As 2015 comes to a close, 12-month data from Numeris highlights what Canadians have been watching on television over the past calendar year (CTV said in a press release), and 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 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 |
BLINDSPOT (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 |
Photo: Amazing Race Canada/CTV
