Super Bowl XLVII second most watched ever; Motive premiere seen by 1.23 million

Super Bowl XLVII was the second most watched ever in Canada. CTV's press release:

TORONTO (February 4, 2013) – SUPER BOWL XLVII attracted an average audience of 7.33 million viewers on CTV and RDS (CTV: 6.6 million; RDS: 763,000), according to preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada – making it the most-watched program of the broadcast year.

The Baltimore Ravens’ 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers is the second most-watched SUPER BOWL ever behind SUPER BOWL XLVI (8.2 million viewers). Overall, more than 18.2 million viewers – or more than one in two Canadians (53.4%) – watched some or all of SUPER BOWL XLVII on CTV or RDS.

Canadians were crazy in love with Beyoncé as audience levels for SUPER BOWL XLVII on CTV and RDS peaked at nearly 9.4 million viewers during the highly-anticipated Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show.

Weekly Top 30 TV Shows for November 19 - 25

BBM released its latest weekly list of Top 30 TV programs viewed by Canadians. This is their rankings for the period of November 19 to 25:

Grey Cup, year-by-year

Note: The viewership number for 2004 is a conservative estimate based on a CBC document listing the audience size as “at least 4 million.”

Grey Cup Most Watched on English language TV

From TSN's press release:

Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that the 100th GREY CUP delivered an average audience of 5.5 million viewers on TSN, making it the most-watched CFL championship game ever recorded on English-language television.*

Meanwhile, an average audience of 5.8 million watched the 100th GREY CUP on TSN and RDS, marking a 28% increase in viewers compared to last year and earning an incredible national 16.1 rating. Audiences jumped even higher for younger viewers, with a 38% increase among A18-34.

Numbers on the 99th Grey Cup

The 100th Grey Cup is being played today in Toronto featuring the Toronto Argonauts and is expecting a large TV audience in Canada's biggest television market. Last year, the match took place in Vancouver with 4.6 million viewers staring at television screens across the country. Here are some other figures from last year Grey Cup final, as per TSN's press release:

Santa Parade viewers rise, AMAs down by 10%

Sunday was a big night for TV as it was filled with specials including CFL Eastern and Western Finals, the American Music Awards, and the Toronto Santa Claus Parade. Here are the ratings of those programs and of the regular programs via Bill Brioux:

Show	Network	Audience	Start
Disney – The Game Plan	CBC	559,000	05:00 PM
Heartland	CBC	527,000	07:00 PM
The Phantoms	CBC	446,000	08:00 PM
The National	CBC	506,000	10:00 PM
CFL – East Final: TOR vs MTL	TSN	1,432,000	01:00 PM
CFL – West Final: CGY vs BC	TSN	1,855,000	04:30 PM
NFL – Baltimore vs Pittsburgh	TSN	556,000	07:00 PM
Toronto Santa Claus Parade	CTV	1,081,000	04:30 PM
American Music Awards	CTV	1,711,000	08:00 PM
The Simpsons	Global	919,000	08:00 PM
Family Guy	Global	698,000	09:00 PM
Good Wife	Global	742,000	10:00 PM