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Corus touts series finale audience growth
2020-05-26 15:48 ET - News Release
Mr. Doug Murphy reports
GLOBAL'S SPRING SERIES CELEBRATE RECORD RATINGS
In one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history, Survivor Winners at War captivated 2.4 million Canadians during the epic, 40th season finale on Corus Entertainment Inc.'s Global, making it the most-watched finale in 15 seasons. Elsewhere on Global, spring finales for hit scripted series 9-1-1, NCIS, The Blacklist, MacGyver and Bull all saw significant year-over-year audience growth for their season finales, all streaming now for a limited time on the Global TV app.
"During this time of social distancing, it's been truly heartening to connect Canadians with premium entertainment across Corus' vast network of platforms," said Doug Murphy, president and chief executive officer of Corus Entertainment. "We're reaching audiences with more content, in more places and, through powerful networks like Global, we're seeing immense audience growth on linear and through streaming platforms like the Global TV app and STACKTV."
Survivor Winners at War celebrated the show's milestone 20th anniversary by bringing 20 returning winners from past seasons to compete for a $2-million prize won by Tony Vlachos in a 12-4-0 vote over Natalie Anderson and Michele Fitzgerald. Due to COVID-19, the usual live finale for the winner reveal was replaced by a live video conference between Jeff Probst and the three finalists. The three-hour finale on May 13 drew 2.4 million total viewers on Global, a year-over-year increase of 21 per cent amongst total viewers and 11 per cent for adults 25 to 54.
Additional data points for Survivor Winners at War:
- Survivor Winners at War finale grew its total audience by 13 per cent from the season premiere.
- The season 40 average AMA for total viewers was over 2.1 million and 907,000 for adults 25 to 54.
- Compared with last spring's season of Survivor, season 40 saw growth in all key demos, including 11 per cent amongst total viewers, 8 per cent for adults 25 to 54, 19 per cent with adults 18 to 34 and 12 per cent for females 25 to 54.
- On social, overall mentions were up 172 per cent, compared with the previous Island of Idols finale in December with mentions and engagements reaching their highest during the 10 p.m. hour as fans reacted to the season 40 winner reveal.
- Across Global streaming platforms for the first seven days the episode was available, Survivor Winners at War saw a 55-per-cent increase in streams across all platforms, compared with the most recent finale in December.
Additional data points for other Global series:
- 9-1-1 grew its finale versus last spring by 20 per cent amongst total viewers and 32 per cent with adults 25 to 54 with an additional year-over-year increase in season average AMA for total viewers and all key demos.
- NCIS grew its finale versus last spring by 12 per cent amongst total viewers and 25 per cent for adults 25 to 54.
- The Blacklist finale, which featured supplementary animation to conclude the episode, more than doubled its finale versus last last spring across total viewers and all key demos.
- Both MacGyver and Bull grew their finales, compared with last season amongst total viewers and all key demos.
- Saturday Night Live's special at home finale grew its audience by 30 per cent amongst adults 18 to 34, compared with last year's finale and remains the No. 1 late night show in Canada.
- The Young and the Restless dominates daytime as the No. 1 show this spring among total viewers and females 25 to 54.
Following the spring season, Global is ushering in new summer series featuring everyday people, professional athletes and celebrities aplenty with comedic game show Game On!, reality series Tough As Nails and season 2 of Dwayne Johnson's heavyweight hit, The Titan Games. Additional summer programming on Global will be announced at a later date.
Beyond Global's award-winning scripted and unscripted series, the Global TV app is also streaming hit shows from favourite networks like Adult Swim, National Geographic, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, HISTORY, Showcase, Slice, and free, 24/7 access to local and national news feeds from Global News. Download the Global TV app today and log in with a TV provider subscription to access shows like Rick & Morty, The Incredible Dr. Pol, Vikings, Island of Bryan, Top Chef Canada, Outlander, The Sinner, Vanderpump Rules and so much more. All series are available live and on demand with a subscription to that network