July 26, 2006

Canadian Idol #1 … Again

CTV Ratings Alert – July 26, 2006

For the second consecutive week, Canadian Idol remains the Tuesday night champ, pushing aside all the competition and notably, its much-hyped American simulcast competitors Rock Star: Supernova and The One: Making a Music Star.

Canadian Idol finished the night with 1.65 million viewers, growing 34 per cent from last week, and surpassing Rock Star (Global/CBS at 1.28 million) by 29 per cent and The One (ABC/CBC at 150,000) by one thousand per cent -- or 11 times its audience.

In all, CTV programs counted 4 of the Top 5 programs of the night Tuesday, including the # 1 and #2 programs overall. Canadian Idol (#1) was followed by CTV Evening News (#2) which pulled in 1.34 million viewers.

Monday’s Canadian Idol episode was watched by 1.96 million viewers, the #1 ranked program of the night across Canada and in Canada’s largest market, Toronto (Source: BBM). Nielsen Media research confirms that Canadian Idol audiences have increased four per cent compared to last year and remains Canada’s most-watched summer series.

CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTV owns 21 conventional television stations across Canada and has interests in 16 specialty channels, including the number-one Canadian specialty channel, TSN. CTV is owned by CTVglobemedia, Canada's premier multi-media company. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.

Unless otherwise sourced, all audience information courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.

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For more information:
Renee Dupuis, CTV, 416.332.4596 or reneedupuis@ctv.ca

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