Last night, a record 2.5 million Canadians watched as 11 new celebrities attempted to Cha Cha during the DANCING WITH THE STARS season premiere on CTV, making it the most-watched premiere in the 12-season history of the series, based on preliminary overnight data comparisons. Up 12% from last season’s series average, the two-hour premiere at 8 p.m. was also the most-watched program of the night. DANCING WITH THE STARS beat new episodes of HOUSE (Global/FOX, 2.4 million) and THE CHICAGO CODE (Global/FOX, 1.3 million) in total viewers. Growing 13% in its second hour with A25-54, the episode reached 7.2 million unique viewers and was the #1 program of the night with total viewers in the key Toronto and Vancouver markets.
Last night’s CASTLE also won its timeslot with total viewers (1.92 million) and all key demos, besting HAWAII FIVE-0 (GLOBAL/CBS, 1.4 million) by 31% and retaining 94% of the DANCING WITH THE STARS audience with A25-54. In addition, compared to its season average, CASTLE was up 7% with total viewers and up 17% with A25-54.
An encore broadcast of last night’s season premiere airs this Saturday, March 26 at 7 p.m. ET on Bravo!
In next week’s new episode of DANCING WITH THE STARS on Monday, March 28 at 8 p.m. ET, the stars continue their dancing quest for the coveted mirror ball trophy during the two-hour live performance show.
Following DANCING WITH THE STARS is a new episode of CASTLE at 10 p.m. ET. Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) investigate the case of juror who was killed during a high-profile murder trial.
