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From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Shattered fails to break
  “The first new show of the 2010-11 network season opened to a BBOE (Below Brampton Overnight Estimate) 428,000 viewers Canada wide.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #4 Flashpoint (1.558 million)
  #5 Rookie Blue (1.476 million)
  #18 So You Think You Can Dance Canada auditions (1.065)
  #20 Dragons’ Den (1.021 million)

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #7 Rookie Blue (1.529 million)
  #13 Flashpoint (1.267 million)
  #20 So You Think You Can Dance Canada (989,000)
  #24 Dragons’ Den rerun (955,000)

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #4 Rookie Blue (1.598 million)
  #8 Flashpoint (1.452 million)
  #28 Dragons’ Den rerun (928,000)

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #6 Rookie Blue (1.483 million)
  #27 Dragons’ Den rerun (886,000)

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #1 Rookie Blue (1.805 million)
  #27 Flashpoint rerun (928,000)

From Rick Kissell of Variety:

• ABC’s ‘Blue’ on the rise: Cop drama sees 20% increase in ratings
  “ABC’s decision to pick up Canadian series “Rookie Blue” for a second summer is looking like a good one after the cop drama rose nicely and led its broadcast competition in some categories. Overall, ABC, CBS and Fox were in a tight battle for the demo lead.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #4 Rookie Blue (1.640 million)
  #11 Flashpoint (1.334 million)

From a media release:

DEGRASSI Wins Timeslot with Key Demo of P12-34 in Its First Week on MuchMusic

• DEGRASSI is MuchMusic’s second most-watched series this BYTD
• More Than 1 Million DEGRASSI Lovers Watch Season 10 on MuchMusic in First Week
• New episodes air Monday through Thursday at 9 p.m. ET all summer long

It’s official. DEGRASSI ’s new format is a hit with audiences! During its first week of its new telenovela format, DEGRASSI won its timeslot (9 – 9:30 p.m. ET) Monday to Thursday with MuchMusic’s key demo of P12 – 34 amongst all Canadian and US Speciality Networks. Within its first week, DEGRASSI also became the station’s second most-watched series this broadcast year to date with P12 – 34 audiences and in overall viewership. And more than one million viewers tuned in to watch the first week of DEGRASSI on its new, exclusive home, MuchMusic.

New episodes air Monday through Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET. This new daily format continues all summer long on MuchMusic. Viewers can get caught up on episodes by going to muchmusic.com.

Source: BBM Canada

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #8 Rookie Blue (1.753 million)
  #30 Flashpoint – rerun (929,000)

From a media release:

HAVEN BECOMES THE HIGHEST RATED ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES PREMIERE ON SHOWCASE

• Almost 300,000 viewers call Haven home as series wins the 10pm specialty timeslot for the night

Haven kicks off the summer with a sizzling start. The supernatural original scripted series premiered on Monday, July 12, 2010 to a total viewing audience of 298,000 viewers (2+), making it the highest rated Canadian scripted series premiere of all-time on Showcase. The debut episode, which aired at 10 pm ET/PT, pulled in an impressive 127,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic and 118,000 viewers in the A18-49 category and won its timeslot within the specialty broadcasting landscape for 2+ and A25-54 categories.

The successful Canadian launch comes hot on the heels of the July 9, 2010 U.S. premiere on SyFy Channel, which exceeded 2 million total viewers (P2+).

Haven centers on the small town of Haven, Maine, where FBI agent Audrey (Emily Rose) discovers that the curious enclave is a long time refuge for people with supernatural afflictions. As the townspeople’s dormant abilities begin to express themselves, Audrey helps keep these forces at bay while discovering the many secrets of Haven – including one surrounding her own surprising past in this extraordinary place.

From Bill Gorman of TV By The Numbers:

• TV Ratings Saturday: ‘The Bridge’ Premiere Flops, Straining US/Canadian TV Relations
  “The CBS premiere of Canadian import The Bridge was nearly unwatched on Saturday, drawing just a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating for both its episodes and straining US/Canadian TV diplomacy in the process.” Read more.

