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I was being a bit sarcastic because live streaming is often cited as the reason TV ratings are so low for certain teams in other sports.
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I looked at the ratings from previous Grey Cups...Calgary and Ottawa's match from 2 years ago also had lower ratings. I think there is some fatigue from seeing Calgary in the Grey Cup so many times in recent years. Additionally I think these are two of the smallest tv viewing audiences in the league.
Let's be honest though - the game was poor and kinda boring with one memorable play in the entire 60 minutes. A lot of the blame has to go to those responsible for the turf. There was no reason for it to be in the terrible condition it was in for the Grey Cup. Players could not really play to their full potential. When Regina and Winnipeg were Grey Cup hosts, the conditions of the field were quite good. I don't think the organizers have any legit excuses as they were given all the time in the world to prep the field. Bush League. |
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Previous Grey Cup Ratings: Year: West/East...............TSN/RDS.......(TOTAL) 2012: Calgary/Toronto......5.5M/300K.....(5.8M) 2013: Sask/Hamilton........4.5M/???K.....(4.5M) 2014: Calgary/Hamilton....3.8M/251K....(4.1M) 2015: Edmonton/Ottawa...4.1M/230K....(4.3M) 2016: Calgary/Ottawa.......3.6M/254K....(3.9M) 2017: Calgary/Toronto......4.1M/220K....(4.3M) 2018: Calgary/Ottawa.......3.1M/???K....(3.1M) Numbers courtesy Bell, cfldb |
Interesting that the Ottawa Redblacks being in the Grey Cup seems to have zero bearing on RDS' ratings for it.
Of course, most Franco-Ontarians in Ottawa and a decent-sized minority of people in Gatineau watch on TSN, I gather. Though my friends in Gatineau who watched the Grey Cup did so on RDS, and sports bars here all had it on RDS. |
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Would love to know how they got that data. I can't think of a single Millennial I know who cares about the league. Then again a 5% jump would be very easy if the numbers are already rock bottom. It's harder to fluctuate numbers like that if you have larger numbers of fans. |
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This is from an article this week: “That’s not going to be a surprise to anybody,” said Derek Mager, the managing partner at research and consultancy group The Data Jungle, who has worked with nearly every team in the CFL. “You saw the CFL as a league trying to rebrand and remarket itself a few years ago, and they’ve been trying for a while. “I think one of their tag lines a few years back was ‘this isn’t your grandfather’s league anymore.’ There’s been a push to try and refill that funnel.” ... “The demographic is still older, but a larger, younger audience are NFL fans as opposed to CFL fans,” said Mager." “Football is on the decline, and I could start with the Lions and the CFL. You just look at the people in the stands, and they’re all 60 and over. They’ve disengaged … they’re not connected with the youth. ... “And as a result of that, the stands were full and there were lots of kids there … and all those kids now are old and they’re still there. They’re missing the young group that’s coming in.” Emphasis added mine. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/f...3-f85cd1927eca Anything we provide from personal experience is going to be anecdotal but I can't help but notice most of the time when I see people wearing REDBLACKS merch around town they're usually 50+. It's enough of a trend that it sticks out quite a bit if you look for it. |
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I think CFL should try playing their playoffs on Saturdays again, and maybe try the Grey Cup as well - just to avoid going head-to-head with the NFL. I know as soon as the NFL regular season starts up, they go out of their way to avoid the competition - so it might be best to avoid them here as well. |
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I would imagine that if TSN concluded that it would be better off with a Saturday Grey Cup, it would happen tout suite. |
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And of course HNIC has "night" in the name. The western playoff game should be over by the time the puck is dropped for the early game. And if they are worried about that they could just move the eastern game to noon and the western game to 3:30. |
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I did that wood patio thing at a REDBLACKS game this season and although most of the people on the patio were under 40 it is also true that most weren't there for football. Good excuse to drink with something going on in the background. Tickets were free, too, which wasn't too bad. :tup: Argos crowds were a similar makeup to REDBLACKS, IMO, just half the size. |
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We were a bunch of 40-something guys, next to us was a rough-looking guy about our age with his wife. Behind us were people in their 50s. In front of me was dad about our age with his son about 10 years old. And next over in our row were some Indo-Canadian guys who looked to be university-aged. |
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