Most viewed shows | The top 50 of 2021

Between two government press briefings, what shows have we watched this year? Which fiction series have captured our attention? What variety productions brightened up our evenings? Here is the list of the 50 most watched shows of 2021.

Marc-André Lemieux
Press

1. Bye bye 2020

4,662,000 viewers

The comedy magazine eclipsed its 2018 mark (4,410,000) for the most watched show in Quebec history. The following day’s rerun drew 956,000 viewers.

HERE TV

2. COVID-19 – January 6 press briefing

3,524,000 viewers *

During this press conference, Prime Minister François Legault revealed the details surrounding the curfew to curb COVID-19.

VAT, LCN and ICI RDI

3. Infoman 2020

3,467,000 viewers

The retrospective of Jean-René Dufort and company was a huge success. The following day’s rerun alone attracted 736,000 fans.

HERE TV

4. COVID-19 – Press briefing of December 17

2,997,000 viewers *

During this speech broadcast at supper time, Prime Minister François Legault presented a new series of measures aimed at limiting the progression of the Omicron variant.

TVA, ICI Télé, LCN, ICI RDI and Noovo

5. Live from New Years Day

2,304,000 viewers

HERE TV

6. Behind the scenes of Bye bye 2020

2,164,000 viewers

HERE TV

7. See you next year

2,007,000 viewers

HERE TV

8. District 31

1,781,000 viewers

HERE TV

The most watched fiction series of the year, with an average viewership down slightly from 2020 (1,825,000).

9. The beautiful discomforts 2.0

1,699,000 viewers

After a few years of absence, the comedy of Martin Matte returned in force in January.

VAT

10. Masked singers

1,680,000 viewers

The most popular novelty – and variety show – of 2021. Market share of 48% on Sunday evenings.

VAT

11. Star Academy – The variety

1,421,000 viewers

VAT

12. Revolution

1,409,000 viewers

VAT

13. Discussions with my parents

1,325,000 viewers

François Morency’s comedy continues to expand its audience. Last year, she appeared in 21^e rank of the charts with 1,193,000 viewers.

HERE TV

14. Artis Gala

1,298,000 viewers

After seeing its 2020 edition canceled due to confinement, the Artis gala once again became the most popular award ceremony on the small screen in 2021.

VAT

15. Celebration 2021

1,290,000 viewers

VAT

16. The countries above

1,259,000 viewers

The historic series has bowed out after six seasons, up 200,000 followers from 2020.

HERE TV

17. Live from the universe

1,228,000 viewers

Covered with trophies at the latest Gemini awards, France Beaudoin’s musical rendezvous has reached a peak of popularity this year. Not bad for a show that has 13 seasons.

HERE TV

18. No hard feelings

1,226,000 viewers

This variety show hosted by Pier-Luc Funk may not have broken anything on Wednesday evenings (average of 701,000 viewers), but this Sunday special devoted to Star Academy has been very successful.

VAT

19. The National Day – The great spectacle

1,202,000 viewers

TVA, ICI Télé, Noovo and Télé-Québec

20. All the life

1,201,000 viewers

The ratings of Danielle Trottier’s drama continue to climb. The author has however decided to complete her series in the spring.

HERE TV

21. Montreal Canadiens Hockey – Playoffs

1,194,000 viewers

Hard to believe, but last summer, the performance of the Habs transported many Quebecers.

VAT Sports

22. Children of TV (with Michel Louvain)

1,188,000 viewers

Replay of the episode with Michel Louvain, three days after his death, on April 14, 2021. André Robitaille and Édith Cochrane also received Mélissa Bédard and Normand Daneau.

HERE TV

23. Star Academy – The selection camp

1,169,000 viewers

VAT

24. It’s back to VAT

1,161,000 viewers

VAT

25. 5^e rank

1,134,000 viewers

HERE TV

26. Super Bowl

1,121,000 viewers

Without Laurent Duvernay-Tardif in the lineup, the Super Bowl audience has fallen by 500,000 viewers.

RDS

27. Alerts

1,118,000 viewers

VAT

28. The cheater of Christmas

1,097,000 viewers *

VAT

29. JMP

1,089,000 viewers

Twenty-five years after convincing Quebecers to flash their lights with JMP time, Jean-Marc Parent succeeded in his return to the small screen by hosting this series of four original meetings.

VAT

30. Everybody talks about it

1,065,000 viewers

HERE TV

31. Another story

1,063,000 viewers

HERE TV

32. It starts well the year

1,053,000 viewers

VAT

33. Gala Les Olivier

1,046,000 viewers

HERE TV

34. The breakaway

1,032,000 viewers

VAT

35. Infoman

1,029,000 viewers

HERE TV

36. René Simard, 50 years of love

1,018,000 viewers

Documentary recounting the 50 years of the famous singer’s artistic career.

VAT

37. The blue Hour

1,013,000 viewers

Michel D’Astous and Anne Boyer’s series ended in the fall, after being absent from the air for a full year due to a certain pandemic.

VAT

38. PA Méthot: disco party

976,000 viewers

VAT

39. After

965,000 viewers

HERE TV

40. The cheater

932,000 viewers

VAT

41. Children of TV

925,000 viewers

HERE TV

42. Chaos

924,000 viewers

VAT

43. A zoo like no other

904,000 viewers

VAT

44. The bill

898,000 viewers

HERE TV

45. The 10 years of Cheater

897,000 viewers

A one-hour special celebrating the 10th^e anniversary of the popular game piloted by Guy Jodoin.

VAT

46. Special Bloopers VAT

854,000 viewers

VAT

47. 19 minutes: the Piché feat

852,000 viewers

VAT

48. Sleepless night

840,000 viewers

Radio-Canada has disconnected the soap luxury by Julie Hivon after a single season, while the author had imagined three.

HERE TV

49. The good doctor

834,000 viewers

The medical drama starring Freddie Highmore remains the most popular French dubbed series on the airwaves in Quebec.

VAT

50. 36^es Gemini Prize

824,000 viewers

HERE TV

Source: confirmed data from Numéris / Québec franco, which includes records. From December 31, 2020 to December 12, 2021.

* preliminary data from Numéris