THE BIG BANG THEORY Season Finale Second-Highest Episode Ever With 4.04 Million Viewers on CTV

- THE BIG BANG THEORY season average up 13% versus last season -
- CTV's Thursday night lineup delivers Top 6 programs -

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TORONTO, May 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Television's #1 series THE BIG BANG THEORY went out with a bang as 4 million viewers tuned into last night's season finale. Sending Howard (Simon Helberg) into space as a married man, it was the second highest overnight audience in the series' history, up 12% over the season's average (3.59 Million) and up 17% versus last year's season finale*. The episode was also the top program of the week to date both nationally and in the key markets with total viewers (4.04 Million National Viewers) and key demos A25-54 (2.13 Million National Viewers) and A18-49 (2 Million National Viewers).

In Toronto alone, THE BIG BANG THEORY drew massive key demo ratings of 14.4 (A18-34), 12.7 (A18-49), and 13.3 (A25-54) with 2 in 5 people in the key demos watching television tuning in to catch the gang stage a last-minute wedding ceremony for Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Howard on Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) roof.

THE BIG BANG THEORY Market Share%	Ind.2+	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
Toronto	33.1	42.4	40.8	42.9
Vancouver	25.9	29.1	32.2	34.3
Calgary	27.7	22.8	26.5	28.8
Edmonton	24.3	20.6	26	28.6

Last night's THE BIG BANG THEORY season finale ranks as the top overnight audience for a regularly scheduled program with total viewers in 2012.  Canada's #1 series, THE BIG BANG THEORY season average (3.59 Million) is up 13% versus last season with key demo growth of +14% (A18-34) and +12% (A18-49 & A25-54)**.

Overall, CTV and CTV Two delivered the Top 6 programs Thursday night, capturing each time-slot from 7:30 to 11 p.m. and winning the night with total viewers and the key adult demos.

The finales continue on CTV this Monday, May 14 with; TWO AND A HALF MEN at a special time of 7:30 p.m. ET/PT, MIKE & MOLLY at 9 p.m. ET/PT and SMASH at 10 p.m. ET/PT (visit ctv.ca to confirm local listings).

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Last night's episode of THE BIG BANG THEORY, GREY'S ANATOMY, THE MENTALIST and TWO AND A HALF MEN are now available on demand on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca.

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Source: BBM Canada; Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters

* Overnight vs Overnight
** 9/19/2011 - 5/10/2012 vs. same weeks last year.

 

Tonia Addison, CTV and CTV Two, 416.384.2194 or [email protected]
Jim Quan, CTV and CTV Two, 416.384.5311 or [email protected]