From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:
Everything about Ratings, eh?
CBC ratings drop
From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
- CBC will be in double jeopardy without Jeopardy
Stewart says her Canadian shows have reached the point where they can stand on their own and don’t need Yankee lead ins. The day after it was reported that she said that, Dragon’s Den shed 700,000 viewers week-to-week in Canada thanks to Wednesday night’s two hour season premiere of American Idol on CTV at 2,878,000 overnight, estimated viewers. The good news for CBC was that Republic of Doyle stood relatively firm in week two at 944,000 viewers. Read more.
Ratings: Week of January 10
From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:
- Ratings across Canada Jan. 10 – 16
Here’s a look at how all the top shows performed across Canada, audiences 2+, according to overnight estimates. Read more.
Ratings: Republic of Doyle & Dragons’ Den do well
From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
- Doyle & Dragons roar back on CBC
Alan Hawco’s free wheelin’ P.I. hour came roaring back Wednesday night at 9 with 1,038,000 viewers. Following Dragon’s Den probably didn’t hurt–it hit what I believe is a series high of 2,182,000 overnight estimated viewers. Read more.
Ratings: New shows tumble in week 2
From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
- New CBC shows take tumble in Week Two
Monday to Monday, Little Mosque went from 593,000 viewers to 477,000 according to overnight estimates. 18 to Life slipped from 436,000 to 386,000. Village on a Diet shrunk from 514,000 to 376,000. The Tuesday to Tuesday CBC tally followed the same trend. The new spy comedy InSecurity lost close to 200,000 viewers in Week Two, dropping from 724,000 to 526,000. The epic miniseries Pillars of the Earth had a similar slide, from 951,000 viewers on opening week to 762,000. Read more.

