Bill Brioux
@briouxtv.bsky.social
Bearded, left-handed typist who talks to the people who make the TV we love as host of brioux.tv: the podcast
On the occasion of his 100th birthday, here is a story I wrote for #LateNighter on the time #DickVanDyke subbed for Jack Paar for two weeks on #TheTonightShow. "I bored myself to death," was Van Dyke's harsh assessment, Full story here: tinyurl.com/z4ehezhy
Dick Van Dyke Revisits 'Awful' Tonight Show Audition to Replace Jack Paar
Ahead of Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday, here's the truth about his 'Tonight Show' audition to succeed Jack Paar, and Johnny Carson's bid to play Rob Petrie.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On the occasion of his 100th birthday, here is a story I wrote for #LateNighter on the time #DickVanDyke subbed for Jack Paar for two weeks on #TheTonightShow. "I bored myself to death," was Van Dyke's harsh assessment, Full story here: tinyurl.com/z4ehezhy
Home movies from #TheDickVanDykeShow in actual colour!? Don't miss tonight's @PBS #AmericanMasters salute to #DickVanDyke on the eve of his 100th birthday The two hour special begins at 9 pm ET/PT. Details here: tinyurl.com/5n6x5xmp
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Home movies from #TheDickVanDykeShow in actual colour!? Don't miss tonight's @PBS #AmericanMasters salute to #DickVanDyke on the eve of his 100th birthday The two hour special begins at 9 pm ET/PT. Details here: tinyurl.com/5n6x5xmp
Are there any funny new sitcoms on broadcast network TV today? Our reviewer Maurice Tougas searched and came back with three answers: tinyurl.com/yckfwnrp #DMVCBS #ThePaper #stumble
December 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Are there any funny new sitcoms on broadcast network TV today? Our reviewer Maurice Tougas searched and came back with three answers: tinyurl.com/yckfwnrp #DMVCBS #ThePaper #stumble
#DickVanDyke turns 100 this coming Saturday! Take a jolly holiday as we celebrate at brioux.tv: the podcast with guests Bill Carter, David Van Deusen and Stan Taffel, plus an archived interview I did in 2004 with the man himself. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#DickVanDyke turns 100 this coming Saturday! Take a jolly holiday as we celebrate at brioux.tv: the podcast with guests Bill Carter, David Van Deusen and Stan Taffel, plus an archived interview I did in 2004 with the man himself. www.buzzsprout.com/1529933/epis...
Not so fab: the new, 9th episode of @AppleTV's update of #TheBeatlesAnthology. My review here: tinyurl.com/mws76mbz
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Not so fab: the new, 9th episode of @AppleTV's update of #TheBeatlesAnthology. My review here: tinyurl.com/mws76mbz
Man, those #Shoresy dudes sure can sell hockey sweaters. Notes from a fun night of hockey against the #LeafsAlumni Friday night at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto: tinyurl.com/yc7yh5h9 #newmetricmedia
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Man, those #Shoresy dudes sure can sell hockey sweaters. Notes from a fun night of hockey against the #LeafsAlumni Friday night at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto: tinyurl.com/yc7yh5h9 #newmetricmedia
If you've been holding off until now, time to hop on the bus. As in #Pluribus. My review of AppleTV's eerie fifth episode here: tinyurl.com/mry42kbc
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you've been holding off until now, time to hop on the bus. As in #Pluribus. My review of AppleTV's eerie fifth episode here: tinyurl.com/mry42kbc
Why should Americans -- and Canadians -- watch #KenBurns 12-hour, 6-part history lesson, #TheAmericanRevolution? My review here: tinyurl.com/5n6watwm #PBS
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Why should Americans -- and Canadians -- watch #KenBurns 12-hour, 6-part history lesson, #TheAmericanRevolution? My review here: tinyurl.com/5n6watwm #PBS
Over 4.6M on @TSN and @CTV see Saskatchewan defeat Montreal in Sunday's 112th #GreyCup CFL championship. See how that compares with last year's tally here: tinyurl.com/3myvju39
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Over 4.6M on @TSN and @CTV see Saskatchewan defeat Montreal in Sunday's 112th #GreyCup CFL championship. See how that compares with last year's tally here: tinyurl.com/3myvju39
OK all you WTF-ers --my review on the new #marcmaron documentary #AreWeGood, streaming now on AppleTV: tinyurl.com/ysfwtzuv
November 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
OK all you WTF-ers --my review on the new #marcmaron documentary #AreWeGood, streaming now on AppleTV: tinyurl.com/ysfwtzuv
Remembering #EricKohanik, the glue that kept the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press tour viable for decades. My tribute with photos of a good and brave man, gone too soon at 70: tinyurl.com/2rv462rb #OfficialTCA
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Remembering #EricKohanik, the glue that kept the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press tour viable for decades. My tribute with photos of a good and brave man, gone too soon at 70: tinyurl.com/2rv462rb #OfficialTCA
One of the greatest things I've seen on television in a long time: @jimmykimmel's heartfelt eulogy to his great friend and bandleader, #CletoEscaberoIII. My take and a link: tinyurl.com/mwzt2w96
Cleto Escobedo III 1966 – 2025 – brioux.tv
Jimmy Kimmel has hosted some incredibly emotional hours of his late night series in 23 seasons, but none so devestatingly personal as the one he delivered last night.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
One of the greatest things I've seen on television in a long time: @jimmykimmel's heartfelt eulogy to his great friend and bandleader, #CletoEscaberoIII. My take and a link: tinyurl.com/mwzt2w96
Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman have starred for decades as Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless. On this week's brioux.tv the podcast, They say the fact these characters change all the time keeps things fresh.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Melody Thomas Scott and Peter Bergman have starred for decades as Nikki Newman and Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless. On this week's brioux.tv the podcast, They say the fact these characters change all the time keeps things fresh.
