Archived Television Features
- Diff'rent Strokes
- The sad legacy of its child stars By Lee Ferguson, CBC News
May 28, 2010
- Simon Cowell
- American Idol won't be the same without him By CBC News
May 26, 2010
- Law & Order
- With the series ending, a look back at its legacy By Flannery Dean, CBC News
May 21, 2010
- Lost
- How do you think the series will end? By CBC News
May 21, 2010
- Spock goes to Vulcan
- Leonard Nimoy beams up to Alberta By CBC News
April 23, 2010
- Treme
- The HBO drama Treme is a powerful glimpse at post-Katrina New Orleans By Rachel Giese, CBC News
April 6, 2010
- Network jabs
- A top 10 list of late-night jokes about NBC By June Chua, CBC News
January 20, 2010
- The Kids in the Hall
- The comedy troupe laughs in the face of Death with a new TV series By CBC News
January 11, 2010
- Simon Cowell
- Who should replace him on American Idol? By Sarah Liss
January 12, 2010
- Vincent Lam
- The author talks about adapting his Giller-winning book for TV By CBC News
January 7, 2010
- The feminine mistake
- A new documentary decries the depiction of women on Italian TV By Megan Williams
December 11, 2009
- 'Tis the season
- The best, worst and weirdest holiday TV specials By Mark Farrant
December 7, 2009
- Oprah Winfrey
- A visual survey of her biggest TV moments By Greig Dymond and Martin Morrow
November 20, 2009
- Street party
- Sesame Street turns 40 By Sarah Liss
November 9, 2009
- Essential viewing
- The 10 most important television shows of the 2000s By Sarah Liss
November 4, 2009
- V
- The '80s alien-invasion series V returns - in a troubling new disguise By Flanney Dean
November 2, 2009
- California Dreamin'
- Entourage, Californication and the death of Hollywood satire By Jason Anderson
October 16, 2009
- Monty Python
- What do you think is their funniest sketch? By Sarah Liss
October 14, 2009
- Emmy Awards 2009
- Visual highlights from the TV awards show By Timothy Neesam
September 21, 2009
- Giving 'til it hurts
- New comedy series by FUBAR director Michael Dowse flays philanthropy By Jason Anderson
September 11, 2009
- Talkin' bout my generation
- High school on television By Melissa Laskiewicz
September 4, 2009
- Mad Men
- How long can Don Draper keep up the facade? By Lee Ferguson
September 3, 2009
- Glee
- This series celebrates the transcendental joys of musical theatre By Sarah Liss
September 2, 2009
- This might hurt a bit
- Edie Falco plays a woman on the verge of a breakdown in Nurse Jackie By Lee Ferguson
July 31, 2009
- All bluster, no bite
- Now in its second season, HBO's True Blood is silly, sleazy and yes, addictive By Flannery Dean
July 27, 2009
- Photo Gallery
- Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009 By Timothy Neesam
July 17, 2009
- Pin-up girl
- Remembering Farrah Fawcett's famous poster By Greig Dymond
June 25, 2009
- Farrah Fawcett: 1947-2009
- A life in film and television By Timothy Neesam
June 25, 2009
- Ed McMahon, 1923-2009
- Looking back on the life of a TV icon By Timothy Neesam
June 23, 2009
- The king of convergence
- Is Pierre Karl Peladeau a friend of Canadian content or a fox in the henhouse? By Patricia Bailey
June 10, 2009
- Reinventing television
- 10 memorable made-for-web TV series By Greig Dymond
June 9, 2009
- Screen time
- The death of conventional TV watching may be greatly exaggerated By Martin Morrow
June 6, 2009
- David Carradine: 1936-2009
- Visual highlights from the actor's career By Timothy Neesam
June 3, 2009
- The beat don't stop
- Southland and the evolution of the television cop drama By Lee Ferguson
May 20, 2009
- Afternoon delight
- The strange, wonderful evolution of the soap opera By Flannery Dean
May 6, 2009
- Cylon, farewell
- Why does cult sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica matter? By Sarah Liss
March 20, 2009
- The big score
- Cashing In offers a sexy slice of First Nations life By Alison Gillmor
