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From a media release:

Series Premiere of THE BRIDGE Wins Time Slot and Locks Up One Million Viewers on CTV

The series premiere of the new CTV original series THE BRIDGE debuted #1 in its 9 p.m. timeslot in Canada Friday night on CTV, with one million viewers. THE BRIDGE becomes the most-watched series premiere for a Canadian drama this season, based on preliminary overnight data.* The audience peaked at 1.25 million viewers, with nearly 3.5 million Canadians tuning in to some part of the two-hour premiere. In Toronto, THE BRIDGE was the #1 series of the day with Viewers 2+ and Adults 25-54.

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From a media release:

CTV’s HICCUPS and DAN FOR MAYOR Debut with 1.9 Million Viewers Each

• Two new homegrown comedies win timeslots against HOUSE and THE BACHELOR
• Inaugural CTV.ca live online chats a great success with almost 700 comments submitted
• HICCUPS and DAN FOR MAYOR latest to join CTV’s online line-up at CTV.ca

CTV’s newest homegrown comedies, HICCUPS and DAN FOR MAYOR, premiered to 1.9 million viewers each last night, becoming the most-watched premieres of any scripted Canadian series this season. The two new series won the 8 – 9 p.m. ET timeslot against both HOUSE (Global/FOX, 1.3 million) and the season finale of THE BACHELOR (City/ABC, 1.3 million, 8-9 p.m.). Head-to-head, HICCUPS delivered 240% more viewers than 18 TO LIFE (CBC; 558,000) at 8 p.m. ET, while DAN FOR MAYOR delivered 374% more viewers than LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE (CBC; 404,000) at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #13 Dragons’ Den (1.529 million)
  #25 Flashpoint (1.046 million)
  #29 Heartland (1.028 million)
  #30 Rick Mercer Report (1.009 million)

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #22 Dragons’ Den (1.526 million)

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #15 Dragons’ Den (1.645 million)
  #25 Rick Mercer Report (1.098 million)
  #28 Test the Nation (1.048 million)

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #14 Dragons’ Den (1.718 million)
  #30 Rick Mercer Report (1.070 million)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Strong CTV Slate Swarms Republic of Doyle
  “Republic of Doyle arrested an overnight, estimated 685,000 viewers Wednesday night, down from 715,000 the week before and 969,000 for its premiere.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

• TVFMF Goes Live at Thursday’s BRC Lunch
  “Some overnight estimates from Monday, including a leveling off of CBC comedies 18 to Life 555,000 and Little Mosque 516,000.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #4 Dragons’ Den (1.959 million)
  #27 Heartland (1.109 million)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Border No More Secure After Final Draw

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Idol, Doyle Dip; CTV Crime Dramas Kill
  “CBC stayed in the game with another strong Dragon’s Den outing (1,718,000). Republic of Doyle slipped to 715,000 in its second episode.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

• Kids are Allright Opposite American Idol
  “Despite the big guns on the private networks, CBC had a very strong night … Rick Mercer Report (1,070,000) and Kids in the Hall (1,054,000) in the million+ club. 22 Minutes was also above average for the season, clocking 785,000.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #9 Heartland (1.166 million)
  #15 Air Farce New Year’s Eve (948,000)
  #26 Ron James New Year’s Eve (828,000)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Jaywalking to Canada the Answer
  “CBC rookie 18 to Life had a solid second outing with 802,000, far outpacing its Littiler Mosque (473,000).” Read more.

From a media release:

CBC TV’S NEW SEASON OF CANADIAN PROGRAMMING DELIVERS PHENOMENAL RATINGS WITH A NEWFOUNDLAND-BASED P.I. SERIES AND A FRESH MONDAY NIGHT FAMILY COMEDY

After a strong fall season, CBC Television’s slate of new and returning Canadian programs for winter 2010 continues to connect with millions of Canadians, garnering blockbuster ratings for the debuts of 18 TO LIFE (779,000 viewers) and REPUBLIC OF DOYLE at just under one million viewers (969,000), plus outstanding showings for HEARTLAND (maintaining more than one million viewers each week) and DRAGONS’ DEN (1.9 million).

Still to come: the highly-anticipated return of THE KIDS IN THE HALL with their mystery comedy miniseries DEATH COMES TO TOWN, premiering January 12 and airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

*All numbers based on overnight unconfirmed PPM Data.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Strong Start for 18 to Life; TSN Tops 3 Mil Again
  “CBC’s new comedy 18 to Life premiered to 779,000 viewers Monday, topping schedule mate Little Mosque on the Prairie, which managed 605,000 (all figures BBM Canada overnight estimates).” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• New Year’s Eve ratings
  “CBC’s traditional lineup of New Year’s Eve comedies took a hockey hit, with Air Farce averaging 948,000 at 8 and Ron James pulling another 828,000.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #11 Dragons’ Den (1.591 million)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Blue Christmas for Elvis, Ratings-Wise

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #5 Dragons’ Den (1.937 million)
  #21 Rick Mercer Report (1.137 million)
  #26 Heartland (1.034 million)