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SUPER BOWL XLIV Is Most-Watched Ever in Canada with 6.7 Million Viewers on CTV and RDS

February 8th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– New Orleans Saints victory is the second most-watched telecast in Canada since 1994 –

– One in two Canadians watch some part of the broadcast –

– Audiences peaks at 8 million viewers in the final minutes of the fourth quarter –

– 1.8 million watch series premiere of UNDERCOVER BOSS – 

Toronto, ON (February 8, 2009)SUPER BOWL XLIV is the most-watched SUPER BOWL ever with a record audience of 6.7 million viewers in Canada on CTV (6.025 million) and RDS (650,000) last night. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that the New Orleans Saints’ 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday is the second biggest audience for any broadcast on Canadian television since 1994.* Overall, an astonishing 16.64 million viewers – or one in two Canadians – tuned in to some or all of the broadcast on CTV or RDS.   Read more…

NFL and CTV Extend Multi-Year Broadcast Deal Through SUPER BOWL XLVIII

February 8th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– Super Bowl, NFL Playoffs and Sunday early afternoon game package continues to air exclusively on Canada’s #1 broadcaster –

– Deal comes on the heels of a record-setting playoffs and regular season – 

Toronto, ON and Miami Gardens, FL (February 8, 2009) – The National Football League, together with CTV, announced today a four-year extension of its broadcast partnership giving CTV exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to the NFL championship game through to Super Bowl XLVIII. The deal comes on the heels of last night’s Super Bowl XLIV broadcast and at the end of an incredibly successful year for the NFL on Canadian television, with record-setting playoff audiences and CTV’s most-watched regular season audience ever.  Read more…

Super Coverage Across the Board for SUPER BOWL XLIV

February 3rd, 2010 catalaj No comments

– CTV’s exclusive coverage of SUPER BOWL XLIV airs Feb. 7 starting at 12 noon ET –

– TSN delivers extensive Pre-Game and Post-Game coverage live from Miami –

– ETALK, CANADA AM, CTV NEWS, ESPN Classic, MuchMusic, MTV and CHUM Radio cover the game from all angles –

Toronto, ON (February 3, 2010) – Down… Set…Watch! With CTV home to the biggest party in North America on SUPER BOWL Sunday, the network’s family of sports, news, entertainment, radio and online properties touch down in Miami to deliver a comprehensive line-up of SUPER BOWL programming across the board.   Read more…

Saints-Vikings Overtime Thriller on CTV is the Most-Watched NFL Playoff Game Ever in Canada

January 25th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– CTV scores with 2.6 million viewers for NFL Championship Game –

– Indianapolis-New York Jets AFC Championship  attracts average audience of 2.3 million –

– SUPER BOWL XLIV airs Sunday, Feb. 7 on CTV – 

Toronto, ON (January 25, 2010) – The road to SUPER BOWL XLIV delivered a record audience for CTV last night. BBM Canada overnight data confirms that the NFC Championship on Sunday evening featuring New Orleans and Minnesota attracted a record average audience of more than 2.6 million viewers – making it the highest audience ever recorded for an NFL playoff game in Canada (excluding Super Bowls) .*   

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