The 2021 Grey Cup was the show of the week across Canada with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the 108th CFL championship. In an era of declining broadcast numbers, the Canadian football season ender came back strong after two seasons on the sidelines dues to the COVID pandemic. Imported crime and
The week before American Thanksgiving saw several US imports dominate Numeris’ weekly Top-30 list in English Canada, including the first responder drama 9-1-1. In francaphone Quebec, however, one show drew more viewers than any other show the same week all across Canada. That was Chanteurs masqués, the french language, made-in-Montreal version of The Masked Singer.
The Good Doctor was back on top of the Canadian Top-30 among viewers in English Canada. That’s how Numeris saw the race between conventional broadcasters the week of November 1 to 7. In francaphone Quebec, however, District 31 continues to draw almost as many viewers. The series averaged 1,762,000 over four days of viewing just
The week of October 11-17 looks pretty much exactly like the week right before in English Canada according to Numeris’ latest tally of TV viewing habits. At the top for the second week in a row was Global’s simulcast of the import drama 9-1-1. The Ryan Murphy-produced Fox series, now in its fifth season, looks
The first responder drama 9-1-1 topped the October 11-17 list of the most-watched TV shows in English Canada. The imported series was part of an all-Global Top 4 as the race between CTV — dominant for two decades — and Global becomes much closer this fall. In all, Global and CTV tied with 13 shows
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 Toronto Maple Leafs — a drama? A tragedy? Fans can judge for themselves as a new sports documentary on the team gets October off to a something-for-everyone start. As always, check back throughout the month as many more highlights will be added in the coming weeks. UPDATED Oct. 21: FRI/OCT. 1 All or Nothing:
“I can’t stand stuck-up bodies of water. It’s like, get over yourself, Lake Superior.” In 2018, in one of his last high profile TV efforts, Norm Macdonald had Jane Fonda read that joke on Norm Macdonald Has a Show. The 10-episode Netflix series was so stripped down it was barely more than a podcast, but