Radio / Television News

Gas powers CTV


TORONTO – There's simply no other way to describe CTV's Corner Gas than a runaway, smash hit. It's season finale Monday night drew a season-high two million viewers as CTV raised the buzz bar by including Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the program and allowing rumors to circulate that series creator Brent Butt might be leaving the show (since his on-screen persona was selling the gas station). Corner Gas, the country's top-rated company, charted an eye-catching 67% audience growth since its season premiere in September. The series finished its 19-episode run with an average audience of 1.52 million viewers, reaching...