List of most watched Canadian television broadcasts of 1996

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The following is a list of most watched Canadian television broadcasts of 1996 (single-network only) according to Nielsen Media Research.

Most watched by week

Most watched television broadcasts by week
Week ofTitleNetworkViewers
(millions)		Ref.
January 1 ER CTV 3.38 [1]
January 8Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
January 15 America's Funniest Home Videos CTV 2.61 [2]
January 22Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
January 29 ER CTV 3.32 [3]
February 53.46 [4]
February 123.31 [5]
February 193.63 [6]
February 26 America's Funniest Home Videos 2.51 [7]
March 4 Juno Awards of 1996 CBC 2.28 [8]
March 11 America's Funniest Home Videos CTV 1.94 [9]
March 18Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
March 25Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
April 1 ER CTV 3.18 [10]
April 8 America's Funniest Home Videos 1.94 [11]
April 15 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs (Sun) CBC 2.45 [12]
April 22 ER CTV 2.71 [13]
April 293.11 [14]
May 62.78 [15]
May 132.91 [16]
May 20 Roseanne 1.80 [17]
May 27 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs (Wed) CBC 1.95 [18]
June 3 1996 Stanley Cup Finals (Game 1)1.87 [19]
June 10 1996 Stanley Cup Finals (Game 4)2.14 [20]
June 17 ER CTV 1.60 [21]
June 24 Law & Order 1.30 [22]
July 1 ER 1.38 [23]
July 8 Cybill 1.25 [24]
July 15 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony CBC 2.89 [25]
July 22Olympic Prime2.09 [26]
July 29 1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony 2.01 [27]
August 5Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
August 12 Law & Order CTV 1.29 [28]
August 19 The Three Musketeers CBC 1.53 [29]
August 26 1996 World Cup of Hockey 1.58 [30]
September 2 48th Primetime Emmy Awards CTV 2.56 [31]
September 9 1996 World Cup of Hockey CBC 3.11 [32]
September 16 Spin City CTV 2.70 [33]
September 23 ER 3.46 [34]
September 302.95 [35]
October 7Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
October 14 ER CTV 3.66 [36]
October 21 The Magical World of Disney CBC 2.40 [37]
October 28Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
November 4 ER CTV 3.77 [38]
November 113.58 [39]
November 18Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
November 25 ER CTV 2.35 [40]
December 2Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
December 9 ER CTV 3.16 [41]
December 16Un­knownUn­knownUn­known—
December 23CTV Sunday Movie CTV 1.49 [42]
December 30 Royal Canadian Air Farce CBC 2.27 [43]

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