Largest Audience Ever Watches Edmonton Oilers Win LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY on TSN
Toronto, ON (April 14, 2010) – The Edmonton Oilers weren’t the only big winners last night, as the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY awarded record audience numbers to TSN. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms the average audience for the 30-minute original TSN production was 556,000, making it the most-watched NHL draft lottery ever*. Yesterday’s audience marked an 87% increase over last year’s NHL draft lottery on TSN.
TSN’s production of the LG NHL DRAFT LOTTERY was also carried live on Versus in the U.S.
This marks the first time in franchise history that the Edmonton Oilers will pick #1 overall in the NHL Entry Draft. TSN has live coverage of the 2010 NHL ENTRY DRAFT in June.
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and Canada’s most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN’s comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, Season of Champions Curling, Golf’s Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.
*Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.
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