How does The Border compete against Grey’s Anatomy? Grey’s, starring Katherine Heigl, right, did 2,884,000 Thursday night on CTV, winning the night and flooding the CBC drama which managed just 427,000 opposite it at 9 p.m.The weak Doc Zone lead in (395,000) sure didn’t help The Border‘s chances.Global’s Survivor Samoa was No. 2 overall on
By the time this season is over, Dragon’s Den may emerge as CBC’s highest rated show–ahead of Battle of the Blades, the Rick Mercer Report, even Hockey Night in Canada.The venture capital series, featuring prickly dragon Kevin O`Leary, drew 1,678,000 viewers Wednesday night according to BBM Canada overnight estimates.Up against high powered imports on CTV
Has Being Erica bottomed out? The second year CBC series dipped below the Brampton Barrier in Week Four, delivering just 410,000 viewers Tuesday night according to BBM Canada overnight estimates.Worse, the hour long series seems immune to the PPM bounce. Other shows on other channels continue to get a big lift on Tuesday night. Tops
House continues to have a stranglehold on the Monday night ratings in Canada, scoring 2,884,000 viewers in its most recent outing according to BBM Canada’s overnight PPM estimates.A strong second on the night in Canada was CTV’s CSI: Miami at 2,280,000 followed by Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars performance show at just under two
Have an article in Wednesday’s Toronto Star on Tyra Banks going from “America’s Next Top Waddle” back to her slim, Size 8 supermodel self. Read the full story here at the newly redesigned thestar.com.Banks apparently shed 13.6 kilos and dropped four dress sizes. So much for her defiant, on-air declaration two years ago to “kiss
With a little help from judge Don Cherry, the second Sunday of Battle of the Blades drew 1,562,000 viewers (according to BBM Canada overnight estimates). That’s a drop of over 20% from the week before, but there was a lot of competition–and not just from Thanksgiving dinners.Blades finished as the third highest-rated show of the
The one thing Bob Probert‘s kids told him about his taking part in Battle of the Blades was this: do not get kicked off first. As they said to him, “We’ve got to go to school the next day.”Well, turns out, Bob (and ice dance partner Kristina Lenko) did indeed get the initial boot. But,
Let the head scratching begin. The Border drew 497,000 for it’s third season premiere Thursday night, according to BBM Canada overnight estimates. It was a great episode and was well promoted. Why the drop from last year’s average? Why no PPM bump?Ratings are up 23% for broadcasters so far this fall according to BBM Canada