The following is a list of most watched Canadian television broadcasts of 2010 (single-network only) [lower-alpha 1] according to BBM Canada.
Week of | Title | Network | Viewers (in millions) | Ref. |
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January 4 | 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Gold medal game) | TSN | 5.27 | [1] |
January 11 | American Idol (Tues) | CTV | 3.17 | [2] |
January 18 | American Idol (Wed) | 3.19 | [3] | |
January 25 | American Idol (Tues) | 3.16 | [4] | |
February 1 | Super Bowl XLIV | 6.02 | [5] | |
February 8 | 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony | CTV Olympics | 13.28 | [6] |
February 15 | Olympic Prime Time | 5.46 | [7] | |
February 22 | 2010 Winter Olympics (Men's ice hockey – Canada vs. USA gold medal game) | 16.64 | [8] | |
March 1 | 82nd Academy Awards | CTV | 5.89 | [9] |
March 8 | House | Global | 2.87 | [10] |
March 15 | 2.64 | [11] | ||
March 22 | American Idol (Tues) | CTV | 2.90 | [12] |
March 29 | Survivor | Global | 2.64 | [13] |
April 5 | 2.91 | [14] | ||
April 12 | 2.94 | [15] | ||
April 19 | 2.78 | [16] | ||
April 26 | 2.86 | [17] | ||
May 3 | 2.80 | [18] | ||
May 10 | 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs (Conference Semifinals) | CBC | 3.25 | [19] |
May 17 | Grey's Anatomy | CTV | 3.01 | [20] |
May 24 | American Idol (Wed) | 3.33 | [21] | |
May 31 | 2010 Stanley Cup Finals (Games 1–5) | CBC | 2.88 | [22] |
June 7 | 2010 Stanley Cup Finals (Game 6) | 4.08 | [23] | |
June 14 | America's Got Talent | Citytv | 1.59 | [24] |
June 21 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | CBC | 1.97 | [25] |
June 28 | 1.89 | [26] | ||
July 5 | 5.13 | [27] | ||
July 12 | Big Brother (Sun) | Global | 1.87 | [28] |
July 19 | Rookie Blue | 1.81 | [29] | |
July 26 | Big Brother (Thurs) | 1.70 | [30] | |
August 2 | 1.87 | [31] | ||
August 9 | Big Brother (Sun) | 1.93 | [32] | |
August 16 | Big Brother (Wed) | 1.93 | [33] | |
August 23 | 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards | CTV | 2.43 | [34] |
August 30 | Big Brother (Wed) | Global | 1.97 | [35] |
September 6 | Big Brother (Thurs) | 1.84 | [36] | |
September 13 | Survivor | 2.59 | [37] | |
September 20 | The Big Bang Theory | CTV | 3.11 | [38] |
September 27 | 2.96 | [39] | ||
October 4 | 2.69 | [40] | ||
October 11 | The Amazing Race | 2.99 | [41] | |
October 18 | The Big Bang Theory | 3.03 | [42] | |
October 25 | 3.20 | [43] | ||
November 1 | 3.41 | [44] | ||
November 8 | 3.30 | [45] | ||
November 15 | 3.25 | [46] | ||
November 22 | 98th Grey Cup | TSN | 4.94 | [47] |
November 29 | The Amazing Race | CTV | 2.68 | [48] |
December 6 | 2.74 | [49] | ||
December 13 | The Big Bang Theory | 3.02 | [50] | |
December 20 | 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Preliminary round; Russia vs. Canada) | TSN | 2.94 | [51] |
December 27 | 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Quarterfinals; Canada vs. Switzerland) | 2.69 | [52] |
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