Just back off the road this week so bit late on the numbers but here’s what we’ve got: Dancing with the Stars has waltzed back into the picture with a strong opener, bested only by the usual high note from American Idol. Celebrating 40 years, The Juno Awards had its strongest outing ever Sunday backed by
March break is generally an off week for TV networks with many viewers away on family vacations. The usual suspects–American Idol (down to 11 finalists, above), Amazing Race, Survivor and House all topped the two million mark but otherwise viewing levels were generally down . Sad and scary headlines from Japan also swung many viewers back to CBC’s
CBS says Charlie Sheen is out and he’s never coming back. Does this mean Two and a Half Men is toast? Probably and CTV will miss it. No matter where they played it, on CTV or /A, first run or rerun, it was an automatic audience magnet for eight strong seasons.Maybe Sheen’s next move should be
The Oscars were huge, and Big Bang continues to explode. Here’s the rest of the story for the week of February 21 to 27 in Canada according to 2+ overnight estimates. MONDAYCharlie Sheen’s public meltdown—has it hurt or helped the Two and a Half Men ratings? Last Monday’s rerun drew 1,910,000 CTV viewers, second only
UPDATED with Friday and Saturday and also Sunday network numbers. That Jeopardy IBM infomerical was a hit (featuring Alex Trebek, Ken Jennings, Watson and Brad Rutter, above), topping two million viewers per day on CBC over the three-day challenge. Look for Jennings, Watson and Rutter next season on Survivor: Deduction Island.Two and a Half Men, Survivor,
My dad used to have a shaving brush just like that The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards was the top show of the week with an overnight, estimated average audience of 3,258,000 viewers Sunday night on Global. February is a busy month of Sunday blockbusters, with CTV scoring huge numbers for last week’s Super Bowl and
Once again, the big CTV marketing machine jacked a show over the two million mark in Canada. Too bad it was on Global.CTV`s record Super Bowl audience was hit with dozens of Fox network nods to their after-the-game goodie, a supersized Glee episode. CTV`s attempts to get viewers to stick around for Flashpoint after the game
He’s got a right to sing the blues Reruns, presidential speeches, All Star games and dull award shows were all part of an in-between week, the usual lull before the February sweeps. In the mix, American Idol showed surprising resiliency in Season 10. Here’s how the shows performed Jan. 24 to 30 in Canada, among 2+