2014: Canada's Top Shows

[Donovan's Monkey]

I wonder what the average viewer age is for City, Global, CTV and CBC. I would guess that the CBC has the oldest average viewer age, while CTV might have the youngest average viewer age.

http://variety.com/2008/scene/news/t...-50-1117988273
[From 2007/2008 TV season: CBS was oldest in live viewing with a median age of 54.]



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http://www.businessweek.com/articles...wers-they-want
[From 2012: CBS has an average viewer age of almost 57 -- Highest of the Networks]

http://www.mediapost.com/publication...e-fastest.html
[From 2014: CBS increases its average viewer age to 58.7, while ABC is close at 56.3]

The whole system has to be becoming increasingly irrelevant. It's about nothing except setting TV advertising rates, and the amount of TV advertising is understandably shrinking rapidly.
http://to411daily.com/2014/05/07/can...way-down-crtc/

I heard someone talking about how radio ratings are still gathered in exactly the same way they have been for decades and why Numeris is advertising to encourage people to help them. They phone people and have to get them to agree to have a book sent to them in the mail, and mail it back after filling it out for a week. Think about that. When was the last time you saw a white pages phone directory? How many people no longer have land lines? Who answers phone calls unless you recognize the number and are in a mood to talk? Who still writes out things to be put into envelopes to be mailed?
I assume they must now have some kind of slightly better way to attempt to compile TV ratings, but is it any surprise that what results they can get now may be mostly skewing to be from people over 50?

Sometime in the last couple of years it was mentioned that the median age of Fox News channel viewers in the US was somewhere over 65. More recent articles have it at 68.8, and an average age of over 70 for some shows on the channel.

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR NOV 10th - 16th

1. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
2. NCIS (Global)
3. Criminal Minds (CTV)
4. NCIS New Orleans (Global)
5. Gotham (CTV)
6. Castle (CTV)
7. Survivor (Global)
8. CSI (CTV)
9. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (CTV)
10. The Flash (CTV)
11. How To Get Away With Murder (CTV)
12. The Blacklist (Global)
13. Person of Interest (CTV)
14. Chicago Fire (Global)
15. Once Upon a Time (CTV)
16. Forever (CTV)
17. Bones (Global)
18. CTV Evening News (CTV)
19. Madam Secretary (Global)
20. Arrow (CTV)
21. Two and a Half Men (CTV)
22. NCIS Los Angeles (Global)
23. Grey's Anatomy (CTV)
24. Stalker (Global)
25. Scorpion (City)
26. The Good Wife (Global)
27. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
28. CTV Evening News Weekend (CTV)
29. Elementary (Global)
30. The Millers (CTV)

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR NOV 17th - NOV 23rd

1. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
2. NCIS (Global)
3. Castle (CTV)
4. Criminal Minds (CTV)
5. The Flash (CTV)
6. NCIS New Orleans (Global)
7. Gotham (CTV)
8. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (CTV)
9. Survivor (Global)
10. American Music Awards (CTV)
11. The Amazing Race (CTV)
12. Person of Interest (CTV)
13. Blue Bloods (CTV)
14. Chicago Fire (Global)
15. Arrow (CTV)
16. CTV Evening News (CTV)
17. How To Get Away With Murder (CTV)
18. Hawaii Five-0 (Global)
19. Grey's Anatomy (CTV)
20. Bones (Global)
21. Two and a Half Men (CTV)
22. NCIS Los Angeles (Global)
23. Elementary (Global)
24. Forever (CTV)
25. Hockey Night in Canada Prime East (CBC)
26. Madam Secretary (Global)
27. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
28. State of Affairs (Global)
29. Stalker (Global)
30. CFL Football (TSN)

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR NOV 24th - 30th

1. The Grey Cup (TSN)
2. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
3. Criminal Minds (CTV)
4. NCIS (Global)
5. Survivor (Global)
6. NCIS New Orleans (Global)
7. Castle (CTV)
8. Gotham (CTV)
9. Grey Cup Countdown (TSN)
10. The Flash (CTV)
11. The Amazing Race (CTV)
12. CSI (CTV)
13. Person of Interest (CTV)
14. The Grey Cup Post-Game (TSN)
15. CTV Evening News (CTV)
16. NCIS Los Angeles (Global)
17. Once Upon a Time (CTV)
18. Two and a Half Men (CTV)
19. Elementary (Global)
20. The Mentalist (CTV)
21. Scorpion (City)
22. Chicago Fire (Global)
23. Hockey Night in Canada Prime East (CBC)
24. Stalker (Global)
25. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
26. Madam Secretary (Global)
27. The McCarthys (CTV)
28. Grimm (CTV)
29. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
30. Saving Hope (CTV)

[InMontreal]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR NOV 24th - 30th

Noteworthy...

- The Grey Cup is top rated this week, but its 2+ total viewers number is lower than a new episode of Big Bang Theory (it was a rerun that week).
- Grimm is back in the Top 30 for its 6th episode. Last time Grimm made the Top 30, it was the season premiere.
- State of Affairs, which premiere was at the near bottom of the Top 30, didn't make it this week.
- Saving Hope is back after a month off, but lost 200k viewers compared to its fall run.
- I don't understand what The McCarthys is still doing there.