March 10, 2009
- Working stiffs
- Is it time to close The Office? By Flannery Dean
February 25, 2009
- Mom's not quite herself today
- The series United States of Tara is a tragicomic look at multiple personality disorder By Sarah Liss
January 19, 2009
- Women on the verge
- The legal drama Damages offers a penetrating look at female ambition By Flannery Dean
January 13, 2009
- 2008: Television
- The most memorable small-screen moments of the year By Sarah Liss
December 22, 2008
- Bye-bye, Boys
- The Trailer Park Boys reflect on the end of their great run By Flannery Dean
December 2, 2008
- Winnipeg plays itself
- Manitoba's capital has a starring role in two new sitcoms By Alison Gillmor
November 14, 2008
- Head of the class
- Is Chris Lilley destined to be the new king of cringe comedy? By Flannery Dean
November 5, 2008
- Sleazy does it
- David Duchovny in Californication: more than just art imitating life By Andre Mayer
October 3, 2008
- Dex appeal
- The curious charm of TV’s most popular serial killer By Flannery Dean
September 24, 2008
- Fringe benefits
- Lost creator J.J. Abrams checks himself with his new sci-fi series By Flannery Dean
September 8, 2008
- Signs of the times
- Mad Men and Swingtown show the pleasures and pitfalls of period detail By Jason Anderson
July 23, 2008
- The slog of war
- The series Generation Kill gives a soldier's-eye view of the Iraq conflict By Jason Anderson
July 11, 2008
- Fateful flight
- The CBC docudrama Air India 182 is a startling reconstruction of a national tragedy By Stephen Cole
June 18, 2008
- A fine Bromance
- The evolution of the TV dating game show By Hannah Sung
June 17, 2008
- The strong survive
- How the spooky drama Lost found its groove again By Hannah Sung
May 30, 2008
- Harvey Korman: 1927-2008
- Remembering the legendary funnyman in pictures By Timothy Neesam
May 29, 2008
- Esprit de corpse
- The crime drama Bones brings heart to the police procedural By Sarah Liss
May 16, 2008
- Outta sight
- Memorable musical performances on late-night talk TV By Hannah Sung
May 16, 2008
- Too up-close for comfort
- The business of reality television in the Middle East By Stephen Cole
April 30, 2008
- Cosmo confessions
- On the couch with Cosmopolitan TV By Stephen Cole
March 11, 2008
- Down to The Wire
- Television's most potent crime series nears its end By Gillian Grace
March 3, 2008
- Redemption songs
- American Idol attempts to fine-tune its hit formula By Sarah Liss
January 15, 2008
- Emergency measures
- Painful confessions from a long-time ER fan By Sarah Liss
January 10, 2008
- Ain't it funny
- The comic genius of Tina Fey By Kevin Chong
December 11, 2007
- The perfect host
- Julie Snyder makes television that Quebecers can’t help but love By Patricia Bailey
October 25, 2007
- Rosie's outlook
- Rosie O’Donnell’s new memoir, Celebrity Detox, by the numbers By Rachel Giese
October 11, 2007
- Sex talk
- Patricia Rozema gets intimate with new TV series By Martin Morrow
October 1, 2007
- Street wise
- Actor relishes role in St. Urbain’s Horseman miniseries By Stephen Cole
September 17, 2007
- Birds of parodies
- Flight of the Conchords takes wing on TV By Martin Morrow
August 7, 2007
- Homer's odyssey
- Why The Simpsons flopped in the Middle East By Richard Poplak
July 25, 2007
- Mob hit
- How The Sopranos changed television By Patricia Bailey
June 6, 2007
- Party Québécois
- The back story to the Gala Artis, Quebec’s splashiest awards show By Patricia Bailey
April 27, 2007
- Flipping channels
- A new DVD set looks back at The Larry Sanders Show By CBC Arts Online
April 18, 2007
- Poet with a camera
- Harry Rasky, 1928-2007 By CBC Arts Online
April 11, 2007
- Birth of a nation
- Brian McKenna revisits Vimy and Passchendaele in The Great War By Stephen Cole
April 5, 2007
- Idol chatter
- LaKisha and Melinda battle it out on a bland season of American Idol By Rachel Giese
