Here are the national winners (for all persons 2+; all times ET), according to BBM/Nielsen, for Jan. 28-Feb. 3.
News and daily shows: CTV Evening News at 6 pm fell three spots to #8 with an average minute audience of 1.629 million viewers (up from 1.623 million on the previous week’s national chart). The net’s Jeopardy/Access Hollywood at 7:30 pm climbed two spots to #13 with 1.255 million (up from 1.235 million). Global National at 5:30 pm climbed seven spots to #21 with 1.039 million (up from 976,000), while News Hour at 6 pm jumped six spots to #23 with 987,000 (up from 954,000). Global’s The Young & The Restless at 4:30 pm hit the chart at #25 with 956,000 viewers.
Monday: CTV’s Corner Gas at 8 pm stayed on top but fell two spots to #16 with 1.181 million (down from 1.265 million), followed by Two and a Half Men at 8:30 pm, which took #17 with 1.158 million. CBC’s The Week The Women Went hit the chart at #30, attracting 855,000 viewers in the 8 pm time slot.
Tuesday: CTV’s American Idol at 8 pm took #2 to the Super Bowl this week. Idol reeled in 2.821 million (down from 3.006 million) against Global’s NCIS, which climbed 13 spots to #14 with 1.246 million (up from 1.003 million), and CBC’s Rick Mercer Report, which fell 14 spots to #27 with 904,000 viewers (down from 1.275 million). Global’s House won the 9 pm time slot, climbing seven spots to #5 with 2.305 million (up from 1.334 million) against CTV’s Criminal Minds, which hit #22 with 1.001 million (down from Law & Order’s 1.52 million in that time slot the previous week). CTV’s Law & Order: SVU at 10 pm was the only show to make the chart for that time slot, falling one spot to #10 with 1.553 million (up from 1.453 million).
Wednesday: CTV’s American Idol at 8 pm took #3 with 2.805 million viewers (up from 2.534 million). The net’s Law & Order at 10 pm hit #7 with 1.825 million (down from 1.942 million achieved by CSI: New York the previous week). The Moment of Truth at 9 pm gave CTV a straight win over prime time as the show climbed to #9 with 1.587 million (up from 1.125 achieved in the 7 pm time slot the previous week). CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie returned to the chart at #29 with 891,000 viewers.
Thursday: CTV’s Lost made a strong comeback to win prime time for the net. The show hit #6 for its 9 pm broadcast, reeling in 1.855 million viewers, and #11 for its 8 pm broadcast, which attracted 1.553 million. The net’s Eli Stone, leading out of Lost, hit #15 with 1.219 million. Global’s Celebrity Apprentice at 9 pm fell one spot to #24 with 960,000 viewers (down from 1.114 million).
Friday: CTV’s Ghost Whisperer at 8 pm fell four spots to #26 with 940,000 viewers (down from 1.123 million).
Saturday: CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Game One, airing 7-10:02 pm, climbed eight spots to #18 with 1.133 million viewers (up from 1.03 million). CTV’s Evening News at 6 pm hit #19 with 1.081 million (down from its previous Saturday/Sunday average of 1.221 million). CTV’s Crimetime Saturdays programming at 10 pm hit #20 with 1.049 million viewers, while it hit #28 at 9 pm with 901,000.
Sunday: CTV’s Super Bowl, airing 6:03-10:13 pm, hit #1 on the national chart with 4.234 million viewers (up from last year’s 3.626 million average). The post-game program, airing 10:13-10:27 pm, took #4 with 2.546 million. Eleven minutes later, Global put House on the air and the show averaged #12 with 1.294 million viewers.
For lists of the top 30 TV shows nationally and by region for the week, according to BBM/Nielsen, please click the links below:
