CSI: MIAMI's Big Debut: Surpasses 3 Million Viewers on CTV

- DANCING WITH THE STARS shines with 1.95 million viewers on CTV -

TORONTO , Sept. 22 /CNW/ - The unofficial start of the Fall 2009 season began last night and CTV's CSI: MIAMI surged 66%* from last year's season finale, charting 3.05 million viewers at 10 p.m.

The premiere won its timeslot nationally with total viewers and with all key demos in Toronto , Calgary , and Vancouver , eclipsing timeslot competitors HEROES (Global/597,000) by 412% and THE JAY LENO SHOW (City TV/462,000) by more than 6 times the viewership.

CSI: MIAMI followed the premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS which delivered 1.95 million total viewers at 8 p.m. and was followed by the CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON at 11 p.m. with 1.43 million total viewers.

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For further information: Jim Quan, CTV Inc., [phone] or [email protected]