3.6 Million Canadians Watch The Tims Become First THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Champions on CTV

3.6 Million Canadians Watch The Tims Become First THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Champions on CTV


- Chart-breaking finale galvanizes THE AMAZING RACE CANADA as the
most-watched Canadian series on record -



- Live reunion special AFTER THE RACE delivers 1.7 million viewers,
making it the most-watched Bell Media in-house production ever -



- Social media buzz reaches eight million Twitter users leading up to
and during the finale -


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TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Just like it began, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA has ended on a high, capping an amazing, record-breaking first season.
With delayed viewing data still to come, last night's dramatic season
finale attracted a preliminary overnight audience of 3.1 million
viewers on CTV, an overnight series high for the program. Renewed last
night for a second season, the first season of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA has now been watched by nearly one in two Canadians (16 million
viewers).



Among the highlights from last night's thrilling Season 1 finale:



-- More than 3.6 million viewers tuned at 9:58 p.m. ET to see Tim
Sr. and Tim Jr. win the race following a game-changing Road
Block, while more than 4.6 million Canadians watched some part
of the one-hour broadcast.
-- More than one in four English-language Canadians watching TV
last night were tuned in to THE AMAZING RACE CANADA.
-- The broadcast was overwhelmingly the #1 program of the night,
with one million more viewers than its closest competitor.
-- The finale delivered double-digit ratings in Toronto, ranging
from 10.6 for A18-34 to 10.3 and 10.4 for A18-49 and A25-54
respectively.
-- With a reach of more than eight million mentions in the 24
hours leading into the premiere, there were close to 4,000
mentions on Twitter last night.
-- CTV's live after show special AFTER THE RACE delivered 1.7
million viewers, making it the most-watched Bell Media in-house
production ever.


"THE AMAZING RACE CANADA has captured the imaginations of viewers across the country, introducing
Canadians to elements of their country that they had never known
before, while setting a new benchmark for Canadian television series,"
said Phil King, President, CTV Programming and Sports.


**Media Note** - Download photos from THE AMAZING RACE CANADA at BellMediaPR.ca.


THE AMAZING RACE CANADA currently* has an average audience of 3.33 million viewers each week,
making it the most watched Canadian series on record.


About CTV

CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of
quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV
has been Canada's most-watched television network for the past 12 years
in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio and digital. Bell
Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. More information about CTV can be found on the
network's website at CTV.ca.


SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:


CTV:

Twitter:
@jrmonty12
@CTV_PR
@CTV_Television
@AmazingRaceCDA, #RaceCDA
@BlackBerry, #InsidetheRace
@chevroletcanada
@AirCanada
@Interac


Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ctv
facebook.com/TheAmazingRaceCanada
facebook.com/BlackBerryNA
facebook.com/chevroletcanada
facebook.com/aircanada
facebook.com/interac


Pinterest:
pinterest.com/CTVTelevision/the-amazing-race-canada/


Source: BBM Canada

CTV electronic audience databases incorporate data beginning in 1994.
Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research
Mark II meters. *Final data for the series averages a 21% increase over
overnight data. Delayed viewing data incorporating all episodes to be
published October 1.


SOURCE CTV

CTV

CONTACT: Jacqui VanSickle, CTV, 416.384.5091 or Jacqueline.vansickle@bellmedia.ca
Jim Quan, CTV, 416.384.5311 or jim.quan@bellmedia.ca


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