With Canucks out, can anyone win? With Vancouver, Ottawa, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Chicagoall out of the hunt, ratings for the Stanley Cup playoffs have been slammed into the boards. Afternoon games are also denting CBC’s playoff coverage, forcing them to air more reruns in prime time as season finales start popping up on other
CBC and TSN were probably counting on long playoff runs from the mighty Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins. Now Sidney Crosby and the Sedin twins are out of the race for the Stanley Cup, and Southern teams such as Phoenix and Nashville are on to Round Two.With Detroitalso eliminated, and Ottawa do or die to
The puck dropped on the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs and once again hockey dominated the Canadian TV Top-10. Vancouver’s poor start, however, has to be a concern for CBC, which will miss those west coast ratings should Canucks do the unthinkable and bow out early. The Amazing Race and Survivor were one-two for the week despite
Navratilova was a net job on DWTS Again, no new Big Bang Theory, allowing other shows to reach the top of the weekly Canadian TV ratings. But Survivor, NCIS, CSI and The Amazing Race all in the Top-5? Strong showings from American Idol and Dancing with the Stars? What is this, 2006? Sifting through all the
Don’t let it be forgot/That once their was a spot/For one brief shining moment/That was known as Camelot!That spot was Wednesday, where the Canada/Ireland co-production–despite the efforts of talented Mayfield S.S. grad Lara Jean Chorostecki (left)–sank to a new low on a new night of 458,000 viewers. Last week: 672,000. Yikes.There’s simply not/a more congenial