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Posted Aug 21, 2014, 2:59 PM
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Reason and Freedom
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Vancouver/Toronto
Posts: 4,016
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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
Now the magic is back [for Toronto FC]
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Last weekend's Top 20 Canadian Sports Broadcasts:
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1. CFL, Lions at Argonauts, Sunday, TSN: 820,000
2. CFL, Alouettes at Roughriders, Saturday, TSN: 737,000
3. MLB, Blue Jays at White Sox, Sunday, Sportsnet: 633,000
4. MLB, Blue Jays at White Sox, Friday, Sportsnet: 583,000
5. MLB, Blue Jays at White Sox, Saturday, Sportsnet: 580,000
6. CFL, Eskimos at RedBlacks, Friday, TSN: 547,000
7. CFL, Stampeders at Ticats, Saturday, TSN: 490,000
8. Soccer, Women's u-20 World Cup final, Canada vs. Germany, Saturday, CBC: 461,000
9. Auto racing, NASCAR Pure Michigan 400, Sunday, TSN: 276,000 (Fox audience not measured)
10. Soccer, Women's u-20 World Cup, Korea vs. U.S., Saturday, CBC: 247,000
11. PGA, Wyndham Championship final round, Sunday, Global: 216,000
12. Soccer, Manchester City at Newcastle, Saturday, TSN: 190,000
13. Rugby, Women's World Cup final, Canada vs. England, Sunday, TSN2: 172,000
14. PGA, Wyndham Championship third round, Saturday, Global: 168,000
15. Soccer, Whitecaps at Chivas, Saturday, TSN: 155,000
16. Soccer, Crystal Palace at Arsenal, Saturday, Sportsnet: 139,000
17. UFC, Bader vs. St. Preux, Saturday, Sportsnet360: 138,000
18. Soccer, Tottenham at West Ham, Saturday, Sportsnet: 133,000
19. Tennis, ATP Western and Southern Open semifinal, Saturday, Sportsnet: 101,000
20. Soccer, Swansea at Manchester United, Saturday, Sportsnet: 90,000
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Toronto FC played on the weekend too but didn't attract enough viewers to register in the Top 20. Which is no surprise, because three weeks ago, TFC managed to attract only 22,000 viewers nationwide. That's less viewers than re-runs of lumberjack sports.
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DOG OF THE WEEK: Saturday's MLS game between Toronto FC and Sporting Kansas City drew a paltry 22,000 viewers to TSN2. Even by TFC's low standards for television, that's alarmingly low considering how much MLSE has invested in this team. It truly is a bizarre situation, with the team selling out its stadium but unable to attract flies to its TV product.
If anyone was hoping for a bump in interest after the World Cup, it obviously didn't happen.
The answer: maybe the only ones who care are the 20,000 who show up at BMO Field.
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https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh...211841537.html
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