TORONTO – What is it about Saskatchewan?
First, the fictional residents of Dog River and their Corner Gas station on CTV captured millions of viewers and now comes word that over 2 million people watched the first episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie, whose creator based it partly on her life growing up Muslim in Regina.
The eight-part series continues in its regular time slot on Monday nights at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBC Television.
“We’re extremely pleased that Canadians tuned in to watch. We knew this was a terrific show and we’re very happy that audiences agree,” said Kirstine Layfield, CBC executive director of network programming.
Viewers who missed the debut episode will able to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. Episode two, on Jan. 15, will see a battle of the sexes when Baber (Manoj Sood) decides to put up a barrier between the men and the women in the new mosque.
"Mosque" was the recipient of North America-wide buzz and is about a small Muslim community in the prairie town of Mercy, many of whose residents are wary of their new, more “exotic” neighbors. The series takes an unabashedly funny look at the congregation of a rural mosque and their attempt to live in harmony with the often skeptical, even downright suspicious, residents of their little prairie town.
