Thurmas, I appreciate your posts but it would be nice if you would include confirming links to credit your source and also provide proof for down the road to the naysayers that the league isn't dead yet. Your quote came from here, where did the Cecchini quote come from? That would be useful information to have.

Normally I would but just working as we speak so unable to. Folks can go to 3downnation to verify alouettes number was in the 3downnation podcast closer to the end of it

Not sure where it came from but it's pretty consistent with what I have always heard.

The Alouettes average 200k on RDS in so-so years, but are more in the 250k range during their better seasons when they are more in the public eye.

I wasn't doubting Thurmas (or you Acajack), I am looking for the official source, I'm listening to the podcast and will post if/when I find it.

Now we have some definitive proof about Alouette ratings. Dunk mentions at 37:35 that Als President Mario Cecchini tweeted that the Als have averaged around 200k viewers so far this season.

The 3down guys again making the case for Sunday games over Thursday as well.

Sure, who do you suggest? Sportsnet is busy with Jays all summer and CBC has no funding.

I think sportsnet could find a slot for 1 game a week and Global would be another option too.

Part of the rumours back when Rogers got in on the Argo purchase was they were looking for content and a CFL Game of the Week would likely be part of that. Still a mystery why Rogers did become involved, they must have had a reason.

I don't think there is a lack of interest in the CFL's rights among other broadcasters. When you're pulling in half a million viewers a game for the regular season, you'll find a taker. The CFL simply made a conscious decision to go all in with Bell/TSN on the basis that it is worth more to the league, even if they have to pay a price in terms of decreased visibility to some extent.

I'm not sure how MLSE works, whether Rogers has a veto on things like this or not, or if they were simply outvoted by the 2 other partners who had originally purchased the Argos and later rolled it into MLSE. At the time, it was said that becoming part of MLSE would help the Argos in terms of marketing and ticketing and off-field things like that. Which as the last 5 or so years has shown, that didn't really help.

I'm not surprised that the Lions had the highest viewership last week.

Highest weekly CFL viewership is usually tied to Riders games.

It's interesting to ponder how many more viewers the CFL gets from casual viewers in Quebec on RDS. If the Als have been averaging 200k, I'd be interested to know how many watch the other teams 10k, 20k, 50k? That number would certainly add to showing the value of a still valuable property. And of course that would also turn Alouettes-Ticats 353,000 into possibly 500k, taking into consideration some eyes might be watching TSN in Quebec instead of RDS

I can't imagine if the bandwagon for Rourke hasn't started yet. As the 3d article said he is appointment viewing (I'll speak for myself on that)

Last week's game definitely got a higher audience due to Rourke. Lions' games have been doing well all year because of him.

The League has a genuine attraction with him. Why they aren't getting him in Tim Hortons ads with Crosby and Davies is beyond me.

Rogers trying to limit competition? Say it ain’t so!🤣
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Noticed a few Jays fans in Minneapolis for the Jays series there. :hmmm:

A lot of Jays fans from NWO, Manitoba and Sask make the trip to Target Field for that series. It's an annual event for many.

I think there would need to be a breakdown on people who would prefer to attend games on Sunday nights versus people who would prefer to watch games on TV on Sunday nights. For TV i'm sure it would be better but i'm not convinced Sunday night crowds would be conducive in most markets (for CFL or other leagues). Consumers typically prefer to stay at home on Sundays in preparing for the workweek, so things like streaming services and TV typically do best on Sunday.

For physical attendance I think it would be a tough ask, to say nothing of the schedule being more heavily-weighted to Sundays in June/July/August and then suddenly shifting September-onwards as the NFL starts. There's a lot to be said for consistent home scheduling throughout the year to create consistency and reliability in consumers.