In the digital age, the question is not only which tools are still available to support Canadian content production but which ones are still relevant. One with an insider’s perspective is Pat Ferns, author of “The Big Picture: A Personal History of Independent Television Production in Canada” (Sutherland House). Ferns began his career with a formative
Tuesday’s sixth and final game of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs drew an overnight, estimated, average minute audience of 3.8 million viewers. That total, based on all viewers ages two and up, was measured by Numeris across Sportsnet National, One and 360 platforms plus the CBC Total. Of that, 1,733,000 watched on Sportsnet National and
As the finals tick down with two potential games remaining, the quest of The Edmonton Oilers to bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada after a 32-season drought is drawing a little over three million viewers in English Canada. Saturday’s Game 5 hometown loss by Edmonton to The Florida Panthers drew an overnight, estimated total
This year’s CBC Upfront presentation was a good one for my SAAB. The Swedish Princess never left the driveway as I stayed home and watched the event on my computer screen. The experience turned out to be longer than the drive in would have been from Orangeville, and the view was just as familiar. CBC
The Winnipeg Jets come-from-behind overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues Sunday night drew a combined 2.2 mllion overnight, estimated broadcast and specialty viewers. The NHL’s regular-season leaders scored with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and send it to overtime. The four-hour-plus, double overtime game was watched by an average minute
Uh oh. After going up three games to none, The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their second in a row and were shut out Tuesday in the fifth game of their round one playoff with the Ottawa Senators. Which means … one of these Canadian teams will be eliminated. That fifth game drew an overnight, estimated
The turnout for the 2025 Federal Election was robust — especially on television. Both CBC and CTV had a big night Monday. In overnights, based on average minute audience data, CBC’s Main network drew an estimated 518,000 for it’s “Countdown” pre-show from 6:30 p.m. ET to 7 p.m.; 987,000 for two hours of “Polls Close”
The second game of the Stanley Cup Round One game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators easily won Tuesday night, ratings wise, on broadcast networks in Canada. An overnight, estimated total of 1,473,000 Canadians watched the game on Sportsnet National, with another 809,000 catching it on the main CBC network. That easily