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Amazing Race Canada most watched Canadian series debut ever

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From a media release:

Fast Forward to #1: THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Is Most-Watched Canadian Series Debut Ever with Three Million Viewers on CTV

  • Last night’s broadcast is the most-watched series premiere from an American or Canadian series in nearly a decade
  • Nearly one in three English Canadians watching television tuned into premiere episode
  • THE AMAZING RACE CANADA becomes the most-watched Canadian entertainment program since the CORNER GAS finale in 2009
  • THE AMAZING RACE CANADA premieres tonight on TSN

CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is the country’s newest blockbuster hit TV series. Following an unprecedented promotion and publicity campaign, the much-anticipated series premiere smashed records last night with an amazing audience of 3 million viewers on CTV. It was the highest-rated series premiere of a Canadian series ever, and the most-watched series debut overall in nearly a decade, since CSI: NY premiere to 3.2 viewers in 2004. The premiere of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA becomes the most-watched Canadian entertainment program since the CORNER GAS finale drew 3 million viewers in April 2009. Overall, five million unique viewers watched the premiere, with the audience growing throughout the broadcast to peak at 3.5 million viewers when host Jon Montgomery revealed that Treena and Tennille had been eliminated from the first leg of the race. The episode is available now on demand across CTV’s digital platforms, including CTV.ca, the CTV App, the CTV Mobile channel on Bell Mobile TV, and through video on demand partners such as Bell Fibe TV, and premieres tonight on TSN at 12 midnight ET/PT.

Also to note:

  • Overwhelmingly winning Monday in all key demos in all key markets, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA delivered a national audience of 1.5 million viewers aged 25-54 and 1.4 million viewers aged 18-49.
  • Nearly one in three English Canadians (2+) watching television last night were tuned into THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, delivering more than a 33% share in the key 18-49 and 25-54 demos nationally, more than 25% in all markets, and up to a 39.8 share among A18-34.
  • For A25-54, the premiere delivered ratings of 9.3 in Toronto, 7.3 in Vancouver, 7.5 in Edmonton, and 7.2 in Calgary.

Next week on THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (airing Monday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and live on CTV Mobile), the eight remaining teams race to Vancouver, BC, where they become tangled in the urban jungle and tripped up on the ice. The remaining competitors vying for the historic half a million dollar grand prize are:

  1. HAL and JOANNE – Married “BodyBreak” Fitness Icons
  2. HOLLY and BRETT– Married Doctors
  3. JAMIE and PIERRE – Best Friends
  4. JET and DAVE – Best Friends
  5. JODY and CORY – Brothers
  6. KRISTEN and DARREN – Dating Couple
  7. TIM SR. and TIM JR. – Father and Son
  8. VANESSA and CELINA – Sisters
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Amazing Race Canada

First team eliminated from Amazing Race Canada

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From a media release:

Twin Twist: Identical Twin Sisters from Hamilton, ON are First to be Eliminated on CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA

At the conclusion of tonight’s big buzz series premiere of CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, it was revealed that Treena and Tennille, fiercely competitive and often differing twin sisters from Hamilton, ON, were the first team eliminated from the competition series. Although the twins were not the last team to arrive at the mat following a dramatic foot race against the cowboys, their victory was cut short in a shocking twist when host Jon Montgomery revealed they had failed to grab BOTH clues from the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory, resulting in a 30-minute penalty.

Next week on THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (airing Monday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and live on CTV Mobile), the eight remaining teams race to Vancouver, BC, where they become tangled in the urban jungle and tripped up on the ice. The remaining competitors vying for the historic half a million dollar grand prize are:

  1. HAL and JOANNE – Married “BodyBreak” Fitness Icons
  2. HOLLY and BRETT– Married Doctors
  3. JAMIE and PIERRE – Best Friends
  4. JET and DAVE – Best Friends
  5. JODY and CORY – Brothers
  6. KRISTEN and DARREN – Dating Couple
  7. TIM SR. and TIM JR. – Father and Son
  8. VANESSA and CELINA – Sisters
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Amazing Race Canada

Amazing Race Canada debuts tonight

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From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

Ready, set, go – The Amazing Hoser Race begins
The Amazing Race Canada (CTV, 9 p.m.) starts tonight and if you’re unaware of that you’ve been out of the country for a month or, perhaps you’ve been busy reading all of Proust’s À la Recherche du Temps Perdu to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first volume, Swann’s Way. One hears that’s a real craze right now. Possibly, though, I am misinformed. And it is only the TV-shunning literati of Toronna who are engaged in this craze. Continue reading.

