Quote Originally Posted by Argobouncer View Post
Toronto FC is lucky to get 1/5 of that on TV.
Just so we're accurate in future, the article below speaks of rising ratings. but it was only a few years ago (2?), TFC was averaging 38K. But just a few years before that the Caps always led the Canadian soccer ratings with about 120K and TFC was hit and miss being in the top 20 sports ratings hovering around the 100K mark. That's when the CFL was averaging about 650K. Blue Jays are rapidly coming down to earth and the CFL and TFC are both less viewed during the regular season than they once were.

Toronto FC success drives up ratings while struggling Jays' numbers drop
Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press Aug 8, 2017

TORONTO – Toronto FC and the Blue Jays are currently at different ends of the standings and their TV numbers have gone up and down as a result.

But the Jays’ TV audience continues to dwarf that of the Major League Soccer team.

Canada’s struggling baseball team, from April through July, averaged 706,300 viewers compared to 895,400 over the same time period last season, according to Sportsnet.

TSN says TFC games on TSN/CTV are averaging 93,000 viewers this year in terms of total audience, compared to 59,000 over the same time period last season.

The Whitecaps season average is 86,000, compared to 69,000 in 2016. The Montreal Impact are averaging 80,000, compared to 73,000 last season.

All three teams have seen double-digit increases in the 18-34 demographic over the same period last season: Toronto FC up 39 per cent, Montreal Impact up 22 per cent, and the Vancouver Whitecaps up 12 per cent, according to TSN.