Cover Me Canada Explained

Presenter:Nicole Appleton
Judges:Jordan Knight
Deborah Cox
Ron Fair
Country:Canada
Location:CBC Studios, Toronto
Network:CBC
Company:Temple Street Productions
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:9

Cover Me Canada is a Canadian reality television competition show which airs on CBC Television. The show is a competition to find the most talented singer, rock band, group, or ensemble in Canada.[1]

The show is hosted by Canadian-born pop singer Nicole Appleton and judged by Jordan Knight, Deborah Cox, and Ron Fair.

Contestants can select from four Canadian songs to cover: "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot, "Run to You" by Bryan Adams, "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane or "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles.[2]

Format

The original format was created and developed by Jesse Fawcett and Kevin Healey at 11 Television and then sold to CBC.

Eight contestants are chosen from video auditions and are given a Canadian song to cover and perform live. At the end of the broadcast, viewers are asked to vote and share their favourites to earn them immunity from the next week's elimination.

Votes and online buzz are both factors to decide which competitor will be granted immunity and be safe from elimination by the judges.[3]

Competitors

Artist Origin Eliminated
Whosarmy Season 1 Winners
Melanie Morgan Runner Up
Ali Milner Eliminated 6 November 2011
Vancouver, BC Eliminated 30 October 2011
Living In Red Eliminated 16 October 2011
Eliminated 9 October 2011
The Simpson Brothers Eliminated 2 October 2011
G07 Toronto, ON Eliminated 25 September 2011
[4]

Ratings

OrderDateViewers
(100,000s)
1"September 18, 2011"5.91[5]
2"September 25, 2011"4.41[6]
3"October 2, 2011"4.23[7]
4"October 9, 2011"3.83[8]
5"October 16, 2011"3.74[9]
6"October 23, 2011"5.62[10]
7"October 30, 2011"5.86[11]
8"November 6, 2011"5.48[12]
9"November 13, 2011"6.15[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC's new fall lineup. Kaplan. Ben. National Post. June 8, 2011. June 8, 2011. https://archive.today/20130129123205/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/08/camelot-cover-songs-inside-cbcs-new-fall-lineup/. January 29, 2013. dead.
  2. News: New CBC reality contest to focus on Canadian music. CBC News. 2011-06-06. 2011-08-31.
  3. News: Cover Me Canada - How To Participate. 20 September 2011 . CBC News.
  4. News: Cover Me Canada - Competitors. 20 November 2011 . CBC News.
  5. Web site: TV Feeds My Family: Emmy doubles Blades, buries Cover Me . 2011-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309223854/http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2011/09/emmy-doubles-blades-buries-cover-me.html . 2012-03-09 . dead .
  6. Web site: The Brioux Report: Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory both blast back as new season kicks in - Toronto.com . September 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510191050/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/699457--the-brioux-report-two-and-a-half-men-big-bang-theory-both-blast-back-as-new-season-kicks-in . May 10, 2012 .
  7. Web site: The Brioux Report: Big Bang remains No. 1; City hits high with Terra Nova; Michael, Playboy Club down and out - Toronto.com . 2011-10-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006032452/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/700255--the-brioux-report-big-bang-remains-no-1-city-hits-high-with-terra-nova-michael-playboy-club-down-and-out . 2011-10-06 .
  8. Web site: The Brioux Report: Don Cherry helps Hockey Night in Canada to a Top 3 finish behind only Big Bang and House - Toronto.com . 2011-10-12 . dead . https://archive.today/20120915062455/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/700917--the-brioux-report-don-cherry-helps-hockey-night-in-canada-to-a-top-3-finish-behind-only-big-bang-and-house . 2012-09-15 .
  9. Web site: The Brioux Report: Where have all the CBC viewers gone this season? - Toronto.com . 2011-10-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20120914103247/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/701590--the-brioux-report-where-have-all-the-cbc-viewers-gone-this-season . 2012-09-14 .
  10. Web site: The Brioux Report: CTV wins again with the Big Bang Theory; World Series grounds out - Toronto.com . 2017-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028172238/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/702248--the-brioux-report-ctv-wins-again-with-the-big-bang-theory-world-series-grounds-out . 2011-10-28 .
  11. Web site: The Brioux Report: Big Bang still rules, but Rob Ford gets his 22 Minutes of fame - Toronto.com . 2011-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104071743/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/702938--the-brioux-report-big-bang-still-rules-but-rob-ford-gets-his-22-minutes-of-fame . 2012-01-04 .
  12. Web site: The Brioux Report: Bang still big, X Factor no longer a factor in Canadian Top 10 - Toronto.com . 2011-11-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111218181611/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/703782--the-brioux-report-bang-still-big-x-factor-no-longer-a-factor-in-canadian-top-10 . 2011-12-18 .
  13. Web site: The Brioux Report: Big Bang still boffo; Prime Suspect let go - Toronto.com . 2017-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111119085022/http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/704455--the-brioux-report-big-bang-still-boffo-prime-suspect-let-go . 2011-11-19 .

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