From Lindsey Ward of the National Post:

Don’t knock it until you watch it: The Amazing Race Canada may be homegrown, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be great
By the time The Amazing Race Canada makes its debut on Monday night, we’ll probably know who won the whole thing. Well, maybe not, but the spoilers for the inaugural season of CTV’s homegrown spin on the critically acclaimed CBS ratings hog have been spreading like wildfire, with trigger-happy Canadians tweeting the whereabouts of the nine teams crossing the country in hopes of winning the Race. That’s what happens when you film The Amazing Race so close to home. Or, in CTV’s case, at home. Continue reading.

From Nick Patch of the Canadian Press:

The Amazing Race Canada teams talk competition
The first nerve-shredding trial that The Amazing Race Canada forced its contestants to endure didn’t involve a breathless trek across unfamiliar terrain, a terrifying physical challenge or a morale-melting series of plane-train-and-automobile travel hiccups. Continue reading.

From Chris Jancelewicz and Sarah Kelsey of Huffington Post Canada:

‘Amazing Race Canada’ Media Challenge Winners: 5 Important Things You Didn’t Know About Running The Race
Going into the first-ever “Amazing Race Canada” media challenge on July 9, 2013, the two of us (Chris Jancelewicz and Sarah Kelsey) weren’t sure about how we would fare; Chris is a former runner, and Sarah is a runner, so we figured we were OK in that arena, and both of us were raised in and around Toronto, so local landmarks wouldn’t be a problem. Or so we thought. Continue reading.

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Amazing Race Canada, Satisfaction

New Monday: Amazing Race Canada series premiere, Satisfaction, The Next Star

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Satisfaction, CTV – “The Pot and the Pirate”
Wanting to keep up appearances as the young, hip couple, Jason (Luke MacFarlane) and Maggie (Leah Renee) agree to score pot for their suburbanite friends. After exhausting all routes to pot, Maggie and Jason hit the local park with hopes of finding a dealer. By the end of the night they’ve got no pot and had a close call with the cops. Luckily, a visit to Mark’s (Ryan Belleville) doctor (played by guest star Gordon Pinsent), results in a stash of medical marijuana. But can they hang on to it long enough for their suburbanite friends to come over and partake in it? This episode also features special appearances by Tommy Chong (as himself) and comedian Andy Kindler.

Amazing Race Canada, CTV – “Where in the World is Ogopogo?” series premiere
On your Mark, get set….RACE! The series marks the first-ever all-Canadian race around the country, as nine teams compete for the historic half-a-million dollar grand prize. Hosted by Olympic Champion Jon Montgomery, the nine teams include a pair of sisters Vanessa and Celina (Ottawa, ON), father and son Tim Senior and Tim Junior (Winnipeg, MB), dating couple Kristen and Darren (Fairmont Hot Springs, BC), brothers Jody (Ottawa, ON) and Cory (Edmonton, AB), twins Treena and Tennille (Hamilton, ON), two sets of best friends – Jet and Dave (London, ON), and Jamie (Airdrie, AB) and Pierre (Innisfail, AB), fitness icons Hal and Joanne (Oakville, ON), and doctors Holly and Brett (Montreal, QC).

The Next Star, YTV – Auditions Part 1 – season premiere
The Next Star embarks on its sixth nationwide search for Canada’s next singing sensations. Auditions kick-off in Calgary and Vancouver where excited hopefuls have lined up for their chance to impress the judges and walk away with one of twelve Golden Tickets. Carlos Bustamante joins in on the fun as the new host of Season 6.

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