[Donovan's Monkey]

Noteworthy...
- The Grey Cup is top rated this week, but its 2+ total viewers number is lower than a new episode of Big Bang Theory (it was a rerun that week)...

Grey Cup TV ratings this year apparently decreased by 14% after a 17% decrease the previous year. That's a big drop over just two years. A recent survey also pointed out what everyone already knew, that the people who do watch are an older demographic (CFL facing demographic dilemma ... Trooper ... party like it's 1979), particularly outside of the prairie provinces.
I still go to one or two games a year, and have seen that happening in Toronto for maybe the last 20 or 30 years. They now announce attendance numbers of something like 18,000 that people laugh at because there is obviously less than half that many in the stadium, and a radio commenter said they had only 3000 season tickets sold, although the team or league won't confirm or deny the number. And almost all of the crowd is middle-aged or older.

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR DEC 1st - 7th

1. The Flash (CTV)
2. Castle (CTV)
3. Survivor (Global)
4. Arrow (CTV)
5. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
6. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (CTV)
7. The Amazing Race (CTV)
8. CSI (CTV)
9. Bones (Global)
10. CTV Evening News (CTV)
11. Forever (CTV)
12. Once Upon a Time (CTV)
13. Chicago Fire (Global)
14. Hockey Night in Canada Prime East (CBC)
15. Two and a Half Men (CTV)
16. The Mentalist (CTV)
17. Elementary (Global)
18. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
19. Stalker (Global)
20. Person of Interest (CTV)
21. Murdoch Mysteries (CBC)
22. Grimm (CTV)
23. Saving Hope (CTV)
24. CTV National News (CTV)
25. Heartland (CBC)
26. The McCarthys (CTV)
27. State of Affairs (Global)
28. NCIS (Global)
29. Modern Family (City)
30. CTV Evening News Weekend (CTV)

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR DEC 8th - 14th

1. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
2. The Flash (CTV)
3. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (CTV)
4. Criminal Minds (CTV)
5. CSI (CTV)
6. Castle (CTV)
7. Survivor (Global)
8. The Amazing Race (CTV)
9. Blue Bloods (CTV)
10. CTV Evening News (CTV)
11. Bones (Global)
12. Two and a Half Men (CTV)
13. Arrow (CTV)
14. Once Upon a Time (CTV)
15. The Victoria Secret Fashion Show (Global)
16. Hawaii Five-0 (Global)
17. The Mentalist (CTV)
18. Forever (CTV)
19. NCIS Los Angeles (Global)
20. Elementary (Global)
21. Hockey Night in Canada Prime East (CBC)
22. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
23. Saving Hope (CTV)
24. Murdoch Mysteries (CBC)
25. Scorpion (City)
26. Stalker (Global)
27. Grimm (CTV)
28. CTV National News (CTV)
29. The McCarthys (CTV)
30. The Goldbergs (CTV)

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR DEC 15th - 21st

1. NCIS (Global)
2. NCIS New Orleans (Global)
3. Survivor (Global)
4. CTV Movie (CTV)
5. The Amazing Race (CTV)
6. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
7. NCIS Los Angeles (Global)
8. CTV Evening News (CTV)
9. Survivor Reunion (Global)
10. Person of Interest (CTV)
11. The Mentalist (CTV)
12. CSI (CTV)
13. Scorpion (City)
14. Masterchef Canada (CTV)
15. Saving Hope (CTV)
16. Two and a Half Men (CTV)
17. Hockey Night in Canada Prime East (CBC)
18. The Big Bang Theory (CTV)
19. CTV Evening News Weekend (CTV)
20. CTV National News (CTV)
21. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (CBC)
22. State of Affairs (Global)
23. Blue Bloods (CTV)
24. Mr Bubles Christmas in New York (CBC)
25. Elementary (Global)
26. 2 Broke Girls (City)
27. Masterchef Junior (CTV Two)
28. The McCarthys (CTV)
29. NCIS Los Angeles (Global)
30. CTV Late Night News (CTV)

[TVViewer]

NATIONAL TOP 30 SHOWS FOR DEC 22nd - 28th

1. WJC:Prelim Canada (TSN)
2. CTV Evening News (CTV)
3. CSI (CTV)
4. CTV Evening News Weekend (CTV)
5. CTV National News (CTV)
6. NFL Football (CTV)
7. Shrek The Halls (CTV)
8. CTV Late Night News (CTV)
9. State of Affairs (Global)
10. CTV Movie (CTV)
11. News Hour (Global)
12. Mike and Molly (City)
13. WJC:Prelim Other (TSN)
14. CTV Movie (CTV)
15. Young and the Restless (Global)
16. WJC: Prelim Can Pre-Game (TSN)
17. The Librarians (Space)
18. CBC Movie (CBC)
19. CTV Movie (CTV)
20. The Curse of Oak Island (HISTORY)
21. Global Movie (Global)
22. NHL Hockey:Leafs (SportsNet Ont+)
23. Global National (Global)
24. Russell Peters (CTV)
25. W5 (CTV)
26. NFL MNF (TSN)
27. The National First 25 Minutes (CBC)
28. Royal Variety Perform (CBC)
29. Hockey Night in Canada Prime West (CBC)
30. Global National (Global)