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| Dan For Mayor's Fred Ewanuick |
How's this summer launch strategy working for Canadian shows? Results are mixed so far. The return of two home grown CTV comedies for a second season brought few surprises, with
Hiccups ( 574,000) and
Dan For Mayor (547,000 Sunday at 7:30) coming back right around where they left off a year ago in terms of overnight, estimated viewing numbers. Measured against lower summer viewing levels, and considering they were both off the air for a year, the numbers aren't bad.
Dan For Mayor actually beat City (
America's Got Talent, 474,000), Global (
Bob's Burgers, 352,000) and CBC (a rerun of
Heartland, 240,000) in the timeslot.
On Showcase, two brand new comedies had modest debuts.
Almost Heroes (42,000), starring and
Single White Spenny (44,000) from 9 to 10 p.m. kept pace with repeats of
Curb Your Enthusiasm (44,000) and
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (45,000) from 10 to 11p.m.
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| Almost Heroes stars Ryan Belleville and Paul Campbell |
The Belleville brothers' comic book store comedy
Almost Heroes went up to 43,000 on a repeat showing at 11 while
Spenny, featuring former
Kenny vs. Spenny combatant Spencer Rice, jumped to 63,000 at 11:30.
Also premiering last Thursday June 2 was the new History Television offering
Dust Up. The reality show about daredevil Saskatchewan crop dusters soared to 297,000 and 301,000 in back-to-back take offs. Canada seems to love wing nuts, especially
Ice Pilots and crop dusters.
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