TV Ratings (December 31 2007 - January 6 2008)

The last taped episode of Desperate Housewives (CTV, Sunday 9pm), that revealed the outcome of the deadly tornado, managed to easily dominate the weekly chart during the first week of 2008. In fact, CTV shows occupy positions 1 through 9 in terms of the most popular programs on Canadian television. Some of the most successful ones are the back-to-back episodes of Law and Order (CTV, Wednesday 9pm), and the twelfth edition of Amazing Race (CTV, Sunday 8pm). The Simpsons (Global, Sunday 8pm) was Global's most appealing airing, and the only non-CTV show in the top-ten chart. Although close to the million viewers, the Air Farce New Year Eve special (CBC, Monday 8pm) was in the 16th position, obscured by CTV's offers and CBC's airings of hockey.

Here's the top-ten Canadian television programs chart.

Top 10 Programs - English Canada (AMA - Age 2+)
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1. Desperate Housewives (CTV, 2.27 million)
2. Law and Order Wed. 9pm (CTV, 1.97 million)
3. Law and Order Wed. 10pm (CTV, 1.92 million)
4. Amazing Race 12 (CTV, 1.71 million)
5. C.S.I. (CTV, 1.69 million)
6. CTV Evening News (CTV, 1.54 million)
7. E.R. (CTV, 1.48 million)
8. Law and Order: S.V.U. (CTV, 1.39 million)
9. Without a Trace (CTV, 1.39 million)
10. Simpsons (Global, 1.21 million)

Source: BBM Nielsen Media Research

Have a good TV week.