Top 10 television programs in Canada for the week of Aug. 18-24

TORONTO — Here are the top 10 television programs in Canada, with viewer numbers, for the week of Aug. 18-24:

1 "Olympic Closing Ceremony" (CBC, Sunday) - 1,486,000

2 "National News" (CBC, Monday-Friday) - 1,329,000

3 "Olympic Prime" (CBC, Monday-Sunday) - 1,249,000

4 "Flashpoint" (CTV, Thursday) - 1,177,000

5 "Canadian Idol" (CTV, Monday) - 1,128,000

6 "CTV Evening News" (CTV, Monday-Friday) - 1,091,000

7 "C.S.I. New York" (CTV, Wednesday) - 1,021,000

8 "C.S.I." (CTV, Thursday) - 1,010,000

9 "Big Brother 10" (Global, Sunday) - 972,000

10 "Canadian Idol" (CTV, Tuesday) - 952,000

Source: BBM Nielsen Media Research