TORONTO (December 20, 2018) – As the Fall 2018 television season draws to a close, data from Numeris reveals that for the 15
th fall season in a row, CTV is Canada’s most-watched network, with the most Top 10 shows with total viewers and across all key demos. Again this year, the network is home to the Top 3 most-watched shows with total viewers and in the A18-34 and A25-54 demos including
THE BIG BANG THEORY,
THE GOOD DOCTOR, and
YOUNG SHELDON.
Leading its closest competitor by more than 20% in primetime across all key demos, CTV has eight of the Top 10 programs across all key demos and six of the Top 10 most-watched shows with total viewers. Scoring big with the young A18-34 demo, CTV has the Top 5 programs with
THE BIG BANG THEORY,
THE GOOD DOCTOR,
GREY’S ANATOMY,
YOUNG SHELDON, and
STATION 19. Overall, CTV has seen primetime growth in four days of the week, including: Tuesdays (+32% A25-54), Wednesdays (+12% A25-54), Thursdays (+12% A25-54), and Saturdays (+18% A25-54).
CTV’s perennial hit
THE BIG BANG THEORY continues to deliver huge audiences for its final season as the most-watched series in Canada for the ninth fall in row, and leads the Top 3 comedies along with
YOUNG SHELDON and
THE CONNERS. For a second straight year,
THE GOOD DOCTOR is the most-watched drama while
THIS IS US and
GREY’S ANATOMY rank close behind in the demos.
Data from Numeris also reveals that:
- CTV continues to lead the Thursday night lineup – more than doubling the primetime audience of any other network.
- CTV programs with the largest growth year-over-year include fan-favourites: BLUE BLOODS (+30% A25-54) and LAW AND ORDER: SVU (+8% A25-54).
- THE ROOKIE is one of the fall’s Top 10 programs, and one of Canada’s Top 3 new series in all key demos.
- New to CTV, THE RESIDENT has doubled its audience over last spring and consistently wins its timeslot.
- THIS IS US is experiencing its best season yet, growing 33% in A25-54 over last fall.
- In its Wednesday timeslot, GREY’S ANATOMY is the night’s most-watched program among A18-34 viewers.
- STATION 19 is now a Top 10 series, growing more than 30% over its spring debut.
- CTV remains home to Canada’s most-watched national newscast with CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME.
Canada’s Top Programs – Fall 2018 Season:
Total Viewers (CTV has 6/10)
| Rank |
Program |
P2+ |
| 1 |
THE BIG BANG THEORY |
2.90 million |
| 2 |
THE GOOD DOCTOR |
2.64 million |
| 3 |
YOUNG SHELDON |
2.30 million |
| 4 |
NEW AMSTERDAM |
2.21 million |
| 5 |
SURVIVOR |
2.01 million |
| 6 |
FBI |
1.97 million |
| 7 |
THE CONNERS |
1.86 million |
| 8 |
STATION 19 |
1.81 million |
| 9 |
NCIS |
1.78 million |
| 10 |
THE ROOKIE |
1.74 million |
A18-34 (CTV has 8/10)
| Rank |
Program |
A18-34 |
| 1 |
THE BIG BANG THEORY |
487,000 |
| 2 |
THE GOOD DOCTOR |
382,000 |
| 3 |
GREY’S ANATOMY |
352,000 |
| 4 |
STATION 19 |
340,000 |
| 5 |
YOUNG SHELDON |
336,000 |
| 6 |
NEW AMSTERDAM |
322,000 |
| 7 |
THIS IS US |
306,000 |
| 8 |
SURVIVOR |
300,000 |
| 9 |
THE CONNERS |
285,000 |
| 10 |
THE ROOKIE |
281,000 |
|
|
|
A18-49 (CTV has 8/10)
| Rank |
Program |
A18-49 |
| 1 |
THE BIG BANG THEORY |
1.1 million |
| 2 |
THE GOOD DOCTOR |
910,000 |
| 3 |
SURVIVOR |
825,000 |
| 4 |
YOUNG SHELDON |
814,000 |
| 5 |
THIS IS US |
784,000 |
| 6 |
GREY’S ANATOMY |
780,000 |
| 7 |
NEW AMSTERDAM |
755,000 |
| 8 |
THE CONNERS |
753,000 |
| 9 |
STATION 19 |
747,000 |
| 10 |
THE ROOKIE |
629,000 |
|
|
|
A25-54 (CTV has 8/10)
| Rank |
Program |
A25-54 |
| 1 |
THE BIG BANG THEORY |
1.2 million |
| 2 |
THE GOOD DOCTOR |
962,000 |
| 3 |
YOUNG SHELDON |
885,000 |
| 4 |
SURVIVOR |
869,000 |
| 5 |
THIS IS US |
851,000 |
| 6 |
THE CONNERS |
840,000 |
| 7 |
NEW AMSTERDAM |
795,000 |
| 8 |
GREY’S ANATOMY |
773,000 |
| 9 |
STATION 19 |
736,000 |
| 10 |
THE ROOKIE |
640,000 |
Source: Numeris, Fall 2018 (Sept. 24 – Dec. 16, 2018). Mon-Sun 7-11p. Preliminary data subject to change, with playback up to Dec. 17, 2018. Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters
