CTV's ETALK Hits Series High as Nearly 1 Million Canadians Tune-In for its Post-GOLDEN GLOBES® Award Coverage

– ETALK led ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT CANADA by double-digits among all key adult demos, F18-49, and F25-54 –

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TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2016 /CNW/ - Canada's #1 entertainment news show has reached a new high.Overnight data from Numeris (BBM Canada) reveals that CTV's ETALK delivered a series-high audience last night, as Canadians chose ETALK as their #1 source for coverage of THE 73^RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. With an average audience of 984,000, it was the program's most-watched regular episode ever.

ETALK led ET CANADA (664,000; Global) by 48% and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (615,000; Global) by 60%, also leading both shows by double-digits among all key adult demos, and among F18-49 and F25-54. In all, last night's episode of ETALK reached 2.16 million viewers on CTV.

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With awards season in full swing, ETALK is also set to deliver extensive coverage of THE 88^th ACADEMY AWARD nominations (Jan. 14), CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARDS (Jan. 18), SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS^® (Feb. 1), THE GRAMMY AWARDS^® (Feb. 16), THE OSCARS (Feb. 29), THE 2016 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS (March 14), and THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS (April 4).

ETALK airs weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV GO app, 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and the CTV GO app, and 6:30 p.m. ET on E! (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

Twitter:
@BellMediaPR
@CTV_PR
@CTV_Television
@etalkCTV
Ben Mulroney – @BenMulroney
Danielle Graham – @DanielleGraham
Lainey – @LaineyGossip
Traci Melchor – @stayfabulous
Devon Soltendieck – @DSoltendieck
Liz Trinnear – @LizTrinnear
Jessi Cruickshank – @JESSI

Facebook:
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Instagram:
@etalkCTV

Hubub:
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SnapChat:
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About ETALK
Hosted by Anchor Ben Mulroney, with Co-Anchor Danielle Graham, Senior Correspondents Lainey Lui and Traci Melchor, Senior Reporter Devon Soltendieck, Reporter Liz Trinnear, and L.A. Correspondent Jessi Cruickshank, ETALK is the #1 most-watched entertainment newsmagazine in Canada. From the OSCARS^® and the EMMY^® Awards, to the GOLDEN GLOBE^®, and JUNO Awards, ETALK is front-and-centre, delivering up-to-the-minute news in film, television, music, and more. Celebrating both home-grown talent and international stars, ETALK became the first daily Canadian entertainment newsmagazine when it launched in 2002. ETALK is produced by Bell Media Production, and Morley Nirenberg is Director of Production and Executive Producer. Nanci MacLean is Vice-President, Bell Media Production. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks and CraveTV. Randy Lennox is President, Entertainment Production and Broadcasting, Bell Media.  More information about ETALK can be found at etalk.ca, as well as on Facebook and @etalkCTV. 

About CTV
CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV has been Canada's most-watched television network for the past 14 years in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. Bell Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. More information about CTV can be found on the network's website at CTV.ca.

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Source: Numeris (BBM Canada), BYTD: Sep 21, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016.
CTV electronic audience databases incorporate data beginning in 1994.
Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.

SOURCE CTV

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Please contact: Allie Page, CTV Networks, 416.384.4596 or [email protected]; Matthew Almeida, CTV Networks, 416.384.2629 or [email protected]