Argos want what TFC has - and vice versa

[doubleblue]

A very good column by Steve Simmons: http://torontosun.com/sports/footbal...and-vice-versa

It is great to get updated TV numbers here.

Interesting read. I was under the impression that the CFL TV rating were higher than the 473,000 mentioned and the TFC were around 80,000 from figures I have seen. That might have been last year's numbers I was thinking about though for TFC.
From watching and listening to the Sport Channels one would think the numbers were reversed. Little about the Argos, much about the Soccer team. Do the people who pay for advertisement not look at the viewer/listener numbers. I know I off to another channel if there is something about Soccer or Baskekball on, but maybe I'm one of the odd balls who only want to hear about the Argos, Leafs and Jays.
Stevie said the Argos averaged under 14,000 this year, and maybe including the pre-season game that could be true. But I don't think those ex games should be included. Even the mighty NFL plays in front of half empty stadiums in pre-season. According to cfl.ca game stats, the Argos average was 14,403 for their 9 regular season home games. 20,000 would be nice to see eventually. Going to be difficult selling ST's for the lower East side if they keep scheduling afternoon games in July and August. Talk about the Hot Stove League. Some People talk about things that "really burns their ..." but I don't think they have tried to sit on the lower East side for an Argo game for a summer afternoon game.

[paulwoods13]

From watching and listening to the Sport Channels one would think the numbers were reversed. Little about the Argos, much about the Soccer team.

I don't watch Sportsnet very often, but I almost always PVR TSN's SportsCentre at 5 and 6 p.m. They have way more coverage of the CFL than MLS. It's not remotely close. Obviously now that MLS playoffs are here, with two Cdn teams in them, there is a fair bit of MLS coverage. But from June through end of October I would bet CFL gets at least 10 times the coverage MLS does on SportsCentre, and it may be a much higher ratio than that.

[Bruro]

While TSNs coverage of the CFL is excellent if you were go outside TSN the coverage of the Argos is next to nil, and this is part of the problem. Ive noticed this over the last few years especially. The Argos get no mention on local radio or tv except TSN. This deal has in effect marginalized the league to one media source because in a sense they own the league with their 40 million dollar a year. On sports coverage on other radio and TV the argos are barely mentioned. Listened to 640 one Saturday afternoon on the QEW on my way to a 4 oclock Saturday tilt at BMO and the sports news started with of course the BJs, leafs, raptors, US college football scores (it was a Saturday) and even English Premier league soccer scores and did not even mention the Argos game at BMO!