“
YOUNG SHELDON…has hit written all over it.” –
Toronto Star
“
THE GOOD DOCTOR is a bona fide hit” –
The Associated Press
“[Freddie] Highmore is great, and seeing the world through his eyes, is quite thought-provoking. And Richard Schiff…can do no wrong.” –
Toronto Sun on THE GOOD DOCTOR
TORONTO (October 19, 2017) – With final data now in for Week 2 of the Fall TV Season, Numeris confirms Bell Media is home to seven of the Top 10 new series with total viewers and all key demos in the 2017/18 TV season thus far. Among the breakout hits, CTV’s
YOUNG SHELDON and
THE GOOD DOCTOR debut as the Top 2 series with total viewers and all key demos.
YOUNG SHELDON delivered 3.6 million average viewers for its series debut, while
THE GOOD DOCTOR is currently averaging 2.6 million viewers on CTV.
In the key A25-45 demo, CTV has delivered four of the Top 5 new programs thus far this fall.
YOUNG SHELDON (#1) and
THE GOOD DOCTOR (#2) are bookended by Marvel Comics’ X-Men family adventure series
THE GIFTED (#4) and innovative single camera comedy
ME, MYSELF & I (#5).
Rounding out Bell Media’s run of Fall TV’s Top 10 new programs in the key A25-54 demo is Space’s
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – the #1 series on record for Canadian specialty television, which made its exclusive Canadian broadcast premiere on CTV in a special, one-night super-simulcast. In addition,
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD (#8) and
MARVEL’S INHUMANS (#9) each continue to win their timeslots among key demos.
Top New Series – A25-54:
Rank |
Network |
Program |
1 |
CTV |
YOUNG SHELDON |
2 |
CTV |
THE GOOD DOCTOR |
3 |
Global |
WILL & GRACE |
4 |
CTV |
THE GIFTED |
5 |
CTV |
ME, MYSELF & I |
6 |
Global |
SEAL TEAM |
7 |
Space |
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY |
8 |
CTV |
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD |
9 |
CTV |
MARVEL’S INHUMANS |
10 |
City |
THE ORVILLE |
Top New Series – Total Viewers
Rank |
Network |
Program |
1 |
CTV |
YOUNG SHELDON |
2 |
CTV |
THE GOOD DOCTOR |
3 |
Global |
SEAL TEAM |
4 |
Global |
WILL & GRACE |
5 |
CTV |
THE GIFTED |
6 |
CTV |
ME, MYSELF & I |
7 |
Global |
THE BRAVE |
8 |
CTV |
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD |
9 |
Space |
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY |
10 |
CTV |
MARVEL’S INHUMANS |
Following its successful special preview in September,
YOUNG SHELDON returns with all-new episodes on
Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV beginning
Nov. 2.
THE GOOD DOCTOR continues its weekly house calls
Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, following
THE GIFTED, airing
Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Hilarity ensues with
ME, MYSELF & I, which settles into its regular timeslot of
Mondays at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, beginning
Oct. 30; and
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD, airing
Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV.
New episodes of
MARVEL’S INHUMANS continue
Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY continues its voyage
Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on Space.