Ryan Gosling and Martin Short are among the Canadians nominated for the 76th Emmy Awards, set to be handed out Sept. 15. Gosling is a first-time nominee for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his turn hosting Saturday Night Live, while Short receives his third nod for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Only Murders in the Building. He’ll be up against D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, who receives a first-time nomination for his role on FX series Rez Dogs. Find the full list of nominees here.
CBC will mark the official start of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday, July 26 with live coverage of the Opening Ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, TSN, Sportsnet, cbc.ca/paris2024, and the CBC Paris 2024 app. The pre-ceremony show, hosted by Scott Russell and Adrienne Arsenault, will include highlights from the Opening Ceremony red carpet, featuring stars from the sports, arts and entertainment worlds. At 1:30 p.m. ET, the Primetime panel – Andi Petrillo, Waneek Horn-Miller, Perdita Felicien and Craig McMorris – will guide Canadians through the ceremony, reinvented for central Paris as a 6 km parade route along the Seine River. A primetime broadcast of the Opening Ceremony will air on CBC and CBC Gem at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). CBC Gem will offer live streams of every event at Paris 2024.
Bell Media has released Numeris audience data indicating live coverage of Conmebol Copa America 2024 and UEFA Euro 2024 reached a combined total of 18.7 million Canadians, or 48% of Canada’s population. Conmebol Copa America, broadcast on TSN, CTV, and RDS, saw its overall average audience grow nearly +700%, compared to the 2021 tournament. The final between Argentina and Colombia attracted an average audience of 1.45 million viewers across all three networks, an increase of +144% compared to the 2021 final. Overall, 4.4 million Canadians watched some or all of the final. Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team broke numerous audience records during their run to a fourth-place finish, culminating with an average audience of 1.9 million viewers for their Third Place game against Uruguay. Canada’s semi-final against Argentina is the most-watched Copa America game on record in Canada, attracting an average audience of 2.8 million viewers. The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament on TSN and CTV also attracted major audiences with total reach of 15 million unique Canadian viewers increasing +7% compared to the previous tournament in 2021.
Bell Media is the official broadcast partner of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025, Feb. 8 – 16, in Vancouver and Whistler. TSN will bring the international event to viewers across the country, which highlights the power of sport in the recovery journey of international wounded, injured and sick active service members and veterans. The Opening Ceremony will be broadcast on both TSN and CTV. TSN will also feature a daily recap show highlighting coverage from all 11 sports, including for the first time six winter sports.
Crave and APTN Original series Don’t Even premieres Aug. 23 on Crave, followed by its debut on APTN later this year. The series premieres with two episodes, with two new episodes dropping on subsequent Fridays. Starring Leenah Robinson (1923), Victoria Turko (Burden of Truth), Joel Oulette (Trickster), Gail Maurice, and Jennifer Podemski (Showrunner and Creator, Little Bird), the series follows two best friends in late ‘90s Winnipeg as they grapple with their uncertain futures in the summer after their final year of high school. Don’t Even is co-produced by Pier 21 Films, Frantic Films Manitoba, and Sekowan Media, in association with Bell Media’s Crave and APTN. Amber-Sekowan Daniels is Executive Producer, Creator, and Showrunner, while Zoe Hopkins serves as Executive Producer and Director.
Shaftesbury and CBC have announced that Paul Sun-Hyung Lee will join the cast of CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries as the series begins production on its 18th season in Toronto. Lee enters the “Murdoch-verse” as Inspector Albert Choi, who brings a new perspective to Station House #4. Best known for his portrayal as Appa on Kim’s Convenience, as well as Uncle Iroh on Netflix’s live-action remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the role marks Lee’s first foray into period drama. The 18th season, consisting of 22 episodes and celebrating the series’ 300th episode, will air on CBC and CBC Gem in Canada this fall, Acorn TV and Ovation TV in the U.S., and on Alibi in the UK.
Canada Post has unveiled a new commemorative stamp celebrating the life and legacy of Toronto-born filmmaker Norman Jewison. One of Hollywood’s most prolific filmmakers, Jewison directed some of the most popular movies of our time – including multiple-Academy Award winners In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Moonstruck (1987). He made some 60 films and television productions over his career, received four Oscar nominations for Best Picture, and was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1999 for his body of work. He is the latest silver-screen icon recognized by Canada Post, joining Donald Sutherland, Monique Mercure, Mary Pickford, Christopher Plummer, Mike Myers and Denys Arcand. The stamp image, photographed at the Canadian Film Centre in 2007 by photographer Peter Bregg for HELLO! Canada, was selected by Jewison himself, who was closely involved in the creation of the stamp. One of his fondest memories was being sworn in by the postmaster as a teen, so he could work in the post office of his father’s general store.
Blink49 Studios has inked a multi-year first look executive producer deal with TV industry veteran Pancho Mansfield. Reuniting Mansfield with Blink49’s CEO John Morayniss and Carolyn Newman, Executive Vice President, Global Scripted Television, the deal will see Mansfield collaborate closely with Newman to develop and produce new original projects including a problem-solving procedural with writer and producer Andrew Miller (Percy Jackson and the Olympians). Prior to partnering with Blink49 Studios, Mansfield served as President of Global Scripted Programming, Television for Entertainment One (eOne).
