Olympics lift audiences for CTV News

TORONTO – The London 2012 Summer Games helped to boost audiences for CTV News’ national and local newscasts. CTV National News With Lisa Laflamme and many CTV Evening News broadcasts saw double-digit increases in average audiences versus their summer averages, according to Bell Media. CTV National News increased its audience by 31%, while supper-hour weekday newscasts across the country were up 25% in total viewers. Leading the way for growth among metered markets was CTV British Columbia’s evening newscast, up 130% among young adults (A18-34) and more than doubling its A25-54 rating (+107%). In Alberta, CTV Calgary and CTV Edmonton's...