White Hot Winter Season: CTV's New Series Lead the Way with Younger Audiences

– CTV delivers nine out of the Top 10 programs among the key A18-34 and A18-49 demos –
– CTV has the Top 5 new programs in the country, all landing in the Top 10 most-watched programs with all key demos –
– CTV's most recent additions THE ODD COUPLE and MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER crack Top 10 with total viewers and all keys demos –

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TORONTO, March 4, 2015 /CNW/ - Bolstered by vibrant new series and a lift in younger audiences, new data from Numeris (BBM Canada) confirms that CTV's Winter Season lineup delivers an incredible nine out of the Top 10 programs among the key A18-34 and A18-49 demos, eight of the Top 10 among A25-54, and seven out of the Top 10 programs with total viewers. With recent hit additions THE ODD COUPLE and MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER, the new recruits helped CTV nab an additional three spots in Winter's Top 10 with A18-34, four spots with A18-49, and one spot with A25-54, compared to this time last year. Overall, CTV's new 2014/15 series comprise five out of the Top 10 most-watched programs in the country with all key demos this winter. CTV has more Top 10 and Top 20 programs than all other networks combined with total viewers and all key adult demos.  

Paired with Canada's most-watched program THE BIG BANG THEORY on Thursday nights, THE ODD COUPLE is the season's #1 new comedy as well as the #2 new series premiere of the season based on overnight audiences, behind only HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Last month's premiere delivered a final audience of 2.6 million viewers, up 11% from preliminary overnight data, placing it just behind THE BIG BANG THEORY as Canada's #2 comedy series this winter among total viewers and all key demos.

The second season of hit original series MASTERCHEF CANADA, which debuted following massive on-air promotion during the Super Bowl on February 1, is currently averaging 1.5 million viewers as a Top 15 hit this winter among all key demos, making it the #1 Canadian series on television. Also in February, SAVING HOPE continued its run as the #1 Canadian drama series this broadcast season among the key adult demos. Its explosive season finale was watched by 1.7 million viewers.

Still ahead, viewers can look forward to more must-see additions to CTV's mid-season schedule; tonight's premiere of cyber-crime procedural CSI: CYBER (March 4), new gritty drama AMERICAN CRIME (March 5), and Season 3 of the hit CTV original crime-drama MOTIVE (March 8). 

Viewers can catch up on full episodes of CTV series live and on demand on the CTV GO app and at CTV.ca (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

"While returning hits anchor our schedule this winter, our new series are leading the way with younger audiences," said Phil King, President - CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming. "Following up on CTV's best fall season in a decade, our gains in the key demos with top new shows like THE FLASH, GOTHAM and now THE ODD COUPLE continue the momentum for advertisers and viewers alike."

Canada's Top New Programs, Winter 2015

Rank	Network	Program	A18-34
1	CTV	GOTHAM	547,000
2	CTV	THE ODD COUPLE	542,000
3	CTV	THE FLASH	502,000
4	CTV	HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER	447,000
5	CTV	MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER	432,000

Rank	Network	Program	A18-49	A25-54
1	CTV	THE ODD COUPLE	1.10 Million	1.11 Million
2	CTV	THE FLASH	1.05 Million	1.02 Million
3	CTV	GOTHAM	996,000	989,000
4	CTV	MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER	949,000	917,000
5	CTV	HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER	855,000	801,000

Canada's Most-Watched Programs, Winter 2015

Rank	Network	Program	A18-34
1	CTV	THE BIG BANG THEORY	639,000
2	CTV	GOTHAM - New	547,000
3	CTV	THE ODD COUPLE - New	542,000
4	CTV	THE FLASH - New	502,000
5	AMC	THE WALKING DEAD	478,000
6	CTV	CRIMINAL MINDS	460,000
7	CTV	HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER - New	447,000
8	CTV	MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER - New	432,000
9	CTV	ARROW	360,000
10	CTV	GREY'S ANATOMY	356,000
11	CTV	TWO AND A HALF MEN	343,000
12	CTV	MASTERCHEF CANADA	338,000
13	Global	THE BLACKLIST	337,000
14	Global	ELEMENTARY	287,000
15	Global	NCIS	285,000
15	Global	HAWAII FIVE-O	285,000
17	CTV	PERSON OF INTEREST	282,000
17	Global	STALKER - New	282,000
19	Global	NCIS: NEW ORLEANS - New	281,000
19	AMC	BETTER CALL SAUL - New	281,000

