A quarter of the Ontario population tuned in to CBC’s election night coverage from
8:30 p.m. - midnight ET on CBC Television and CBC News Network reaching nearly
3.5 million Ontarians
In an event-filled evening where Ontario saw the Liberals return to power with a majority government, Ontarians chose CBC for up-to-the-minute results and analysis on June 12. Nearly 3.5 million Ontarians tuned in to CBC Television and CBC News Network for Ontario election coverage with CBC News Toronto’s Anne-Marie Mediwake, Dwight Drummond, Robert Fisher, Nil Köksal, Mike Wise and Power & Politics host, Evan Solomon; along with a team of CBC reporters right across the Province.
“In a world where people have so many choices for news and information, CBC remains the most trusted source for Canadians,” says Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief, CBC News and Centres. “CBC’s Ontario Votes delivered unparalleled coverage on television, radio and on-line.”
CBC’s digital on-line coverage on cbc.ca/ontariovotes generated over 16 million page views on both desktop and mobile devices throughout the lead-up to the election. In addition, CBC’s Vote Compass tool gave nearly a quarter million Ontarians an opportunity to match their own priorities with that of the parties.
In Toronto, where the Liberals gained new territory, Torontonians also made CBC their #1 choice. CBC Toronto’s evening news coverage with Dwight Drummond and Anne-Marie Mediwake was #1 at 6 p.m. ET and CBC’s Ontario Votes coverage was top choice for Torontonians from 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. on June 12.
“Our CBC Toronto and Ontario teams offered smart, balanced, insightful reporting and analysis,” says Susan Marjetti, Senior Managing Director of Toronto and Ontario Region. “I couldn’t be more proud of this team”.
Source: BBM Canada
About CBC News
For more than 75 years, CBC has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
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For further information, contact:
Corey Black, News and Current Affairs publicist, CBC
416.205.8710 (office)/647.221.4133 (mobile)
Corey.Black@CBC.ca
