9/27/2005 - Venus 2 Nets 1 Million Viewers On CTV

The Executive Producer Stephen Stohn posted today on the Degrassi website that for the first time in Degrassi history the Canadian audience hit 1 million viewers. Quite a feet since the country only has approx 32 million viewers; his full post below:

"Well the fans in Canada seemed to like Venus Part 2. We've never attracted over a million viewers before in Canada, and now we have! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Here's a release from CTV:

CTV Ratings Advisory - Sept. 27, 2005

Degrassi: The Next Generation Breaks 1 Million Viewer Threshold

For the first time in recent memory, two original Canadian scripted series have attracted over one million viewers on CTV. Degrassi: The Next Generation has joined Corner Gas to become the latest CTV original program to attract over one million viewers. Last night's broadcast of the second episode in the series' fifth season was watched by 1,059,000 viewers, Nielsen Media Research confirmed today. The milestone is a record for the series on CTV and comes as momentum continues to build for the award-winning drama on both sides of the border. Back-to-back, the all-Canadian hour of Corner Gas and Degrassi dominated the 8 p.m. timeslot."