Rank	Network	Program	A18-49
1	CTV	THE BIG BANG THEORY	1.34 Million
2	CTV	THE ODD COUPLE - New	1.10 Million
3	CTV	THE FLASH - New	1.05 Million
4	CTV	GOTHAM - New	996,000
5	CTV	MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER - New	949,000
6	CTV	CRIMINAL MINDS	945,000
7	CTV	HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER - New	855,000
8	CTV	TWO AND A HALF MEN	822,000
9	AMC	THE WALKING DEAD	796,000
10	CTV	ARROW	755,000
11	CTV	MASTERCHEF CANADA	719,000
12	CTV	GREY'S ANATOMY	684,000
13	Global	NCIS	682,000
14	Global	HAWAII FIVE-O	667,000
15	CTV	C.S.I.	654,000
16	Global	THE BLACKLIST	650,000
17	CTV	PERSON OF INTEREST	645,000
18	Global	NCIS: NEW ORLEANS - New	633,000
19	CTV	CASTLE	604,000
20	Global	ELEMENTARY	562,000

Rank	Network	Program	A25-54
1	CTV	THE BIG BANG THEORY	1.46 Million
2	CTV	THE ODD COUPLE - New	1.11 Million
3	CTV	THE FLASH - New	1.02 Million
4	CTV	GOTHAM - New	989,000
5	CTV	CRIMINAL MINDS	984,000
6	CTV	MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER - New	917,000
7	CTV	TWO AND A HALF MEN	889,000
8	Global	NCIS	807,000
9	CTV	HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER - New	801,000
10	AMC	THE WALKING DEAD	744,000
11	CTV	ARROW	735,000
12	Global	NCIS: NEW ORLEANS - New	715,000
13	Global	HAWAII FIVE-O	713,000
14	CTV	C.S.I.	711,000
15	CTV	MASTERCHEF CANADA	675,000
16	Global	THE BLACKLIST	666,000
17	CTV	CASTLE	651,000
18	Global	ELEMENTARY	642,000
19	CTV	PERSON OF INTEREST	637,000
20	CTV	GREY'S ANATOMY	635,000

Rank	Network	Program	Total Viewers
1	CTV	THE BIG BANG THEORY	3.07 Million
2	CTV	THE ODD COUPLE - New	2.64 Million
3	Global	NCIS	2.59 Million
4	CTV	CRIMINAL MINDS	2.331 Million
5	Global	NCIS: NEW ORLEANS – New	2.327 Million
6	CTV	THE FLASH – New	2.03 Million
7	CTV	C.S.I.	1.94 Million
8	CTV	MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER – New	1.92 Million
9	CTV	BLUE BLOODS	1.89 Million
10	Global	HAWAII FIVE-O	1.88 Million
11	CTV	TWO AND A HALF MEN	1.82 Million
12	CTV	GOTHAM – New	1.81 Million
13	CTV	HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER – New	1.805 Million
14	CTV	PERSON OF INTEREST	1.799 Million
15	CTV	CTV EVENING NEWS	1.79 Million
16	Global	NCIS: LOS ANGELES	1.70 Million
17	CTV	CASTLE	1.68 Million
18	Global	THE BLACKLIST	1.64 Million
19	CBC	THE BOOK OF NEGROES – New	1.63 Million
20	Global	ELEMENTARY	1.6 Million

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Source: Numeris (BBM Canada), Winter 2015 (Dec 15, 2014 – Feb 22, 2015) vs. Winter 2014 (Dec 16, 2013 – Feb 23, 2014), final data

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Matthew Almeida, CTV Networks, 416.384.2629 or [email protected]; Jim Quan, CTV Networks, 416.384.5311 or [email protected]; Laura Heath Potter, CTV Networks, 416.384.4633 or [email protected]