Back from the TCA press tour and back on schedule with this weekly Canadian ratings report. Look what made it to No. 1–CTV’s Sunday broadcast of the Golden Globes (featuring human hand grenade Ricky Gervais). Nothing succeeds on TV like celebrities having their pants pulled down in public. Here’s a look at how all the top shows
Really? You care about ratings this week? Tons of pre-emptions and Christmas programming rendered the usual Monday to Sunday recap pointless. Nevertheless, a few numbers pop out:Sunday’s opening game in the WJHC: 2.94 million viewers on TSN. The Canada-Russia tilt was up 23% from last year’s already lofty hockey numbers.George Stroumboulopoulos’ The Hour I’ll Never
Evan Soloman, Michael Ignatieff and Mark Critch in festive 22 Minutes finale Two CBC shows enjoyed strong finales this week: 22 Minutes and Being Erica. 22 Minutes has earned a shot at a 18th season with a higher season average than it achieved last year. More in doubt is Erica‘s fate. Will a late rally be enough
A Heartland Christmas draws 1.4 million Oddities always emerge as the year winds down and schedules enter full holiday shut down mode. CBC’s special celebrating 400 years of Coronation Street drew fewer viewers than the series regularly draws. Blimey! A special, two-hour Heartland Christmas episode was a winner, lassoing over 1.4 million viewers. A look at
Dating Racers Thomas Wolfard and Jill Haney Take Battle of the Blades and especially Dancing with the Stars out of the equation and the weekly Top-30 in Canada becomes a very different Race. Here’s how it all played out Nov. 29- Dec. 5 among Canadians 2+ according to overnight estimates: MONDAYThe departure of Dancing with the Stars and Blades led to
CFL on TSN panel Chris Schulz, Dave Randorf, Matt Dunigan and Jock Climie Has TSN become Canada’s second most-watched network? It comes close overall as the sports channel broke a few tackles to claim the No. 1 show of the week, the 98th Annual Grey Cup. The CFL championship averaged close to 5 million viewers on TSN
Big Bangs, Dancers, Amazing Racers, Blades and CFL brawn were the big scorers this third week of November. Below are the overnight, 2+ estimates across Canada for the week of Nov. 15-21: Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas: You betcha MONDAY As Dancing with the Stars nears the end (the winner will be declared tonight on
CFL on TSN panel Randorf, Schultz, Climie and Dunigan Hockey and football were both big stories this weekend (see Saturday and Sunday ratings) but neither could catch CTV’s The Big Bang Theory as Canada’s most-watched show. Here’s a look at the overnight 2+ prime time estimates across Canada for the week of Nov. 8 to