From Kelly Townsend of The TV Junkies:
Big Brother Canada: Arisa Cox talks strategy and the season’s first twist
“I’m thrilled because they’re big personalities, they have a lot of energy, and I’m looking forward to them livening the place up. It feels fresh every year. We’re always trying something new and I never want us to change that.” Continue reading.Â
From a media release:
Global’s smash-hit original series Big Brother Canada is back and bigger than ever with Season 4 premiering on Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm ET/PT. Hosted by Arisa Cox, the much-anticipated fourth season promises more surprises, more challenges, and more houseguest shenanigans all under the watchful eye of Big Brother.
Recently nominated for a sixth Canadian Screen Award, Big Brother Canada also welcomes the return of an all-new season of the Big Brother Canada Side Show, premiering on Friday, March 4 at 10 pm ET on Slice and Saturday, March 5 at 8 pm ET on Global. This year Arisa Cox is joined by panellists Peter Brown (Season 1 houseguest) and Sarah Hanlon (Season 3 winner) who talk through the exploits of the week, analyze game strategy, make predictions, and discuss those oh-so important showmances.
For die-hard fans, Big Brother Canada After Dark is back seven days a week where the cameras never stop rolling in the Big Brother Canada house. Viewers can catch all the late-night activity, secret conversations, and backroom alliances beginning Friday, March 4 at 3 am ET on Slice. And for those who still want more #BBCAN4 action, free live feeds from the Big Brother Canada House will also be available on BigBrotherCanada.ca.
Following a coast-to-coast casting call, a new group of houseguests are moving into an overhauled Big Brother Canada house outfitted wall-to-wall with cameras and microphones capturing their every move. The houseguests compete for a grand prize of $100,000, a $25,000 gift card from The Brick, and an OxiCleanTM prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover. The upcoming season of the fan favourite series continues to offer unparalleled digital extensions that augment the social dynamics and real-time momentum of the 24/7 television production. Big Brother Canada extends from series to site at BigBrotherCanada.ca with exclusive content, full episodes, 24-hour live streams, and a host of surprises and opportunities that allow fans to directly impact the show.
Based on Endemol Shine Group’s worldwide hit franchise and commissioned by Shaw Media, Season 4 of Big Brother Canada is produced by Insight Productions in association with Shaw Media. Erin Brock and Sue Brophey serve as Supervising Producers. John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby serve as Executive Producers.
Big Brother Canada premieres on Global, Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm ET/PT and airs Wednesdays at 9 pm ET/PT, Thursdays at 8 pm ET/PT (eviction episode), and Sundays at 7 pm ET/PT. Viewers who miss the premiere can catch up on Big Brother Canada for free following the broadcast the next day on BigBrotherCanada.ca and Global Go.
Bravo’s gritty cop drama 19-2 and CBC’s high-profile comedy Schitt’s Creek topline the nominations for the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards. Announced Tuesday morning in Toronto at TIFF Bell Lightbox by Lyriq Bent (The Book of Negroes) and Aislinn Paul (Degrassi), 19-2 captured 12 nominations, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Performance nods for supporting cast and leads Jared Keeso and Adrian Holmes; Keeso and Holmes recorded a video to mark the occasion (check it out below).
Meanwhile, Schitt’s Creek does battle in the comedic categories, with co-stars Eugene and Dan Levy facing off for Best Performance and the Tuesday night comedy fighting off fellow CBC series Mr. D, Mohawk Girls, Young Drunk Punk and Tiny Plastic Men for Best Comedy Series.
Space’s Orphan Black did well too, snagging 13 nominations including performance acknowledgements for Ari Millen and Tatiana Maslany, though it was shut out of the Dramatic Series list. Global’s final season of Rookie Blue was recognized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, as Missy Peregrym and Ben Bass received nominations.
The nominees in the key television categories are listed below. Who do you think deserves to win? The two-hour Canadian Screen Awards gala airs Sunday, March 13, at 8 p.m. on CBC.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
Best Dramatic Series
Best Comedy Series
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series
Best Animated Program or Series
Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
Best Factual Program or Series
Best International Drama
Best Lifestyle Program or Series
Best TV Movie or Limited Series
The rest of the television categories can be seen here.
