Nearly a million TVs tuned in to watch Joni Mitchell accept lifetime achievement award at Junos: CBC
- On Sunday, March 29, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney presented the Lifetime Achievement award to Joni Mitchell at the Juno Awards in Hamilton, watched by nearly a million Canadians on television.
- CBC reported that 928,000 TVs tuned in for Mitchell's speech just before 10 p.m. eastern, marking the most-viewed moment of the broadcast while total viewership rose 11 per cent over last year.
- Total reach extended to 2.6 million viewers watching portions of the ceremony, an increase of 150 per cent over 2025, while digital platforms streamed the show more than 1.8 million times.
- The ceremony also featured Nelly Furtado's induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson performing in their first-ever Junos appearance.
- Organizers confirmed that next year's Juno Awards will be held in Winnipeg, marking a shift from Hamilton's Coliseum venue following this year's record-breaking broadcast.
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Nearly a million TVs tuned in to watch Joni Mitchell accept lifetime achievement award at Junos: CBC
TORONTO - Nearly a million Canadians watched on TV as Joni Mitchell accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Juno Awards on Sunday night.
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