– CFL averaged more than 600,000 viewers in 2009 regular season -
– 2009 Grey Cup Playoffs begin this Sunday on TSN –
Toronto, ON (November 9, 20009) – TSN has set a new benchmark for CFL television audiences this season. According to data from BBM Canada, the overall average audience for 72 CFL games on TSN this season was 600,000*, marking a 51% increase from last season when the average audience for CFL games was 397,000.
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– SPORTSCENTRE reports live from the red carpet beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET –
Toronto, ON (November 6, 2009) – TSN pays tribute to four of hockey’s most decorated players and one of the game’s most respected executives with complete coverage of the 2009 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY, live on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. ET. The star-studded event will also be available live on NHL Network in the U.S.
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– World’s top Junior A players go head-to-head in championship game at 4 p.m. ET –
– Canada’s best under-18 women face off for national supremacy at 6:30 p.m. ET –
Toronto, ON (November 6, 2009) – Canada’s future hockey stars take centre stage on TSN2, as the network has live coverage of two gold medal games on Sunday, Nov. 8, with the final from the 2009 WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE at 4 p.m. ET, immediately followed by the championship game from the 2009 NATIONAL WOMEN’S UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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Toronto, ON (November 6, 2009) – TSN is proud to recognize the inspiring efforts and accomplishments of Special Olympics athletes, coaches and volunteers from across Canada with the ninth annual SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY, airing live on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. ET in support of Special Olympics Canada. This year marks the 40th year of Special Olympics in Canada.
The hour-long TSN-produced SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY is hosted by Vic Rauter and Jennifer Hedger. The broadcast celebrates the inspirational achievements of Special Olympics athletes and their coaches as well as contributors, supporters and the numerous Special Olympics volunteers from across the country.
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– Kings Ransom, a documentary on the Gretzky trade
to air Nov. 18 before Oilers vs. Avalanche game on TSN –
Toronto, ON (November 5, 2009) – TSN will be the exclusive Canadian home to ESPN’s critically acclaimed 30 FOR 30 film project – featuring some of Hollywood’s finest filmmakers creating documentaries centered on the last 30 years in sports. The films debut on TSN on Friday, Nov. 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET with Academy-award winning filmmaker Barry Levinson’s The Band that Wouldn’t Die. The emotional documentary explores the impact the relocation of the Baltimore Colts had on the team’s devoted fans.
Highlighting the 30 FOR 30 documentaries on TSN is filmmaker Peter Berg’s KINGS RANSOM. The one-hour documentary explores the effects of the shocking trade of Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton to Los Angeles in 1988. KINGS RANSOM will make its Canadian broadcast premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET – just before TSN’s broadcast of the Oilers-Avalanche game at 8:30 p.m. ET.
May 22, 2009 -- Los Angeles, Calif. -- Screen grab from Kings Ransom, by director Peter Berg, surrounding "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky
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