As previously announced, comedian Norm Macdonald will host the 2016 event. Wendy Crewson—currently starring on CTV’s Saving Hope—will receive the Earle Grey Award for acting and Martin Short will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Canadian Screen Awards air Sunday, March 13, at 8 p.m. on CBC.
Bell Media has released a series of top 10 lists of most-watched shows in Canada and according to their numbers, Canadian contenders include:
From the Bell media release:
As 2015 comes to a close, 12-month data from Numeris highlights what Canadians have been watching on television over the past calendar year. Once again, live television events are the most-watched, led by sports championships and awards broadcasts. Among sports tournament broadcasts, we love American and Canadian football, junior and pro hockey, baseball and soccer – but curling and golf too. For regularly scheduled programming, while we wholeheartedly embrace competition series, we prefer dramas over comedies. On specialty, Justin Bieber roasts, red carpet pre-shows, and all things zombie rank high, along with fantasy and historical dramas (and yet more competition series). Meanwhile, the television program Canadians watch the most is an original production showcasing our country.
Below is a closer look at the most-watched TV broadcasts and programs Canadians watched in 2015:
Canada’s Most-Watched Canadian Series*
| Rank | Series | Network | Audience |
| 1 | THE AMAZING RACE CANADA | CTV | 2.54 million |
| 2 | MASTERCHEF CANADA | CTV | 1.66 million |
| 3 | THE BOOK OF NEGROES (NEW) | CBC | 1.63 million |
| 4 | ROOKIE BLUE | Global | 1.59 million |
| 5 | SAVING HOPE | CTV | 1.35 million |
| 6 | MOTIVE | CTV | 1.24 million |
| 7 | BIG BROTHER CANADA | Global | 1.12 million |
| 8 | MURDOCH MYSTERIES | CBC | 897,000 |
| 9 | VIKINGS | History | 850,000 |
| 10 | ASCENSION (NEW) | CBC | 736,000 |
Canada’s Most-Watched Entertainment Television Events
| Rank | Broadcast | Network | Date | Audience |
| 1 | THE 87th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® | CTV | 2/22/2015 | 5.53 million |
| 2 | THE 72ND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS® | CTV | 1/11/2015 | 3.30 million |
| 3 | THE 57TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® | City | 2/08/2015 | 2.87 million |
| 4 | THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL | Global | 2/15/2015 | 2.68 million |
| 5 | AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® | CTV | 11/22/2015 | 2.17 million |
| 6 | ADELE LIVE IN LONDON | CTV | 11/25/2015 | 2.14 million |
| 7 | 67th EMMY® AWARDS | CTV | 9/20/2015 | 1.85 million |
| 8 | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS | Global | 1/07/2015 | 1.45 million |
| 9 | THE 2015 JUNO AWARDS (CAN) | CTV | 3/15/2015 | 1.43 million |
| 10 | THE 2015 BILLBOARD AWARDS | CTV | 5/17/2015 | 1.27 million |
Canada’s Most-Watched Sports Tournament Broadcasts
| League/Tournament | Broadcast | Network | Date | Audience |
| NFL | SUPER BOWL XLIX | CTV | 2/1/2015 | 8.26 million |
| IIHF World Junior Championship | Gold Medal, Canada vs. Russia | TSN | 1/5/2015 | 5.95 million |
| MLB | ALCS Game 6, Toronto vs. Kansas City | Sportsnet | 10/23/2015 | 5.08 million |
| CFL | 103rd GREY CUP | TSN | 11/29/2015 | 4.06 million |
| NHL | Playoffs Round 1, Montreal vs. Ottawa | CBC | 4/26/2015 | 3.77 million |
| FIFA Women’s World Cup | Quarterfinal, England vs. Canada | CTV | 6/27/2015 | 2.97 million |
| Pan Am Games | Opening Ceremonies | CBC | 7/10/2015 | 1.66 million |
| IIHF World Championship | Gold Medal, Canada vs. Russia | TSN | 5/17/2015 | 1.35 million |
| Curling – Brier | Final | TSN | 3/8/2015 | 1.25 million |
| Golf – Masters | Final | Global | 4/12/2015 | 1.19 million |
Canada’s Most-Watched Regularly Scheduled Television Programs
| Rank | Program | Network | Audience |
| 1 | THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (CAN) | CTV | 2.54 million |
