It's a Beautiful Day for THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS With Nearly Two Million Viewers on CTV

It's a Beautiful Day for THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS With Nearly Two Million Viewers on CTV


- Canada's Music Awards grows 24% from last year, wins Sunday for A18-34
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-Encore broadcast airs Saturday on CTV Two and is now on demand at Junos.CTV.ca -

-#JUNOAwards trends for a full 24 hours -



To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/Y0ljUc

"This says more about Canada than it does about me. Because only in
Canada there can be such a freak as k.d. lang receiving this award.
Only in Canada can there be people like Stompin' Tom and Rita MacNeil.
It is okay to be you. It is okay to let your freak flags fly and
embrace the quirk meister that's inside of us."
- Canadian Hall of Fame inductee k.d. lang



TORONTO, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CTV's broadcast of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS garnered 1.91 million viewers last night, growing 24% from last year's
broadcast (1.54 million) and winning the night among younger viewers
aged 18-34. Hosted by the charismatic Michael Bublé, the two-hour
broadcast from Regina's Brandt Centre is the third most-watched JUNO
AWARDS on record on CTV*. Nearly seven million viewers watched some or
all of the broadcast, which peaked with 2.5 million viewers during
Michael Bublé's first television performance of his new single "It's A
Beautiful Day." The full show, including the popular opening segment
featuring appearances by Russell Peters, Kelly Ripa, Gerard Butler, and
Dr. Phil, is available on demand now at Junos.CTV.ca and on the CTV App.



Also to note:



-- CTV led every hour from 7-11 p.m. Sunday night with the Top 3
audiences of the day with total viewers, A25-54, and A18-49:
THE AMAZING RACE, THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS, and THE MENTALIST.
-- Year-over-year, THE JUNO AWARDS were also up double-digits with
A25-54 (+15%), and saw double-digit growth among total viewers
in all markets.
-- THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS was the #1 non-sports program in core
prime with total viewers in all markets.

**Media Note** - Download photos from last night's THE2013 JUNO AWARDSat bellmediapr.ca.


CTV extended the JUNO Awards experience online, on Facebook, and on the CTV iPad App, with viewers adding thousands of comments and interactions about last
night's broadcast. CTV's broadcast of the THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS was also a hot topic on Twitter. The hashtag #JUNOAwards has now been trending for an amazing 24 hours.
As of this afternoon, it was still in the Top 5. Other topics trending
last night included k.d. lang, Leonard Cohen, Michael Bublé, and
Marianas Trench. At 8:30 p.m. ET, six of the Top 10 trending topics,
including #CTV, were JUNO Awards related. In total there were 11
JUNO-related topics trending during the broadcast.



Encore broadcasts of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS air at the following times:



-- Tonightat 10 p.m.and3 a.m.ET on MuchMusic
-- Tuesday, April 23 at 2 p.m. ET on MuchMusic
-- Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m ET on MuchMore
-- Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m.and 6 p.m. ET on MuchMore
-- Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV Two


Regina pulled out all the stops for last night's broadcast, which
featured performances by multiple award-winner Carly Rae Jepsen; JUNO
Award winners Marianas Trench, who literally flew over the crowd;
Metric, fresh from their stint at Cochella; Saskatchewan natives The
Sheepdogs, who rocked the enthusiastic crowd; Billy Talent, who was
joined on stage by award-winner Serena Ryder after she kicked off the
broadcast with her hit single, "Stompa," and up-and-comer Hannah
Georgas in her JUNO AWARDS debut. Additionally Classified with David
Myles and The Tenors took to the stage as musical presenters. Anne
Murray made a rare appearance to induct her friend, k.d. lang, who also
performed, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The induction was
followed by congratulatory messages from the likes of Tony Bennett,
Leonard Cohen, Jane Siberry, and Shania Twain. The audience took to
their feet after lang's thank you speech, which referred to how much
she loved her country. Bublé poignantly closed the show surrounded by
audience members for a special rendition of his song "Home."



Since CTV joined forces with CARAS in 2002, the JUNO Awards have
travelled across Canada, bringing an exhilarating live concert to
millions of Canadians. CTV has broadcast THE JUNO AWARDS from St.
John's, N.F. (2002), Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005),
Halifax (2006), Saskatoon (2007), Calgary (2008), Vancouver (2009), St.
John's, N.F. for a second time (2010), Toronto (2011) Ottawa for a
second time (2012), and Regina (2013). Winnipeg also becomes a
second-time host city for the JUNO Awards next year.


THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS is produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and The
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Executive
Producers are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby for Insight Productions,
and Melanie Berry and Ed Robinson for CARAS. Lindsay Cox is Supervising
Producer. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production.
Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice President, Programming, CTV Networks.
Phil King is President, CTV Programming and Sports.



Broadcast sponsors of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS are Chevrolet, Garnier, TD Bank Group and Virgin Mobile.



Sponsors of the THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS include FACTOR, Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters and The Government
of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage's "Canada Music
Fund," Radio Starmaker Fund, the Province of Saskatchewan, PotashCorp,
the City of Regina, the Regina Hotel Association, the City of Moose
Jaw, and TD.


About CARAS

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'académie
canadienne des arts et des sciences de l'enregistrement (CARAS) is a
not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance the
Canadian music and recording industries and to contribute toward higher
artistic and industry standards. The main focus of CARAS is the
exploration and development of ongoing opportunities to showcase and
promote Canadian artists and music through vehicles such as The JUNO
Awards and other year-round initiatives. For more information on the 42(nd) Annual JUNO Awards or The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences (CARAS) please visit www.junoawards.ca or www.carasonline.ca.


About Bell Media Independent Production

Bell Media has commissioned and co-produced some of Canada's
most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, while working
with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit CTV
series include ratings success stories SAVING HOPE, MOTIVE, and THE
LISTENER, and the recently concluded game changer FLASHPOINT. New for
2013 on CTV are the drama series PLAYED (working title), relationship
comedy SATISFACTION, multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, and THE AMAZING
RACE CANADA, a Canadian-produced, complementary version of the hit
international series. Among the scripted series on Bell Media specialty
channels are the two-time Emmy®-nominated hit DEGRASSI, ORPHAN BLACK,
and upcoming drama BITTEN, as well as reality series PANIC BUTTON. In
total, Bell Media ordered 26 new original Canadian series in 2012, and
put 35 scripted projects into development.


About CTV

CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of
quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV
has been Canada's most-watched television network for the past 10 years
in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio and digital. Bell
Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest
communications company. More information about CTV can be found on the
network's website at ctv.ca.


Web Links:

Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca

CTV's JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca

CARAS website: www.carasonline.ca

CTV website: www.ctv.ca


Source: BBM Canada. Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM
Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.

*CTV electronic audience databases incorporate data beginning in 1994.


SOURCE Bell Media

Bell Media

CONTACT: For more information on THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS on CTV, contact: Mary Costa, 416.384.7702 or mary.costa@bellmedia.ca
Amy Doary, 416.384.2593 or amy.doary@bellmedia.ca


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