Eastern and Western TV ratings up

[R.J]

http://www.tsn.ca/sunday-s-cfl-playoff-games-watched-by-1-4m-on-tsn-and-rds-1.921828

Expected, but still very good news.

[RB957]

That is sweet. It shows there is great interest in the CFL in Canada..... even in the GTA!!

[R.J]

That is sweet. It shows there is great interest in the CFL in Canada..... even in the GTA!!
Some pretty big jumps in the GTA and 18-34 crowd.

The Eastern and Western Finals delivered strong results in the Toronto/GTA market, with viewing of both games more than doubling (+115%) compared to last year.

n TSN, the CFL’s Eastern and Western Finals saw double digit increases across all key adult demos, with growth in A18-34 (+39%), A18-49 (+27%), and A25-54 (+16%), and both finals matchups ranked in the Top 3 programs of the day on Sunday behind only the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS on CTV.

[jerrym]

Great news for the Argos because of the enormous increase in viewership in Toronto and in the future of the CFL because of the large increase in viewership among the young.

[smokeslet'sgo]

How do they know what age group is watching the game? My TV could be on TSN during the Argo game but how do they know the age of the person watching? I could be 12 or I could be 83

[R.J]

How do they know what age group is watching the game? My TV could be on TSN during the Argo game but how do they know the age of the person watching? I could be 12 or I could be 83
Portable People Meters. Which is how the overnight ratings are taken. The old school diaries (which are still in use) and phone calls usually take up to a month to register.

[Argofan_1000]

How do they know what age group is watching the game? My TV could be on TSN during the Argo game but how do they know the age of the person watching? I could be 12 or I could be 83

when they give you a people meter they ask you about yourself and the info is registered to the signal

[Ron]

I could be 12 or I could be 83

I vote for 83 since you're not sure.

[Shipyard]

4.3M average ... peaked at 6M at end of game.

10.6M watched part of the game

[rdavies]

Grey Cup ratings see double-digit jump in 2017 (http://3downnation.com/2017/11/27/grey-cup-ratings-see-double-digit-jump-2017/)
Drew Edwards 3downnation November 27, 2017

Not only did the snow look cool on TV, it also delivered high ratings for TSN and the CFL.

The Grey Cup game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Calgary Stampeders, which was played in snowy weather conditions, had an average audience of 4.1 million – up almost 14 per cent over the 2016 contest between Calgary and Ottawa – and similar to the numbers the league saw in 2015.

Last year’s 3.6 million was the lowest since 2006.

The number still falls short 5.5 million that watched Toronto’s last championship win in 2012, which was also the 100th anniversary of the league.

TSN also did well with its pre and post game shows both of which averaged just under two million viewers.

That gave the network the three top-rated TV shows in the country on Sunday. And not just sports: the CFL beat everything from NCIS: Los Angeles to CTV News to the Walking Dead.

The numbers do not include RDS or digital streams from TSN.ca or other sources.

[rdavies]

Grey Cup draws 10% increase in viewership on TSN, RDS (https://www.cfl.ca/2017/11/27/105th-grey-cup-presented-shaw-earns-10-increase-viewership-tsn-rds/)
CFL.ca Staff November 27, 2017

TORONTO – Annually one of the biggest events in Canadian television, last night’s snow-covered 105th Grey Cup presented by Shaw captivated viewers nationwide, becoming the most-watched since 2013 and growing 10% over 2016, according to overnight data from Numeris. An average audience of 4.3 million Canadians tuned in to TSN (4.1 million) and RDS (220,000) to watch the Toronto Argonauts dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the instant-classic championship game.

Overall, nearly 10 million unique viewers, or almost 30% of Canadians, watched some or all of the Argo’s dramatic 27-24 victory over the Stampeders. The game achieved a 34% share, meaning more one in three Canadians watching television across Canada on Sunday were tuned into the game.

The audience for the 105th Grey Cup presented by Shaw peaked at nearly 6 million viewers late in the fourth quarter as Stampeders’ quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell’s Hail Mary pass was intercepted by Argo’s defensive back Matt Black, sealing the Argo’s Grey Cup victory.

Fans of the winning team rallied around televisions, with audiences in the Toronto/Hamilton market up +58% on TSN compared to last year’s championship game.

The 105th Grey Cup presented by Shaw finished as the most-watched program of the day, with TSN becoming the most-watched channel in Canada on Sunday.

Additional ratings highlights:

• Livestreaming audiences for the championship game on TSN Digital platforms marked an increase of 22% compared to last year’s Grey Cup
• The magical halftime performance by CTV’s THE LAUNCH mentor Shania Twain during the Shaw Halftime Show attracted an average audience of 4.3 million viewers
• A total of 10.6 million Canadians watched some part of TSN and RDS throughout Sunday
• Nearly 2 million viewers tuned in to TSN’s Countdown to Kickoff pre-game show, and an average audience of 1.9 million viewers stayed to watch TSN’s extensive post-game coverage

The 105th Grey Cup presented by Shaw caps off a successful CFL ON TSN post-season that saw the CFL’s Western and Eastern Semi-Finals become the most-watched divisional semi-final series in three years. As well, the Eastern and Western Finals delivered an average audience of 1.4 million Canadians, growing +19% year-over-year.

[jerrym]

Grey Cup draws 10% increase in viewership on TSN, RDS (https://www.cfl.ca/2017/11/27/105th-grey-cup-presented-shaw-earns-10-increase-viewership-tsn-rds/)

Great news for the future of the CFL and the Argos.