March 20, 2007
- Runaway bride
- Adapting Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride for the small screen By Stephen Cole
January 19, 2007
- Percy Saltzman
- 1915-2007 By CBC Arts Online staff
January 17, 2007
- L’idiot
- A Quebec pop-culture icon gets his own TV show By Patricia Bailey
January 15, 2007
- Behind the mosque
- Zarqa Nawaz talks about her controversial comedy series, Little Mosque on the Prairie By Stephen Cole
January 8, 2007
- Dragonslayer
- A conversation with Byron Mann, star of the CBC mini-series Dragon Boys By Stephen Cole
January 5, 2007
- Agent provocateur
- The singular appeal of Quebec media star Anne-Marie Losique By Patricia Bailey
January 4, 2007
- Night watch
- What has happened to Quebec’s television-viewing habits? By Patricia Bailey
November 7, 2006
- Prime(time) movers
- Test your knowledge of television's top producers By Sean Monkman
September 23, 2006
- The amazing race experiment
- Survivor's racial segregation and the quest for higher ratings By Rachel Giese
September 21, 2006
- English channels
- Test your knowledge of British TV show adaptations By Sean Monkman
September 18, 2006
- Women on the verge
- One wild and crazy summer at The View By Rachel Giese
August 14, 2006
- Non-stop pop music
- Test your knowledge of MTV By Sean Monkman
August 4, 2006
- (Really) big screen TV
- Test your knowledge of films adapted from television shows By Sean Monkman
July 28, 2006
- Yukon gold
- Director Gary Burns's engaging chronicle of life in a Northern Town By Stephen Cole
July 24, 2006
- Guys like us
- Quebec television outgrows its male stereotypes By Patricia Bailey
July 11, 2006
- Peyton's place
- Inside Brad Peyton's What It's Like Being Alone By Stephen Cole
June 26, 2006
- Guy talk
- The hit comedy Entourage shows Hollywood some love By Stephen Cole
June 9, 2006
- Losing the plot
- When TV dramas get too popular By Tara Ariano
May 22, 2006
- End of term
- The series finale of The West Wing By Stephen Cole
May 12, 2006
- Labour pains
- The evolution of the workplace comedy By Andre Mayer
April 24, 2006
- Channelling mayhem
- Winnipeg cable TV's golden age By Alison Gillmor
April 12, 2006
- The Cold War
- Bodychecking the '72 Myth By Stephen Cole
April 7, 2006
- Tommy can you hear me?
- Prairie Giant tells political icon's story By Stephen Cole
March 10, 2006
- All in the family
- Big Love's provocative look at polygamy By Rachel Giese
March 10, 2006
- Hotel manager
- Ken Finkleman's At the Hotel By Stephen Cole
March 7, 2006
- Match fakers
- The Bachelor lurches towards parody By Andrea Curtis
February 27, 2006
- Wonder years
- Test your knowledge of teen TV By Sean Monkman
January 10, 2006
- Rocking the Rock
- Mary Walsh's palpable hit By Stephen Cole
January 6, 2006
- The final rerun
- 2005: The year in television By Stephen Cole
December 20, 2005
- Pryor convictions
- Remembering the life and jagged humour of Richard Pryor By Stephen Cole
December 12, 2005
- Dr. Feelgood
- Twenty years of Oprah By Rachel Giese
December 1, 2005
- Vancouver undercover
- Chris Haddock's Intelligence By Stephen Cole
November 28, 2005
- Getting our kicks
- The Grey Cup as TV event By Stephen Cole
November 25, 2005
- Fender benders
- Crashing into Canada's Worst Driver By Stephen Cole
November 7, 2005
- Hockey dad
- Walter Gretzky recovers in Waking Up Wally By Stephen Cole
November 4, 2005
- Puff mommy
- Weeds’ fresh suburban satire By Rachel Giese
October 19, 2005
- The hotsteppers
- Dancing on reality TV By Rachel Giese
August 11, 2005
- TV dinners
- Test your knowledge of cooking shows By Kevin J. Siu
August 9, 2005
- More than a newsreader
- A remembrance of anchor Peter Jennings By Stephen Cole
August 8, 2005
- Brats out of hell
- TV viewers go wild for kids misbehaving By Rachel Giese
August 4, 2005
- Where's the punchline?
