TV Week Magazine

Sep 12, 2024 | tvweekonline.ca | Brent Furdyk

TV Week takes an inside look at a taping of Frasier as the second season of the sitcom reboot returnsI’m ushered inside Stage 18 at the Paramount lot on Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles, one of the largest soundstages on the famed studio lot. Alfred Hitchcock shot Rear Window inside this very stage, and had cars driving on a faux street — which led Paramount to issue a permanent ban on automobiles inside soundstages after crew members began passing out due to the carbon monoxide fumes.

Jul 4, 2024 | tvweekonline.ca | Brent Furdyk

John Cena dives in to host Discovery’s 2024 edition of Shark WeekIt’s been more than 35 years since Discovery came upon the magical ratings combination of sharks and summertime — just add water and the result is Shark Week, an annual salute to the ocean’s most fearsome predator. For the 2024 edition, Discovery has enlisted John Cena as host, along with a whole whack of new programming guaranteed to make you think twice before dipping your toe into even the most benign body of water.

Jul 3, 2024 | tvweekonline.ca | Brent Furdyk

Jenn Tran is ready for romance as the first Asian-American BacheloretteLove is in the air when a new season of The Bachelorette begins this week, kicking off with a brand-new, history-making season featuring Jenn Tran, a student in Miami’s Barry University physician assistant program and the show’s first Asian-American lead. After making a splash on Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor, Tran became a fan favourite with Bachelor Nation.

Jul 3, 2024 | tvweekonline.ca | Brent Furdyk

The historical saga of Lady Jane Grey is stood on its head in irreverent new comedy My Lady JaneIf truth is normally sacrosanct in period pieces depicting the most notorious figures in history, in My Lady Jane it is the sporadic accurate detail about the great niece of Henry VIII — who claimed the throne of England for nine days in 1553 before meeting a gruesome end — that serves as an Easter egg.