An average minute audience of close to Ten Million in Canada watch the Toronto @bluejays near miss in Game 7 of the 2025 #WorldSeries . A breakdown of the overnight estimates of the @Dodgers #WorldSeries victory here: tinyurl.com/mwek3mrf
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
An average minute audience of close to Ten Million in Canada watch the Toronto @bluejays near miss in Game 7 of the 2025 #WorldSeries . A breakdown of the overnight estimates of the @Dodgers #WorldSeries victory here: tinyurl.com/mwek3mrf
World Series takeaway: what a gift these Toronto @bluejays. What an example of light in these crazy dark times. Congrats to the @Dodgers and a personal salute: tinyurl.com/4nw8tmce
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
World Series takeaway: what a gift these Toronto @bluejays. What an example of light in these crazy dark times. Congrats to the @Dodgers and a personal salute: tinyurl.com/4nw8tmce
Remembering #LostinSpace and #Lassie star #JuneLockhart, who traveled 100 times around the sun. My tribute here: tinyurl.com/3w4vnze7
October 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Remembering #LostinSpace and #Lassie star #JuneLockhart, who traveled 100 times around the sun. My tribute here: tinyurl.com/3w4vnze7
House & Good Doctor creator David Shore is being honoured this month and into November at London Ont's Forest City Film Festival as their 2025 Lifetime Acheivement Award winner. Hear him now as this week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. tinyurl.com/3w4vnze7
October 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
House & Good Doctor creator David Shore is being honoured this month and into November at London Ont's Forest City Film Festival as their 2025 Lifetime Acheivement Award winner. Hear him now as this week's guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. tinyurl.com/3w4vnze7
Premiering today on @AppleTV, @BenStiller's new documentary about his comedy team parents #StillerandMeara is a frank, engrossing dive into the emotional impact of showbiz on family. My review of #NothingisLost here: tinyurl.com/42pasz94
October 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Premiering today on @AppleTV, @BenStiller's new documentary about his comedy team parents #StillerandMeara is a frank, engrossing dive into the emotional impact of showbiz on family. My review of #NothingisLost here: tinyurl.com/42pasz94
Celebrating the birth of #JohnnyCarson 100 years ago on this date. Memories of the King of Late Night shared by Dave Thomas and others: tinyurl.com/3x6er9ft
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Celebrating the birth of #JohnnyCarson 100 years ago on this date. Memories of the King of Late Night shared by Dave Thomas and others: tinyurl.com/3x6er9ft
Can the first responders on ABC's #911Nashville save broadcast television? Our Maurice Tougas bravely rushes in with his review: tinyurl.com/3z8zuscd
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Can the first responders on ABC's #911Nashville save broadcast television? Our Maurice Tougas bravely rushes in with his review: tinyurl.com/3z8zuscd
Sportsnet says Monday night's #ALCS series win by the Toronto Blue Jays over
the Seattle Mariners was the most-watched Jays' game ever in Canada, averaging 6M viewers. Details here: tinyurl.com/2ftn887x
the Seattle Mariners was the most-watched Jays' game ever in Canada, averaging 6M viewers. Details here: tinyurl.com/2ftn887x
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sportsnet says Monday night's #ALCS series win by the Toronto Blue Jays over
the Seattle Mariners was the most-watched Jays' game ever in Canada, averaging 6M viewers. Details here: tinyurl.com/2ftn887x
the Seattle Mariners was the most-watched Jays' game ever in Canada, averaging 6M viewers. Details here: tinyurl.com/2ftn887x
This Thursday, catch the first season finale of NCIS: Tony & Ziva, the new Paramount+ spinoff series starring Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly. This brioux.tv: the podcast conversation can be shared in both video and audio formats; see and hear them at this link now: youtu.be/0OZ3zvY7x40
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Thursday, catch the first season finale of NCIS: Tony & Ziva, the new Paramount+ spinoff series starring Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly. This brioux.tv: the podcast conversation can be shared in both video and audio formats; see and hear them at this link now: youtu.be/0OZ3zvY7x40
The Toronto @BlueJays keep cracking the 3 million viewer mark on @Sportsnet throughout the up and down #ALCS. A breakdown of the first four overnight estimates here: tinyurl.com/4d66z6jn
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Toronto @BlueJays keep cracking the 3 million viewer mark on @Sportsnet throughout the up and down #ALCS. A breakdown of the first four overnight estimates here: tinyurl.com/4d66z6jn
TONIGHT on #PrimeVideoCA -- #JohnCandyILikeMe is a moving, inspiring, and hilarious celebration of one of Canada's most talented comedy actors. My review here: tinyurl.com/y5xmw3a5
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
TONIGHT on #PrimeVideoCA -- #JohnCandyILikeMe is a moving, inspiring, and hilarious celebration of one of Canada's most talented comedy actors. My review here: tinyurl.com/y5xmw3a5
The #BlueJays averaged over 3 million viewers in overnights on #Sportsnet over the first three games of their ALDS series vs the Yankees. A look at how they smoked the competition, on- field and off-, here: tinyurl.com/3mndrjrp
October 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The #BlueJays averaged over 3 million viewers in overnights on #Sportsnet over the first three games of their ALDS series vs the Yankees. A look at how they smoked the competition, on- field and off-, here: tinyurl.com/3mndrjrp