Here are the national winners (for all persons 2+; all times ET), according to BBM/Nielsen, for March 10-16.
News and daily shows: CTV Evening News at 6 pm hit #7 with an average minute audience of 1.411 million viewers (down from 1.547 on the previous week’s national chart). The net’s Jeopardy/Access Hollywood at 7:30 pm took #12 with 1.157 million (down from 1.207 million). Global National at 5:30 pm hit #22 with 898,000 (down from 927,000). CTV National News at 11 pm took #27 with 848,000 viewers (down from 882,000).
Monday: CTV’s Two and a Half Men hit #8 at 9 pm with 1.355 million viewers and #20 at 9:30 pm with 929,000. The net’s Corner Gas at 8 pm took #9 with 1.23 million, while Medium at 10 pm hit #13 with 1.142 million (down from 1.152 million). Global’s Canterbury’s Law at 8 pm took #24 with 884,000 viewers.
Tuesday: CTV’s American Idol, airing 8-10 pm, stayed at #1 with 2.661 million (up from 2.59 million). The net’s Law & Order: SVU at 10 pm took #6 with 1.448 million (up from 1.439 million). CBC’s Rick Mercer Report at 8 pm hit #23 with 890,000 viewers.
Wednesday: CTV’s American Idol at 9 pm stayed at #2 with 2.284 million (up from 2.272 million in the 8 pm time slot the previous week). The net’s Law & Order at 10 pm hit #4 with 1.802 million (up from 1.595 million), while The Moment of Truth at 8 pm took #19 with 946,000 (down from 1.339 million). The NHL on TSN, airing 7-9:35 pm, hit #28 with 833,000 viewers. Global’s Big Brother at 8 pm took #29 with 832,000 (down from 851,000).
Thursday: Global’s Survivor: Micronesia at 8 pm won the night, hitting #3 with 2.132 million (up from 1.916 million) against CTV’s CSI, which took #15 with 1.03 million. CTV’s Lost at 9 pm took #5 with 1.589 million (up from 1.439 million) against Global’s Celebrity Apprentice, which hit #11 with 1.18 million (down from 1.185 million).
Friday: CTV’s Without a Trace at 9 pm hit #21 with 912,000 viewers.
Saturday: CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, airing 7-10 pm, hit #10 with 1.227 million viewers (down from 1.255 million). CTV’s Saturday-Sunday average for its weekend news at 6 pm took #14 with 1.047 million (down from 1.215 million). CBC’s Saturday-Sunday curling average hit #17 with 983,000 viewers for the hours of 2:30-6:17 pm. CTV’s Crimetime Saturdays programming took #25 with 867,000 (down from 1.176 million), while W-Five at 7 pm hit #26 with 853,000 viewers (down from 914,000).
Sunday: CTV’s Cold Case at 8 pm hit #16 with 1.026 million (down from 1.094 million), while Oprah’s Big Give at 9 pm took #18 with 982,000 (down from 1.282 million). The net’s Law & Order: CI at 7 pm hit #30 with 825,000 viewers (down from 906,000).
For lists of the top 30 TV shows nationally and by region for the week, according to BBM/Nielsen, please click the links below:
