of a good and brave man, gone too soon at 70: tinyurl.com/2rv462rb #OfficialTCA

One of the greatest things I've seen on television in a long time: @jimmykimmel's heartfelt eulogy to his great friend and bandleader, #CletoEscaberoIII. My take and a link: tinyurl.com/mwzt2w96

Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman have starred for decades as Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless. On this week's brioux.tv the podcast, They say the fact these characters change all the time keeps things fresh.

An average minute audience of close to Ten Million in Canada watch the Toronto @bluejays near miss in Game 7 of the 2025 #WorldSeries . A breakdown of the overnight estimates of the @Dodgers #WorldSeries victory here: tinyurl.com/mwek3mrf

World Series takeaway: what a gift these Toronto @bluejays. What an example of light in these crazy dark times. Congrats to the @Dodgers and a personal salute: tinyurl.com/4nw8tmce

Remembering #LostinSpace and #Lassie star #JuneLockhart, who traveled 100 times around the sun. My tribute here: tinyurl.com/3w4vnze7

House & Good Doctor creator David Shore is being honoured this month and into November at London Ont's Forest City Film Festival as their 2025 Lifetime Acheivement Award winner. Hear him now as this week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. tinyurl.com/3w4vnze7

Premiering today on @AppleTV, @BenStiller's new documentary about his comedy team parents #StillerandMeara is a frank, engrossing dive into the emotional impact of showbiz on family. My review of #NothingisLost here: tinyurl.com/42pasz94