With the Argos and Blue Jays playing at the same time on Saturday, the Blue Jays outdrew the Argos on TV.

The Blue Birds average audience was 586,900 compared to the boatmen’s 429,000, a decided win for the city’s MLB franchise. In the 25 to 54 age demographic, 152,600 watched the Blue Jays while 123,800 chose the Argos. Despite the age-old joke about the Argonauts poor fan attendance numbers, the double blue do draw on television. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the CFL’s TV kings, but the Argos are not the worst in the league for producing game consumption numbers. In recent years, Toronto has been better than you think in the television viewership category.
For three straight weeks to begin the 2021 CFL season, TSN has seen an average viewership of over 540,000. That’s certainly a positive for the three-down league returning to football following a cancelled campaign in 2020.
Week 3 TV ratings:

Thursday Edmonton at B.C.: 499,900
Friday Montreal at Calgary: 544,000

Saturday Winnipeg at Toronto: 429,000
Ottawa at Saskatchewan: 628,700

Total Week 3 average: 525,400


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