Degrassi: The Next Generation debuted on a Canadian television network.
 That pattern was repeated the following week, when Degrassi: The Next Generation was watched by 222,000 viewers, compared to 1,834,000 viewers for The Amazing Race, 1,579,000 viewers for Desperate Housewives and 1,106,000 viewers for The Mentalist, which were broadcast by CTV later in the evening
 Degrassi: The Next Generation was cleared in 60% of the country including all five of the top five media markets

