From a media release:

Ice Pilots NWT Soars, Setting New Ratings Record!

• Ice Pilots NWT delivers highest-ever ratings for a Canadian series on History Television
• Highest-rated program on Specialty Television during its timeslot

The series premiere of the highly-anticipated Canwest original series Ice Pilots NWT garnered massive ratings with 459,000 viewers (2+), marking the highest audience ever for a Canadian series on History Television. The debut episode, which aired Wednesday, November 18 at 10 pm ET/PT, hauled-in 174,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic and achieved a remarkable 164,000 viewers in the younger, A18-49 category. Ice Pilots NWT also proved to be a hit with females, pulling in 59,000 (W25-54) and an impressive 74,000 in the W18-49 demographic. The highest-rated series on Specialty Television during its timeslot, Ice Pilots NWT also won the timeslot against conventional network CityTV and sports Specialty TSN.

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From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

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