Watching the News Watching

Here’s the latest scorecard for news programs in Canada as provided by the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement.

The following tables give the the rank of the show in the overall universe of television watching in Canada; the name of the show; and the average minute audience — an average which suggests that on any given minute during the following broadcasts over the week from August 8 to August 14, this was the number of Canadians who were watching.

National

4. CTV Evening News (M-F) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of CTV affiliates): 1.29 million

17. Global: News at 5:30 (M-F) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of Global affiliates): 932,000

20. CTV National News (daily): 870,000

22. CBC: The National (M-F): 834,000

25. CBC: Sunday Report (Sun): 727,000

27. CTV: Weekend News (Sat/Sun) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of CTV affiliates):  702,000

29. Global: Global National (M-F): 672,000

Ontario

5. CTV Evening News (M-F) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of CTV affiliates): 497,000

12. CTV National News (daily): 438,000

21. Global: News at 5:30 (M-F) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of Global affiliates): 397,000

27. CTV: Weekend News (Sat/Sun) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of CTV affiliates):  330,000

Toronto

10. CTV National News (daily): 250,000

17. CTV Evening News (M-F) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of CTV affiliates): 234,000

24. Global: News at 5:30 (M-F) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of Global affiliates): 198,000

25. CTV: Weekend News (Sat/Sun) (The combined viewership of dinner-hour newscasts of CTV affiliates):  191,000

 

Vancouver

1. Global: News Hour at 6 (daily): 196,000

4. Global: Global National (M-F): 167,000

9. Global: Early News at 5 (M-F): 135,000

23: CBC: The National (M-F): 90,000

29. Global: News Hour Final at 11 (Daily): 79,000

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