George Stroumboulopoulos: Difference between revisions

From 2000 to 2004, Stroumboulopoulos worked at [[MuchMusic]] as producer and host of ''[[The Punk Show]]'', then host of ''[[The NewMusic]]'', ''[[MuchLOUD]]'' and ''[[MuchOnDemand#News|MuchNews]]''.<ref name="cbc1">{{cite news |url= httphttps://www.cbc.ca/artsnews/storyentertainment/2004/11/12/Stroumboulopoulos041112george-stroumboulopoulos-departs-muchmusic-1.html484515 |title=George Stroumboulopoulos departs MuchMusic |access-date=2009-12-11|publisher=CBC | date=November 12, 2004}}</ref>

The show was reportedly the most expensive summer series in the history of the ABC network.<ref name="cbc_cancelled">[httphttps://www.cbc.ca/artsnews/story/2006/07/28entertainment/canadian-version-of-the-one-cancelledstill-possible-cbc-executive-1.html587603 Canadian version of The One still possible: CBC executive], CBC.ca, July 28, 2006</ref> Its first episode, on July 18, 2006, scored a low audience of 3.08 million viewers,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/25/AR2006072501591.html 'One' Miserable Showing: 'Idol' Knockoff Sets a Record], John Maynard, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', July 26, 2006</ref> and subsequent episodes had even fewer viewers. The series was cancelled after just two weeks (four episodes) with the final results undecided on July 27, 2006, with no plans for any further episodes.

Stroumboulopoulos’ hour-long talk series for [[CNN]], ''Stroumboulopoulos'', aired during the late spring and the summer of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Strombo comes to CNN|url=http://strombo.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/01/strombo-comes-to-cnn/|publisher=CNN|access-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911073739/http://strombo.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/01/strombo-comes-to-cnn/|archive-date=11 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name = "strombocnn">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/09/17/george_stroumboulopoulos_is_back_with_his_cbc_talk_show.html|title=George Stroumboulopoulos is back with his CBC talk show|work=[[Toronto Star]] |author=Tony Wong|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref> It was taped before a live audience in [[Los Angeles]], and featured interviews in a format similar to his CBC show.<ref>{{cite news|title=CBC's George Stroumboulopoulos to host CNN show|url=httphttps://www.cbc.ca/news/artsentertainment/story/2013/04/09/strombocbc-s-george-stroumboulopoulos-to-host-cnn-show-1.html1401548|access-date=13 April 2013|newspaper=CBCNews|date=9 April 2013}}</ref> Sometimes, episodes did not air as scheduled.<ref name = "strombocnn"/> After airing seven episodes from June 14, 2013, to August 16, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/1/22/zucker-celebrates-1-year-at-cnn?dtoc|title=Zucker Celebrates 1 Year at CNN|date=22 January 2014 }}</ref> CNN did not renew the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://o.canada.com/entertainment/television/cbc-pulls-plug-on-george-stroumboulopoulos-tonight-as-host-rumoured-to-take-over-hnic/|title=CBC pulls plug on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight as its host leaves for hockey|publisher=canada.com|author=Jon Dekel|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=April 21, 2014}}</ref>