CTV News Delivers Canada’s Most-Watched Federal Election Coverage with ELECTION 2025 Special

TORONTO (April 29, 2025) – As Canada’s most trusted source for news, CTV News’ ELECTION 2025 primetime federal election special led all networks on Monday evening with the most-watched election night special, and record-breaking results across digital platforms. The CTV News special attracted an average audience of more than 1.8 million viewers in the 9 p.m. ET – midnight coverage window, leading its closest competitor by 6%. Anchored by CTV’s Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Omar Sachedina and Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos, the primetime special, airing across CTV, CTV News Channel, CP24, and BNN Bloomberg, also delivered Canada’s most-watched coverage in the key Adult 25-54 demographic, +12% ahead of its closest competitor. CTV was the most-watched conventional network for federal election coverage on Monday evening, with an average audience of 1.2 million viewers, leading its nearest conventional competitor by +35%. CTV News’ ELECTION 2025 special reached a total of 9.1 million unique Canadian viewers, +28% more than its closest competitor. CTV News was the first news organization to call the Liberal Party’s victory at 10:07 p.m. ET, and the Liberal Party’s minority government status at 10:52 p.m. ET. “This federal election is a pivotal moment for our country, and all of us at CTV News are proud to be able to serve Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast, delivering up-to-the-minute news, results, and analysis across all platforms,” said Richard Gray, VP, CTV News. “With the most-watched live coverage, and record-breaking results across digital platforms, these leading results are a testament to the vital work of our dedicated team to keep Canadians informed with the news that matters most.” CTV News Digital Coverage Canadians turned to CTV News’ digital platforms as their leading source for comprehensive coverage of the federal election, with interactive live election results, breaking news, voting trends, and insightful analysis across all digital platforms. CTV News’ digital election coverage achieved exceptional results, demonstrating strong audience engagement and significant reach, including:

• A new single-day record of 3.8 million video views across all CTV News platforms on April 28
• More than 2.1 million page views on CTV News’ live election updates article, the most total page views for any CTV News live blog in a single day, ever
• Streaming of CTV News coverage on election day represented a fivefold increase compared to the 2021 federal election
• CTV News platforms garnered a total of 16.1 million page views for federal election coverage on April 28

Sources: Numeris, Total Canada, P2+ & A25-54, CTV Total (CTV Total + CTV News Channel + BNN Bloomberg + CP24) and CBC Total (CBC Total + CBC News Network) data based on Daypart 21:00 to 24:00 Eastern Time Zone, Preliminary data subject to change.