Upfront Week in Canada used to be like walking the midway during the peak years of the Canadian National Exhibition: crowded and sticky. Now, as we emerge from the pandemic, things are slowly shifting back into live, in-person events — or at least evolving into a new hybrid mode of virtual and live. Take Tuesday’s
While Global’s Survivor topped the Top-30 chart for the second week in a row, it was the Toronto Blue Jays who charged back before viewers to start a promising new baseball season. The teams’ opening ceremonies on April 8 drew 1,313,000 fans on Sportsnet National, landing at No. 6 for the week of April 4-10.
What were the odds that over two million Canadians were waiting for Gil Grissom to return to the original CSI (now rebranded as CSI: Vegas)? If you bet the over you can collect. Grissom, played by William Peterson, returned to the re-launched forensic drama the week of Oct. 4-10. According to Numeris, an estimated 2,051,000
The Good Doctor is in at No. 1 on Numeris’ weekly Top-30 for the week of Sept. 27 – Oct. 03, 2021. While other usual suspects have come roaring back, the response to new shows this fall, among English Canadian viewers, seems less healthy so far. Here’s the Top-10 for the week in terms of
Total ratings results for the week of September 20 to 26 are in and there are several surprises. The Canadian Federal election was held the Monday of that week and as reported here earlier, CBC’s main broadcast network plus the same coverage as seen on CBC News Channel emerged with the most-watched coverage. From 9
More cops and docs and rescuers and masked singers led the list of most-watched broadcast network TV shows in English Canada the week of May 10 to 16. Among the usual suspects in the Top-10, according to Numeris: 9-1-1 (Global) Mon 2,084,000 The Rookie (CTV) Sun 1,966,000 The Good Doctor (CTV) Mon 1,862,000 9-1-1: Lone
Canadian coverage of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards bombed ratings-wise about as badly as it did in the U.S. while still clinging to the most-watched spot for the week. That’s according to Numeris’ Top-30 tally for April 19-25. The Oscars in Canada drew 2,258,000 total 2+, Live+7 viewers April 25, almost twice the audience, proportionally,
Medical/Cop first responder drama imports — aka “same old crap” — continue to dominate the English Canadian Top-30 TV shows list according to ratings gatherer Numeris. Here are the March 29 to April 4 Top 10, with a tie in the 10th spot: The Good Doctor (CTV) Mon 2,138,000 Grey’s Anatomy (CTV) Thurs 1,969,000 The