From a media release:

ROOKIE BLUE CONTINUES TO PACK HEAT IN WEEK THREE WITH 1.7 MILLION LOYAL FANS

ROOKIE BLUE DATA HIGHLIGHTS (All data Adults 18-49):

• 692,000 viewers in key A18-49 demo
• Won its timeslot in each of the three key markets
• Rookie Blue increased its audience by 42% versus last week’s episode
• Outperformed the closest time-slot competitor, So You Think You Can Dance (CTV), with 51% more viewers

And the Rookie Blue drama continues in “Signals Crossed” (Thursday, July 15 – 9pm ET/PT), as Andy (Missy Peregrym) trades in her uniform for something more risqué when she goes undercover as a prostitute. Tensions run high when Dov (Gregory Smith) puts an informant’s life in jeopardy and it’s up to Andy to infiltrate a risky gun deal in progress to save her. John Pyper-Ferguson (Caprica) guest stars.

From TV By the Numbers:

• TV Ratings Thursday: Big Brother Returns Up; Dance Steady; ABC Falls
  “Rookie Blue was down 11% to a 1.6 rating.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #4 Rookie Blue (1.394 million)

From BBM Canada:

• Top programs – Total Canada
  #2 Rookie Blue (1.9 million)
  #26 Flashpoint (932,000)

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Rookie Blue Repeats as Thursday Winner
  “Fortunately, Rookie Blue did not appear to take too much of a hit this Thursday, which was Canada Day. The Global cop opera drew an overnight, estimated 1.4 million in its second outing, down from its strong 1.8+ opener last week but still good enough to win a quiet night in Canada.” Read more.

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Half Million Catch Hiccups, See Dan Exit
  “Hiccups and Dan For Mayor got a bit of a bump each for their season finales Monday night. Hiccups drew an overnight, estimated 498,000 viewers across Canada and Dan For Mayor pulled 516,000.” Read more.

From BBM Canada:

• Top Programs – Total Canada
  #16 Flashpoint (1.076 million)

From a media release:

ROOKIE BLUE’S ARRESTING PREMIERE WINS THE NIGHT WITH 1.8 MILLION VIEWERS

• CANADIAN ORIGINAL DRAMA A HIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER
• ROOKIE BLUE IS THE #1 NEW CANADIAN DRAMA

Last night, Global Television’s homegrown drama Rookie Blue was a force to be reckoned with as 1.8 million (2+, national) Canadians tuned into the highly-anticipated series premiere. Airing in simulcast with ABC, the much buzzed-about episode won the night nationally and across all key markets.

South of the border, Rookie Blue was also a ratings success as over seven million viewers tuned into the broadcast on ABC. It was the top-rated scripted summer debut in over a year and easily won its 9pm ET/PT timeslot opposite well-established programs including So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) and CSI (CBS).

ROOKIE BLUE DATA HIGHLIGHTS (All data Adults 18- 49):

• 712,000 million viewers in key A18-49 demo
• Rookie Blue won the night in Toronto with 317,000 viewers.
• Highest rated premiere for a Canwest-commissioned original drama within the last five years
• Rookie Blue bested the closest competitor of the night, The Mentalist, with 37% more viewers
• Outperformed The Bridge (CTV) premiere by double the number of viewers and had 165% more viewers than the Republic of Doyle (CBC) premiere
• Rookie Blue garnered 88% more viewers than Flashpoint premiere (July 11, 2008)

Viewers who missed last night’s episode can log onto GlobalTV.com to catch up on the premiere.

The drama continues next week in “Mercury Retrograde” (Thursday, July 1 – 9pm ET/PT), as Detective Sam Swarek (Ben Bass) drags Andy (Missy Peregrym) through his undercover haunts on a mission he won’t explain. At first, Andy assumes Swarek is a rogue cop trying to settle scores from his undercover days. Then she realizes two things: he’s actually trying to track down a missing informant whose life is in danger now that his cover has been blown; and that there is an undeniable attraction between them.

Source:

Canada: All data, as of August 31st 2009, BBM Canada PPM Overnight Data based on Adults 18-49 unless otherwise indicated. BBM NMR Data is used for dates prior to August 31st, 2009.

U.S.: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 6/24/10.