From BBM Canada, Corner Gas at #8 (1.7 million), Rick Mercer Report at #19 (1.2 million):
Ratings: Dec. 3-9
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CTV Strikes iTunes Canada Deal
From a CTV media release:
Hit programming from CTV and its specialty channels The Comedy Network and MTV are now available from the iTunes Store in Canada (www.itunes.ca). iTunes becomes the next digital platform for CTV’s original Canadian series, in addition to The CTV Broadband Network and Rogers’ CTV on Demand service. The iTunes deal represents for CTV yet another opportunity for viewers to catch up to episodes already broadcast on CTV.
CTV programs for purchase include Canada’s most-watched comedy series, Corner Gas, international hit Degrassi: The Next Generation, critically-acclaimed series Robson Arms and Gemini Award winner Instant Star.
“I’m very excited about Corner Gas being on iTunes,” said Brent Butt, star of Corner Gas. “Initially I was excited because I thought it meant Corner Gas was going to be turned into a musical. But it turns out I was confused. The show will be available on iTunes just the way we made it, which is also awesome.”
iTunes’ CTV content will allow viewers to catch up to previously-aired episodes and purchase just-broadcast episodes the day after their television premieres:
CTV
- Corner Gas: previously-aired episodes from Season 4 and the current Season 5 are available today. New episodes from Season 5 will be available the day following their television premiere on The Comedy Network.
- Robson Arms: the complete second season is available immediately. New episodes from Season 3 will be available the day following their television premiere on CTV.
- Degrassi: The Next Generation: the complete sixth season is available immediately. New episodes from Season 7 will be available the day following their television premiere.
- Instant Star: the complete third season is available immediately. New episodes from Season 4 will be available the day following their television premiere on CTV.
In the news: Gabrielle Miller on World Vision
From CTV:
- ‘Corner Gas’ star Gabrielle Miller goes to Africa
“Instead of shopping for Christmas gifts this year, Gabrielle Miller is headed to Mali, Africa with World Vision. Miller stars in CTV’s Corner Gas and Robson Arms.” Read more.
Corner Gas Christmas Special “Merry Gasmas” Delivers Record 1.7 million Viewers
From a media release:
Mike Myers and Brent Butt delivered a double dose of holiday cheer to Canadians last night when Shrek The Halls and Corner Gas became the Top 2 entertainment programs on Canadian television. The Shrek The Halls/Corner Gas power hour bested [a rereun of] House (1.2 million, Global/FOX) by 58%.
At 8:30 p.m., an encore broadcast of the Merry Gasmas shenanigans of the residents of Dog River was the most-watched Corner Gas episode of the year on CTV with 1.7 million viewers. The No.2 entertainment program of the night last night, the Canadian Christmas classic will be rebroadcast Saturday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The Comedy Network and Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 8:30 p.m. ET on CTV.
Source: Preliminary overnight data, CTV Full and Global Full (BBM Nielsen Media Research).
CTV’s mid-season slate
From a media release:
… Finally, CTV also revealed today its slate of seven original Canadian movies and mini-series set to premiere in 2008, including the world premiere of Mayerthorpe, the intense dramatization of the 2005 RCMP tragedy. …
Also returning in 2008 with fresh, completed episodes are … Corner Gas, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Robson Arms and Instant
Star.
CTV also announced today its slate of Canadian movies and mini-series
scheduled to premiere in 2008. They include: Mayerthorpe, Elijah, She Drives Me Crazy, Sticks and Stones, The Terrorist Next Door, Who Named the Knife and the two-part, four-hour mini-series event Would Be Kings.
Additional scheduling details and premiere dates will be announced soon.