Mr. Nick Seliwoniuk reports

GLOBAL IS HOME TO TV'S #1 HITS THIS FALL INCLUDING #1 SHOW AND NEW DRAMA MATLOCK AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS

Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Global is celebrating number ones across the board, as today the network announced its ratings success for the fall 2024 TV season thus far. Home to the No. 1 show and new drama among total viewers (two plus), Matlock, No. 1 reality series Survivor and No. 1 late night program Saturday Night Live, Global currently claims 11 of the top 20 most-watched programs in Canada. In addition, since its prime-time schedule fully premiered the week of Oct. 14, Global is the No. 1 network in core prime time and the only network seeing significant gains year-over-year with audiences up over fall 2023 (plus 79 per cent) and spring 2024 (plus 19 per cent) and currently winning the night for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Global's lineup of hit series are available to stream on StackTV, the Global TV App and GlobalTV.com. Stay tuned for Global's winter 2025 schedule featuring much-anticipated new mid-season additions like Doc, Watson and Hollywood Squares alongside returning hits to be announced in the coming weeks.

"Viewers are back on conventional TV and especially on Global! After kicking off this fall season, Global is experiencing tremendous year-over-year audience growth, more than any other network and is home to hit shows across all the TV genres," said Jennifer Abrams, senior vice-president programming and multiplatform, Corus Entertainment. "Bolstered by Global's perennial hits like Survivor, Saturday Night Live, proven franchises and returning series, and No. 1 new drama Matlock (two plus), plus adding the network's other burgeoning hits to the mix, it is clear that Global is well positioned to finish strong this fall season."

Additional performance highlights on Global

New series

Canada's No. 1 show and new drama this fall, Matlock, premiered strong with an audience of 1.6 million (two plus) and has been renewed for a second season.

The latest instalment to the NCIS franchise, NCIS: Origins, also had an impressive premiere with an audience of 1.3 million (two plus) and is currently winning its time slot, ranking in the top 20 most-watched shows in Canada.

Returning hits

Action-packed 9-1-1 returned this season to an astounding audience of two million Canadians (two plus) and is currently the second most-watched show overall and No. 1 on Thursday nights.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the most-watched episode of the year with 800,000 Canadians tuning in.

Global is winning Friday nights thanks to S.W.A.T. taking the No. 1 spot and Fire Country in at No. 2 for the night.

Fan favourite comedy Ghosts is on track to land in Canada's top 20 most-watched shows this fall along with long-standing hit dramas NCIS and FBI: Most Wanted.

Ranker highlights

Canada's top 10 most-watched programs 
   among total viewers (two plus)
  
Rank     Network              Program     
    
1         Global              Matlock         
2         Global                9-1-1           
3            CTV     9-1-1: Lone Star
4            CTV       High Potential  
5         Global              Elsbeth         
6         Global             Survivor        
7            CTV      Rescue: Hi-Surf 
8         Global                  FBI             
9            CTV       Doctor Odyssey  
10        Global        NCIS: Origins   

     Canada's top 10 most-watched
          programs (A25-54)
  
Rank     Network                Program      
      
1            CTV       9-1-1: Lone Star   
2         Global                  9-1-1              
3            CTV        Rescue: Hi-Surf    
4         Global    Saturday Night Live
5         Global               Survivor           
6         Global            Big Brother        
7         Global                Matlock            
8            CTV         High Potential     
9            CTV         Doctor Odyssey     
10           CTV         Grey's Anatomy     

Global is a Corus Entertainment network and is available through all major TV distributors, including: Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus, Videotron and StackTV, streaming available on Amazon Prime Video channels, Bell Fibe TV app, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. The Global TV App is available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Android TV, Apple TV, LG Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Roku streaming players, Roku TV models and at watch.globaltv.com.

About Corus Entertainment Inc.

Corus is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high-quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 32 specialty television services, 35 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, digital and streaming platforms, and social digital agency and media services. Corus's roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, Flavour Network and Home Network (launching soon), The History Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, and Global News, along with streaming platforms StackTV, Teletoon+, the Global TV app and Curiouscast. Corus is also the domestic advertising representative and an original content partner for Pluto TV, a Paramount company, which is the leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. Corus is an internationally renowned content creator, producer and distributor through Corus Studios and Nelvana.