How did the 2021 Grammy Awards do Sunday night in the ratings? Well, depends on who you ask. If you ask CBS, the headlines in their Monday release all emphasized the positive. “The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards Delivered Largest Audience for an Awards Show This Season,” the release began. “Music’s Biggest Night Attracts Nearly 9
Disney told their investors this week that their Disney+ streaming service has crossed the 100 million subscriber threshold. As Goofy would say, “Gawrsh!” The service was launched at a very reasonable cost: $8.99 a month in Canada or $89.99 a year — much cheaper than Netflix at nearly $15. That price went up in February,
You wonder how much longer broadcast networks are going to keep carrying The Golden Globes and other award shows. Until recently, award shows have been a guaranteed win atop a weekly ratings chart. The 2021 Globes, however, barely beat out an episode of Young Sheldon for fifth place in the Numeris tally of the Feb.
The message Monday that the creative team behind Kim’s Convenience was about to say, “OK — see you” for good was a stunner for many — including, apparently, the cast. The series, after all, had already been granted a sixth season, which would allow for a carefully planned farewell episode. Monday’s release suggests that it
CBS Presents: Oprah with Meghan and Harry was an even bigger draw in Canada than in the United States Sunday night. On Global in Canada, the two-hour special drew an average minute audience of 2.8 million viewers according to Live+ same day data from Numeris. This makes it, according to the network, the No. 1
You never read stories about them. They’re rarely trending on social media. Still, two million (mostly older) Canadians a week are still watching hour-long dramas or half-hour sitcom imports on old-fashioned broadcast television stations. The Good Doctor wins most week’s CTV simulcasts a new episode of the series. The fact 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lonestar land
The best new show I have seen this season on broadcast network television is Pretty Hard Cases. Several other critics, including John Doyle at The Globe and Mail, have sung its praises. So why is it having a pretty hard time finding an audience? The CBC buddy cop show stars Meredith MacNeill from Baroness von
No surprise Wednesday with the release of the latest Numeris Top 30 of the week in English Canada: CTV’s coverage of Super Bowl LV stands well out in front of the pack. CTV’s Total share of the Super Bowl viewing in terms of average minute audience was close to 7.8 million viewers. TSN alone accounted