– Gold medal game is the most-watched program on Canadian television since 2005 –
– Audience peaks at 7.5 million viewers as Canada ties the game late in third period –
– The 2010 tournament is the most successful World Juniors ever for TSN –
Toronto, ON (January 6, 2009) – It was an epic game with an epic audience to match. Last night’s thrilling IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game made television history for TSN. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that TSN’s average audience for the game was an outstanding 5.3 million viewers – an all-time record for the network and the largest audience recorded on Canadian television since 2005*. It is the sixth largest audience for any broadcast on Canadian television in records that date back to 1994.
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- TSN scores with audience of 3.2 million for Canada-Switzerland Semifinal game
- TSN2’s broadcast of United States-Sweden semifinal is highest audience ever recorded
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Toronto, ON (January 5, 2010) – Not only was Sunday another huge day for the IIHF World Junior Championship on TSN, it was a landmark day for TSN2 and digital television in Canada. While TSN’s broadcast of the Canada-Switzerland semifinal attracted an average audience of 3.2 million viewers and was the most-watched program overall on Canadian television according to BBM Canada, TSN2 continued to set new benchmarks for audiences on a digital channel.
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– All Team Canada games record audiences of more than 2 million viewers –
–Canada and United States face off in Gold Medal Game tomorrow on TSN –
Toronto, ON (January 4, 2010) – BBM Canada confirmed today that more than 3.3 million Canadians watched TSN’s coverage of the thrilling Canada-United States shootout game on New Year’s Eve – making it the most-watched preliminary round IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP game ever and TSN’s fourth most-watched program of all-time*. The New Year’s Eve Classic is among the top 15 telecasts to air on Canadian television in 2009.
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– Rod misses $1 million grand prize by two goals –
– Footage of the shootout available on satellite feed; coordinates below –
Saskatoon, SK (December 31, 2009) – Forty-seven-year-old farmer Rod Tichon of Andrew, AB, and three other lucky hockey fans guaranteed themselves a memorable New Year, as they each took home an all-new Chevrolet Equinox Crossover as part of the fourth annual, international award-winning million-dollar giveaway, the Chevrolet Equinox Million Dollar Shootout. The event was televised live nationally on TSN during the first intermission of the 2010 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP round-robin game featuring Canada vs. USA.
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– TSN and TSN2 team up to deliver 19 games, including all Team Canada match-ups, quarter-finals, semifinals and Bronze and Gold medal games, beginning December 26 –
Toronto, ON (December 22, 2009) – Say what? With only four days to go until the start of the 2010 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, hockey fans across the country are buzzing about Team Canada’s chances of winning a sixth straight gold medal at the tournament. Who’s going to win? Who will be Canada’s toughest opponent? Who on Team Canada will rise up and emerge as a breakout star?
TSN’s World Juniors broadcast team of Gord Miller and Pierre McGuire, along with host James Duthie and Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie, will be on site in Saskatoon from December 26 to January 5 to break down all the action and provide in-depth analysis throughout the tournament. Here is what they have to say about Team Canada so far…:
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