TV Top 10: What Canadians Watched on Television in 2011 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

hugh · 2011-12-23, 09:28 AM

Recently released ratings data from the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) Canada provides a snapshot of what Canadians were watching on television over the past 12 months, and Canada’s national pastime ranks at the top.

Hockey leads with Academy Awards and Super Bowl up there. Among all ages the Top Show was Big Bang Theory

MarcP · 2011-12-23, 10:45 AM

"The Mentalist" is the only thing I watched out of both those lists. I must be part of a weird demographic of Canadians...

NB Josh · 2011-12-23, 10:48 AM

The Academy Awards is the only thing I didn't watch on the first list. On the second I watch The Big Bang Theory, Survivor and CSI.

I can't believe that ... My Dad Says made the top 10. It did so bad in the States that CBS cancelled it.

hugh · 2011-12-23, 11:12 AM

Call it the Willie Shatner effect.

scrooloose · 2011-12-23, 11:13 AM

Watching William Shatner is mandatory in Canada.

-Mike

candyapplered · 2011-12-23, 12:03 PM

FUNNY done of the these shows are Canadian made. just rip offs from American channels.WERE made to pay and subsidize for Canadian content check your cable bill a contribution fee to CRTC'S LPIF FUND.CANADIANS don't and given the choice wouldn't pay this tax.ONE BILLION a year just for the CBC money better spent on healthcare or debt repayment.WHERE are Canadians shows.ya nobody's watching.except for HOCKEY IN NIGHT CANADA.

cooper83 · 2011-12-23, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcP

"The Mentalist" is the only thing I watched out of both those lists. I must be part of a weird demographic of Canadians...

Same here, plus Big Bang Theory.

Can't believe people still watch some of these shows. Can't believe Grey's Anatomy is still on TV

jeffaustin90 · 2011-12-23, 12:44 PM

On those lists I only watched the 2.5 Men premiere (out of curiosity.....I hadn't watched an ep before or since), and then my regular shows Big Bang Theory, Amazing Race and Survivor. Looks like CBS shows dominate not only in America but in Canada too.

timlocke · 2011-12-23, 09:01 PM

I did not watch any of these shows. If Candyapplered is correct ( I have no idea) and these shows are not Canadian content why are they allowed on TV in prime time? Surely the CRTC should be able to deal with this?

I watched many US shows on Discovery, Nat Geo, Food, etc. so I am just as guilty as anyone else of watching US content...but I am paying for those channels and not using the (supposedly rare) public spectrum.

Bayguy · 2011-12-25, 09:42 PM

Hugh thanks for this. We think its great BBT is so popular in Canada, Comedy was running a bunch of them today like they do on holidays a lot. It's the only comedy we watch. We watch CSI and used to watch House but we got tired of it this year.

Blackloz · 2011-12-26, 01:12 AM

I watch about 4 of the shows on the list's although I don't watch any of them on canadian channels so I guess I don't count.

waterug · 2011-12-26, 05:19 PM

I'm surprised the Grey Cup isn't listed. For all the hype that appears in both print and video, I would have thought viewership would be rather high.

NB Josh · 2011-12-26, 05:46 PM

The large number of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasts (and because of the Canucks) is the reason for the Grey Cup just missing the list. Usually it is around the top 5. It was watched by 4.32 million, which I think is just behind the Stanley Cup Finals, World Juniors final and Super Bowl among sports events.

Francois Caron · 2011-12-30, 06:05 PM

MarcP, you're not the only member of the "weird demographic" club here. I didn't watch ANY of those shows! The only thing I did watch was the hockey finals, and only because I could get them with my TV antenna!

Most of my video viewing for 2011 was YouTube videos, various British television programs, and Stewart/Colbert/Conan.

And with barely any Canadian comedy/drama/variety shows in the Top 30, I must be completely nuts for STILL trying to launch my own Canadian television channel! What if I do produce proper and decent Canadian shows, and no one still wants to watch them?

