Life's still unfair -- and still really, really funny -- on the four-episode reboot of #MalcolmintheMiddle. My review of the
#hulu and #DisneyPlusCA hit here: tinyurl.com/3v7mya8z

Is the Party over now that the last member of the #PartyGame home team has passed on? #DinahChristie might say it is just about to start. Celebrating one of Canada's shining stars of the '60s, '70s and '80s here: tinyurl.com/bdwrhcry

Who let the dogs out? Don't know but Brady Oliveira & Alex Blumberg are rounding them up starting April 20 on CBC's #MustLoveDogs. The CFL All-Star & his realtor wife seek forever homes for hounds. Hear them now at brioux.tv: the podcast www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

After #SchittsCreek, Dan Levy has earned the right to make #BigMistakes. The dark Netflix comedy has moments both anxious and funny. My review here: tinyurl.com/mv4j4x8y

Shrinking's third season finale a casting and writing showcase. My review here: tinyurl.com/4upwubjc

Benjamin Ayres saddles up for Hope Valley 1874 - brioux.tv: the podcast I first met today’s guest, BC native Benjamin Ayres, in 2010 when he was co-starring with Corner Gas’s Fred Ewanuick on a little Canadian comedy called Dan for Mayor. Ben’s 110 IMDb credits go back ev...

Benjamin Ayres stars in the new #WhenCalllstheHeart prequel #HopeValley1874 (W Network; Hallmark+). You've seen him on Saving Hope, Family Law and even Suits. We talk about the most important thing about playing a cowboy -- choosing the right hat. tinyurl.com/5s8zs3sf

You will not need performance enhancing drugs to laugh all the way through #HatethePlayer: The #BenJohnson Story. Hear from the all-star comedy cast now at this week's star-packed episode of brioux.tv: the podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

You will not need performance enhancing drugs to laugh all the way through #Hatetheplayer: the #benjohnson Story. The audacious six episode mocumentary is streaming now at #GameTVCanada and #paramountplus. My review here: tinyurl.com/3p2fx3zc

Set phasers for stun! School's out forever for #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy as Paramount+ cancels the shot-in-Toronto series way before Season Two even airs. Highly illogical? My take here: tinyurl.com/4vjtw7k8

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast --with #MurdochMysteries winding down its 19th season, Debi Drennan looks back at her career as the head of makeup. Word is the season finale, set for Mon, April 13, sets up a nail-biter of a cliffhanger. tinyurl.com/yrjjr54w

Rooting for network sitcoms to make a comeback is a little like hoping the Toronto Maple Leafs win a Stanley Cup. One true believer, however, is Maurice Tougas. Read his review of the new NBC comedy #theriseandfallofReggieDinkins here: tinyurl.com/mr44hdfh

The 98th Annual #Oscars was a good show overall, but with the world on fire (so fitting "One Battle After Another" won), host #ConanOBrien found the Dolby Theater a tough room. My review here: tinyurl.com/mjujszu6

How far can host #ConanOBrien go at tonight's #Oscars? Will he be able to test the theory that comedy is tragedy plus time? Some musings on how far #stevemartin & #alecbaldwin went in 2010: tinyurl.com/msyn9ea8

Are you an Anglophile who is hooked on Britbox? This week, the streaming service celebrates nine years by launching #OntheBox, a new podcast hosted by two smart cookies, Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins. Details here: tinyurl.com/2dnynckh

Cartoon historian, author, blogger and video producer Jerry Beck is my guest this week on brioux.tv: the podcast. With TCM now the home of over 700 classic Warner Bros Looney Tunes, we bond over Bob Clampett.
www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

On Tuesday, CBC will air the 700th episode of #ThisHourHas22Minutes. On this episode of brioux.tv: the podcast, I speak with two of the current front five players -- Stacey McGunnigle and Chris Wilson. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on CBC Tara Bosch steps back into the Dragon's Den: She pitched her low-sugar SweetSnacks in Season 12. Four year later, she sold the biz for $360M! She's my special mid-week guest on brioux.tv: the podcast.https://www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/episodes/18724585

This week on brioux.tv: the podcast, meet
#jayklein founder and CEO of #PÜR. He took his sugar- and aspartame-free gum into the Dragon’s Den in 2014. See him return Feb. 26 and March 5 on CBC & CBCGem

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

‘All Canadians have a personal connection to Catherine O’Hara’: TV critic TV critic Bill Brioux discusses growing up attending the same parish as O’Hara and watching her career develop in Toronto.

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