From BBM Canada, Corner Gas at #20 (1.163 million), Little Mosque on the Prairie at #29 (910,000):
Ratings: Jan. 14-20
Everything about Ratings, eh?
In the news: CBC Monday ratings
From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:
- Hot Box: Television worth talking about
“CB-Seen: Monday night ratings for CBC were quite spectacular, by Canadian standards: 858,000 for The Week the Women Went, 760,000 for The Border and 252,000 for The Hour.” Read more.
Ratings: Jan. 14-20
From BBM Canada, Corner Gas at #20 (1.163 million), Little Mosque on the Prairie at #29 (910,000):
In the news: CBC’s successes
From Brendan Kelly of Variety:
- CBC warms up to winter
“Canuck pubcaster CBC’s strategy of preeming top series in January rather than in the fall appears to be paying off, with good ratings for its ambitious slate of new homegrown series. The Canadian network’s market share has increased to 8.1, up from 7.5 last January, and several of the new offerings are among the top-rated Canadian TV shows.” Read more.
Ratings: The Week the Women Went
From a media release:
WOMEN ON TOP: CBC TELEVISON’S FACTUAL SERIES SCORE BIG RATINGS
The much-anticipated debut of CBC Television’s THE WEEK THE WOMEN WENT on Monday evening attracted 770,000 viewers and peaked at more than one million. On Sunday night, the network’s third instalment of TEST THE NATION drew 858,000 for its live broadcast that challenged Canadians’ knowledge of the new millennium.
“We are thrilled,†said Kirstine Layfield, CBC executive director of network programming. “With all the buzz we knew we had a hit with THE WEEK THE WOMEN WENT, the viewers’ response just confirms that more Canadians are watching CBC’s factual programming than ever before.â€
Viewers who missed episode one can watch the show and subsequent episodes online at http://www.cbc.ca/thewomenwent.