| 2 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | CTV | 2.48 million |
| 3 | SURVIVOR | Global | 2.22 million |
| 4 | QUANTICO (NEW) | CTV | 2.17 million |
| 5 | NCIS | Global | 2.01 million |
| 6 | MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. | CTV | 1.93 million |
| 7 | CSI: CYBER (NEW) | CTV | 1.924 million |
| 8 | NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (NEW) | Global | 1.923 million |
| 9 | MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER (NEW) | CTV | 1.921 million |
| 10 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CTV | 1.88 million |
Canada’s Most-Watched Dramas
| Rank | Program | Network | Audience |
| 1 | QUANTICO (NEW) | CTV | 2.17 million |
| 2 | NCIS | Global | 2.01 million |
| 3 | MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. | CTV | 1.93 million |
| 4 | CSI: CYBER (NEW) | CTV | 1.924 million |
| 5 | NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (NEW) | Global | 1.923 million |
| 6 | MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER (NEW) | CTV | 1.921 million |
| 7 | BLINDSPOTÂ (NEW) | CTV | 1.817 million |
| 8 | THE FLASH | CTV | 1.816 million |
| 9 | HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER | CTV | 1.77 million |
| 10 | CODE BLACK (NEW) | CTV | 1.74 million |
Canada’s Most-Watched Comedies
| Rank | Program | Network | Audience |
| 1 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | CTV | 2.48 million |
| 2 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CTV | 1.88 million |
| 3 | THE ODD COUPLE (NEW) | CTV | 1.65 million |
| 4 | THE GOLDBERGS | CTV | 832,000 |
| 4 | MIKE & MOLLY | City | 832,000 |
| 6 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | City | 826,000 |
| 7 | MODERN FAMILY | City | 710,000 |
| 8 | THE MCCARTHYS | CTV | 700,000 |
| 8 | LIFE IN PIECES (NEW) | City | 700,000 |
| 10 | THE RICK MERCER REPORT (CAN) | CBC | 654,000 |
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Canada’s Most-Watched Competition Series
| Rank | Series | Network | Audience |
| 1 | THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (CAN) | CTV | 2.54 million |
| 2 | SURVIVOR | Global | 2.22 million |
| 3 | MASTERCHEF | CTV | 1.82 million |
| 4 | THE AMAZING RACE | CTV | 1.69 million |
| 5 | MASTERCHEF CANADA (CAN) | CTV | 1.66 million |
| 6 | BIG BROTHER | Global | 1.36 million |
| 7 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT | Global | 1.32 million |
| 8 | BIG BROTHER CANADA (CAN) | Global | 1.12 million |
| 9 | HELL’S KITCHEN | City | 977,000 |
| 10 | SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE | CTV | 961,000 |
Canada’s Most-Watched New Series of 2015
| Rank | Series | Network | Audience |
| 1 | QUANTICO | CTV | 2.17 million |
| 2 | CSI: CYBER | CTV | 1.924 million |
| 3 | MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER | CTV | 1.921 million |
| 4 | BLINDSPOT | CTV | 1.82 million |
| 5 | CODE BLACK | CTV | 1.74 million |
| 6 | SUPERGIRL | Global | 1.67 million |
| 7 | THE ODD COUPLE | CTV | 1.65 million |
| 8 | THE BOOK OF NEGROES (CAN) | CBC | 1.63 million |
| 9 | LIMITLESS | Global | 1.61 million |
| 10 | HEROES REBORN | Global | 1.23 million |
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Canada’s Most-Watched Entertainment Specialty Events & Pre-Shows
| Rank | Broadcast | Network | Date | Audience |
| 1 | THE ROAST OF JUSTIN BIEBER (NEW) | Comedy | 3/30/2015 | 1.19 million |
| 2 | 2015 MTV VMAs*** | Much & MTV | 8/30/2015 | 856,000 |
| 3 | 2015 MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (CAN) | Much, MTV, M3 & MTV2 | 6/21/2015 | 405,000 |
| 4 | MTV VMA PRE-SHOW | Much | 8/30/2015 | 391,000 |
| 5 | THE JUSTIN BIEBER ROAST PRE-SHOW (NEW) | Comedy | 3/30/2015 | 389,000 |
| 6 | LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET: THE 2015 GRAMMY AWARDS® | E! | 02/08/2015 | 306,000 |
| 7 | MMVA RED CARPET (CAN) | Much | 6/21/2015 | 298,000 |
| 8 | NICKELODEON KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS | YTV | 3/28/2015 | 292,000 |
