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Posted Apr 16, 2018, 7:40 PM
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Originally Posted by elly63
Can't be that many, 552,000 (most watched Raptors regular season game) was almost exactly (553k) the average rating for a CFL regular season game in 2016.
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This number is also the average for regional Leafs broadcasts through the regular season.
"And Sportsnet’s regional Leafs broadcasts were up 32 per cent, to an average audience of 511,000. That gets them back to roughly where they were in 2014-15. TSN’s Leafs broadcasts were up 20 per cent." [ Source]
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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
Raptors have some people outside the GTA that watch some or most of their games, but for whatever reason, they have not captured the attention of sports fans across the country like the Jays have.
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This article (from 2016) elaborates on this a bit:
"The game was watched by an average audience of 1.8 million viewers on TSN, according to overnight Numeris numbers from Bell Media. The numbers were released late this week due to the Victoria Day holiday.
Viewership records have continued to fall throughout the NBA Playoffs this season, with game seven in the first round against the Indiana Pacers bringing in 1.5 million viewers on Sportsnet. The same average number tuned in to see the Raptors take down the Miami Heat in game seven on TSN in the last round.
However, Monday night’s game was the most-watched program on Canadian TV for the night, as well as the most-watched program of the day overall in the Greater Toronto Area, achieving a 36.5% share in the region."
At this time in 2016, the Raptors were outdrawing HNIC matchups between Tampa Bay/Pittsburgh, as well as the Canada Men's National Team at the World Hockey Championships:
" Here are the most-watched sports events on English-language television over the holiday weekend, according to Numeris overnight ratings:
1. NBA, Cavaliers at Raptors, Monday, TSN: 1,800,000
2. NBA, Cavaliers at Raptors, Saturday, Sportsnet: 1,430,000
3. Hockey worlds, Canada vs. Finland final, Sunday, TSN: 1,365,000
4. NHL, Lightning at Penguins, Sunday, CBC: 1,340,000
5. NHL, Penguins at Lightning, Friday, CBC: 1,100,000
6. NHL, Sharks at Blues, Monday, CBC: 999,000
7. NHL, Blues at Sharks, Saturday, CBC: 900,000
8. MLB, Blue Jays at Twins, Friday, Sportsnet One: 725,000
9. Hockey worlds, Canada vs. U.S. semifinal, Saturday, TSN: 688,000
10. MLB, Blue Jays at Twins, Sunday, Sportsnet: 634,000"
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If the Raptors make another deep push into the playoffs they'll likely outdraw HNIC depending on how far the Leafs/Jets go. A Leafs first round match in 2018 outdraws the record viewing audience for a Raptors conference final game.
Likewise, it's entirely plausible that a Raptors playoff game outdraws a Jets playoff game.
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