Republic of Doyle nabs its biggest season premiere yet

January 13, 2012 by Val Maloney

The CBC continued its strong premiere week on Wednesday night with the start of Dragons’ Den at 8 p.m. bringing in 1.496 million (2+) viewers, with 580,000 between the ages of 25 and 54, according to BBM Canada numbers provided by the CBC.

And topping one million, and marking its most-watched season premiere yet, was the season three launch of Republic of Doyle at 9 p.m. The episode, featuring guest star Russell Crowe, earned 1.361 million (2+) viewers, with 520,000 in the 25-to-54 demographic, according to BBM Canada.

The Wednesday night numbers round out a week of million-plus audiences for the pubcaster in its winter premiere week, which included Marketplace, Mr. D and Arctic Air.

Tags: Arctic Air, CBC, Dragon's Den, Marketplace, Mr. D., Republic of Doyle