2019/2020 Canadian Television Report Card: CTV is Canada's Most-Watched Network for 19th Straight Year

– CTV is home to Canada's #1 Drama Series (THE GOOD DOCTOR), #1 Comedy Series (YOUNG SHELDON), #1 Canadian Series (TRANSPLANT), #1 New Series (9-1-1: LONE STAR), #1 Broadcast (SUPER BOWL LIV), #1 Entertainment Event (OSCARS), #1 Daytime Talk Series (ELLEN); #1 Entertainment News (ETALK); #1 National Newscast (CTV NATIONAL NEWS); and #1 Local Newscast (CTV NEWS AT SIX) –
– CTV has more Top 20 and Top 30 hits than all competitors and three of the Top 5 new series –
– CTV Original series TRANSPLANT and CARDINAL are the Top 2 Canadian dramas –

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TORONTO, June 4, 2020 /CNW/ - With the 2019/20 core television season now at a close, Numeris data confirms that CTV is Canada's most-watched television network in primetime for an unprecedented 19^th year in a row. Looking at television performance in Canada for the broadcast season, CTV delivered the most Top 10, Top 20, and Top 30 programs with total viewers, A18-49, and A25-54.

Overall Audience Highlights

• CTV and CTV2 are the only conventional television networks in Canada to see full-day growth among total viewers for the past two years
• CTV remains the most-watched network across Daytime, Primetime, and Late Night, leading with total viewers and across the key A25-54, A18-34, and A18-49 demos
• CTV's full-day audience has grown 3% to now lead its closest competitor by 57% with total viewers, with a 34% advantage in primetime
• In the key A25-54 demo, CTV's advantage has grown 8% in primetime, expanding its lead over its closest competitor to 30%
• CTV reaches 18 million Canadians on average each week, more than any other network
• CTV is the most-watched network in primetime five days of the week
• Streaming audiences on CTV.ca have increased double digits over last year

2019/2020 Primetime Schedule
CTV delivered the most-watched new series of the year with 9-1-1: LONE STAR, leading with total viewers and across all key demos, marking the tenth consecutive year the #1 new series among A25-54 has landed on the network. Including 9-1-1: LONE STAR, CTV has three of the Top 5 new programs for total viewers and A25-54.

Among A25-54, CTV is also home to the most-watched comedy (THE CONNERS), most-watched drama (GREY'S ANATOMY), most-watched daytime talk program (ELLEN), and the most-watched entertainment news program (ETALK).

With a strong slate of CTV Original series on the schedule, CTV has the two most-watched Canadian dramas (TRANSPLANT and CARDINAL), and the most-watched new Canadian lifestyle series, I DO, REDO.

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SOURCE CTV

Matthew Almeida, CTV Publicity, 416.384.2629 or [email protected]; Christy Sullivan, CTV Publicity, 416.384.3624 or [email protected]; Renee Dupuis-Macht, CTV Publicity, 416.384.3154 or [email protected]