- The struggle to replace Chappelle's Show By Matthew McKinnon
July 19, 2005
- Foster home
- Hit producer becomes cranky TV dad By Stephen Cole
July 11, 2005
- Race to the top
- The bizarre phenomenon of NASCAR on TV By Stephen Cole
July 5, 2005
- Kitchen sink drama
- The new food show recipe: less cooking, more kvetching By Stephen Cole
June 21, 2005
- Reality check
- Test your knowledge of reality TV By Kevin J. Siu
June 17, 2005
- The marrying type
- Scott Thompson resurfaces as host of My Fabulous Gay Wedding By Stephen Cole
June 1, 2005
- A bug's life
- A TV movie about SARS tells a larger story By Stephen Cole
May 27, 2005
- Big primpin'
- The world of rap video dancers By Matthew McKinnon
May 25, 2005
- Finding the Lost trail
- The art of the season finale By Stephen Cole
May 24, 2005
- Ordinary people
- Everybody Loves Raymond bows out By Stephen Cole
May 3, 2005
- Cable hook-ups
- Kink and the sex TV landscape By Stephen Cole
May 3, 2005
- Striking a Nerve
- Nerve reimagines the teen show By Stephen Cole
April 26, 2005
- Beastly Boys
- The Trailer Park Boys return By Stephen Cole
April 19, 2005
- Trailer Park trivia
- Test your knowledge of Bubbles and the Boys By Kevin J. Siu
April 15, 2005
- Apocalypse soon
- Inside the new miniseries, Revelations By Stephen Cole
April 13, 2005
- Who's Who?
- Time-travelling with Doctor Who By Stephen Cole
April 5, 2005
- Getting the last laugh
- How Bush's win recharged Jon Stewart By Stephen Cole
April 4, 2005
- Office transfer
- A Brit classic goes American By Stephen Cole
March 24, 2005
- Alternative Canadian Walk of Fame
- Inductee: Billy Van By Andrew Clark
March 23, 2005
- Courting women
- Law & Order's new feminine slant By Stephen Cole
March 14, 2005
- Couch potato liftoff
- Three days in outer space By Stephen Cole
March 8, 2005
- Desk jockeys
- Test your knowledge of TV news anchors By Kevin J. Siu
March 7, 2005
- Hammer time
- Confessions of a Miami Vice addict By Andre Mayer
March 2, 2005
- Winner's circle
- Test your knowledge of Canadian game shows By Kevin J. Siu
February 28, 2005
- Letting go of George
- The Newsroom's final season By Stephen Cole
February 23, 2005
- Bricklin’s wild ride
- A new documentary about New Brunswick’s luxury car, the Bricklin By Andy Pedersen
February 21, 2005
- Life during wartime
- Critics who condemn 24 as anti-Islam have lost the plot By Stephen Cole
February 16, 2005
- House arrest
- The sad fate of Arrested Development By Stephen Cole
February 9, 2005
- On any given Sunday
- Why 180 countries will be watching the Super Bowl By Stephen Cole
February 4, 2005
- The Dead Zone
- Why CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is Hollywood's perfect Bush-era export.
By Stephen Cole
January 13, 2005
- Alternative Canadian Walk of Fame
- Inductee: Hammy Hamster By Andre Mayer
January 13, 2005
- Best of 2004
- The Year in Canadian TV By Stephen Cole
January 4, 2005
- The bipolar express
- 2004: The Incendiary Year in American TV By Stephen Cole
