CSI: MIAMI Premieres to a Scorching 2.5 Million on CTV

- THE AMAZING RACE wins the night with 2.6 million viewers -

- CTV wins 7-11 p.m. with total viewers in the key A18-49 and A24-54 demos -

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TORONTO, Oct 4 /CNW/ - The Season 9 premiere of CSI: MIAMI attracted 2.5 million viewers on CTV Sunday, book-ending a night that saw two million plus viewers on CTV every hour from 8-11 p.m. Winning its timeslot with total viewers and with all key demos, CTV now wins seven out of seven nights at 10 p.m. from Monday-Sunday last week.* CSI: MIAMI attracted more than triple the viewers than its closest rival, BROTHERS & SISTERS (Global/ABC, 760,000).

CTV won each timeslot from 7-11 p.m. with total viewers and A25-54:

• At 7 p.m., UNDERCOVER BOSS attracted 1.32 million viewers and bested CBC's HEARTLAND by more than 50% in all three key adult demos. 
• At 8 p.m. THE AMAZING RACE grew by 8% compared to last week to continue its winning streak with 2.62 million viewers, becoming the most-watched program of the day. From 8-9 p.m., THE AMAZING RACE had more than one million more total viewers than BATTLE OF THE BLADES (CBC, 1.58 million), delivering 227% more A18-49 viewers and 184% more A25-54.
• At 9 p.m., DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES delivered 2.03 million viewers, double the viewers of FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD (Global/FOX, 1.07 million and 817,000). 

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Source: BBM Canada
*Total Viewers

    

For further information:

Amanda Rinaldo, CTV Inc., 416-384-5325 or [email protected]