Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 most popular TV Shows in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv shows in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 120 tv shows tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. CNN Breaking News, The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5.7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 173k, and the largest, CNN Breaking News, reaches around 3.4M people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each tv show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Canada, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 CNN Breaking News 3.4M 47.4 82.9% TV show
2 The Simpsons 1.3M 41.7 49.1% TV show
3 Saturday Night Live 1M 34.6 52.5% TV show
4 Dancing with the Stars 882k 41.0 70.1% TV show
5 Hockey Night in Canada 813k 38.1 39.3% TV show
6 American Idol 754k 39.5 64.1% TV show
7 America's Got Talent 724k 42.6 55.4% TV show
8 Big Brother (TV series) 656k 37.7 60.9% TV show
9 SketchUp 511k 36.7 41.3% TV show
10 Neighbours 497k 40.0 63.3% TV show
11 The Voice 470k 36.5 66.3% TV show
12 Shark Tank 459k 39.9 49.6% TV show
13 The Young and the Restless 455k 48.4 81.4% TV show
14 The Daily Show 451k 39.6 46.5% TV show
15 WWE Raw 439k 35.5 21.2% TV show
16 Monday Night Football 358k 32.9 31.1% TV show
17 Britain's Got Talent 352k 41.2 57.0% TV show
18 Planet Earth (TV series) 321k 44.4 54.1% TV show
19 Days of Our Lives 278k 43.2 80.0% TV show
20 The Bold and the Beautiful 270k 44.6 73.9% TV show
21 WWE NXT 260k 35.4 21.5% TV show
22 Garfield 250k 34.9 53.0% TV show
23 Dance Moms 223k 35.4 79.1% TV show
24 Mamamia 148k 37.7 78.0% TV show
25 30 Rock 143k 42.2 56.1% TV show

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv shows compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each tv show by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv show in Canada?

CNN Breaking News currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.4M people in Canada.

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