Canadian culture has GOT to be more than just hockey and duct tape!

hercules130 · 2012-01-06, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NB Josh

The large number of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasts (and because of the Canucks) is the reason for the Grey Cup just missing the list. Usually it is around the top 5. It was watched by 4.32 million, which I think is just behind the Stanley Cup Finals, World Juniors final and Super Bowl among sports events.

Add to that also the fact that neither the Roughriders nor the Alouettes were in the Grey Cup. The last two Grey Cups were rating giants exactly because of those two teams.

2011-12-23, 09:28 AM	#1
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2011-12-23, 10:45 AM	#2
MarcP Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Airdrie, AB Posts: 3,855	"The Mentalist" is the only thing I watched out of both those lists. I must be part of a weird demographic of Canadians...

2011-12-23, 10:48 AM	#3
NB Josh Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Brunswick - Shaw Direct Posts: 3,150	The Academy Awards is the only thing I didn't watch on the first list. On the second I watch The Big Bang Theory, Survivor and CSI. I can't believe that ... My Dad Says made the top 10. It did so bad in the States that CBS cancelled it.

2011-12-23, 12:03 PM	#6
candyapplered Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 64	FUNNY done of the these shows are Canadian made. just rip offs from American channels.WERE made to pay and subsidize for Canadian content check your cable bill a contribution fee to CRTC'S LPIF FUND.CANADIANS don't and given the choice wouldn't pay this tax.ONE BILLION a year just for the CBC money better spent on healthcare or debt repayment.WHERE are Canadians shows.ya nobody's watching.except for HOCKEY IN NIGHT CANADA.

2011-12-23, 12:44 PM	#8
jeffaustin90 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 237	On those lists I only watched the 2.5 Men premiere (out of curiosity.....I hadn't watched an ep before or since), and then my regular shows Big Bang Theory, Amazing Race and Survivor. Looks like CBS shows dominate not only in America but in Canada too.

2011-12-23, 09:01 PM	#9
timlocke Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Guelph Posts: 551	I did not watch any of these shows. If Candyapplered is correct ( I have no idea) and these shows are not Canadian content why are they allowed on TV in prime time? Surely the CRTC should be able to deal with this? I watched many US shows on Discovery, Nat Geo, Food, etc. so I am just as guilty as anyone else of watching US content...but I am paying for those channels and not using the (supposedly rare) public spectrum.

2011-12-25, 09:42 PM	#10
Bayguy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baja BC Posts: 489	Hugh thanks for this. We think its great BBT is so popular in Canada, Comedy was running a bunch of them today like they do on holidays a lot. It's the only comedy we watch. We watch CSI and used to watch House but we got tired of it this year.

2011-12-26, 01:12 AM	#11
Blackloz Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Regina,SK & Plentywood MT Posts: 881	I watch about 4 of the shows on the list's although I don't watch any of them on canadian channels so I guess I don't count.

2011-12-26, 05:19 PM	#12
waterug Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON Posts: 868	I'm surprised the Grey Cup isn't listed. For all the hype that appears in both print and video, I would have thought viewership would be rather high.

2011-12-26, 05:46 PM	#13
NB Josh Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Brunswick - Shaw Direct Posts: 3,150	The large number of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasts (and because of the Canucks) is the reason for the Grey Cup just missing the list. Usually it is around the top 5. It was watched by 4.32 million, which I think is just behind the Stanley Cup Finals, World Juniors final and Super Bowl among sports events.

2011-12-30, 06:05 PM	#14
Francois Caron Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,371	MarcP, you're not the only member of the "weird demographic" club here. I didn't watch ANY of those shows! The only thing I did watch was the hockey finals, and only because I could get them with my TV antenna! Most of my video viewing for 2011 was YouTube videos, various British television programs, and Stewart/Colbert/Conan. And with barely any Canadian comedy/drama/variety shows in the Top 30, I must be completely nuts for STILL trying to launch my own Canadian television channel! What if I do produce proper and decent Canadian shows, and no one still wants to watch them? Canadian culture has GOT to be more than just hockey and duct tape!