| 9 | LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET: THE 2015 ACADEMY AWARDS® | E! | 2/22/2015 | 275,000 |
| 10 | LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET: THE 2015 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS® | E! | 1/11/2015 | 219,000 |
Canada’s Most-Watched Regularly Scheduled Specialty Series
| Rank | Series | Network | Audience |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD | AMC | 1.64 million |
| 2 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (NEW) | AMC | 1.14 million |
| 3 | VIKINGS (CAN) | History | 850,000 |
| 4 | DOCTOR WHO | Space | 702,000 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH | Discovery | 695,000 |
| 6 | THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND | History | 692,000 |
| 7 | BETTER CALL SAUL (NEW) | AMC | 684,000 |
| 8 | CANADA’S WORST DRIVER (CAN) | Discovery | 602,000 |
| 9 | HIGHWAY THRU HELL (CAN) | Discovery | 587,000 |
| 10 | TALKING DEAD | AMC | 583,000 |
Canada’s Most-Watched Regularly Scheduled Pay TV SeriesÂ
| Rank | Series | Network | Audience |
| 1 | GAME OF THRONES | HBO Canada | 1.40 million |
| 2 | TRUE DETECTIVE | HBO Canada | 486,000 |
| 3 | GIRL MEETS WORLD | Family | 319,000 |
| 4 | THE NEXT STEP | Family | 308,000 |
| 5 | LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER | HBO Canada | 273,000 |
| 6 | BALLERS (NEW) | HBO Canada | 258,000 |
| 7 | THE BRINK (NEW) | HBO Canada | 241,000 |
| 8 | DISNEY K.C. UNDERCOVER | Family | 234,000 |
| 9 | DISNEY AUSTIN & ALLY | Family | 225,000 |
| 10 | SILICON VALLEY | HBO Canada | 215,000 |
Canada’s Most-Watched Late-Night Talk Shows
| Rank | Series | Network | Audience |
| 1 | THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART | CTV | 426,000 |
| 2 | THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH (NEW) | CTV | 407,000 |
| 3 | THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (NEW) | Global | 258,000 |
| 4 | THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON | CTV Two | 215,000 |
| 5 | THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART | Comedy | 203,000 |
| 6 | THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH (NEW) | Comedy | 195,000 |
| 7 | LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS | CTV | 191,000 |
| 8 | THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE (NEW) | Comedy | 100,000 |
| 9 | @MIDNIGHT | MUCH | 93,000 |
| 10 | THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN | OMNI 2 | 71,000 |
Source: Numeris (BBM Canada), Jan 1 – Nov 29, 2015, Top 10 Programs based on most-regular timeslot for series defined by greatest number of telecasts
* Excluding News Programming
** Special event broadcasts includes Championship finals and special events
*** Based on 9-11:30PM daypart audiences
Fans of Canadian television shows certainly are a passionate lot, and they’re not confined to our borders either. Of the over 25,000 who voted for their Top 5 shows of 2015, dozens voiced their support from around the world.
Yes, the voting for a few shows took a suspicious jump over the last couple of days, but we’ll chalk that up to super-fans who simply love their programs … and know how to use technology to their advantage. (The voting wasn’t affected that much in the end.)
By the time the tally was taken, the Top 10 Canadian Shows of 2015 are:
Aside from the Top 10 vote-getters, I was pleased to see several new programs perform well in the poll. Clearly, viewers love seeing three guys tooling around in a truck capturing wacky weather on film, as Tornado Hunters placed No. 7, not bad at all for a show that debuted late in the year and veteran The Liquidator finished just out of the Top 10.
Thanks again to everyone who voted. Check out the final results; you can still name your favourites in the Comments section at the bottom of the page.
What are your five favourite Canadian TV shows of 2015?
Total Voters: 27,337
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