PEOPLE ARE WATCHING THE CFL ON TSN
Regular season ratings for the CFL ON TSN attracted an average audience of 703,000 viewers per game – making it the second most-watched season ever. Overall, audiences for the CFL regular season were up more than 4% on TSN this season.
CFL audiences on TSN and RDS combined for an average of 758,000 viewers per game – an increase of 3.6% compared to last year.
This season, three CFL games scored audiences surpassing one million viewers. The most-watched CFL games of the 2013 season include:
· Saskatchewan @ Winnipeg on Sept. 8 – 1.073 million
· Winnipeg @ Saskatchewan on Sept. 1 (Labour Day Weekend) – 1.059 million
· Toronto @ Saskatchewan on Sept. 14 – 1.041 million
· Toronto @ Hamilton on Oct. 14 (Thanksgiving Day Game) – 956,000
· Saskatchewan @ Calgary on Aug. 9 – 929,000 million
· B.C. @ Saskatchewan on Sept. 22 – 924,000 million
“The CFL is the cornerstone of our summer broadcast schedule delivering a dedicated audience of engaged Canadian football fans,” said Stewart Johnston, President, TSN. “As the league continues to grow, we are thrilled that our long-term partnership continues to raise the profile of the league and ensures that the CFL remains as a must-see property for Canadian sports fans.”
Saskatchewan @ Calgary on Aug. 9 – 929,000 million
· B.C. @ Saskatchewan on Sept. 22 – 924,000 million
Awesome numbers! I didn't know that TSN broadcast on other planets to get those kind of numbers! 😉
Ryan
I watched all the games this year, as I have now done for all most 3 decades, and although my interest in the CFL will never waiver (especially the Riders), I found this year to be the most blasé The reason I am writing is just to say that I am surprised that the numbers were up; for these reasons: – Montreal was only a matter of time for the coaching staff to fall and they did;– Winnipeg Executive management was a joke, we all knew that from the beginning as well that they had no QB;– Edmonton's downfall remains… Read more »