The Great Canadian Sports Attendance, Marketing and TV Ratings Thread - Page 128

Acajack · #**2541** Posted **Mar 17, 2020, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ I never thought of curling as a charity case or anything like that... it's a relatively low cost source of programming that seems to draw respectable numbers.

Total guess here, but I'd wager that the lack of SC coverage probably has more to do with the fact that curling demographics probably don't overlap much with Sportscentre demographics.

Perhaps "charity" is not the right term, but it just seems like curling on TSN is like Baby Duck and Mateus in the wine section of your liquor store. The staff aren't really into it, but they still carry it because there is a market for it.

Djeffery · #**2542** Posted **Mar 17, 2020, 11:21 PM**

I thought it was funny last Friday night that both Sportsnet and TSN were showing curling reruns.

thurmas · #**2543** Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 12:40 AM**

Well with the crisis and being the Winnipeg sports fan that I am I will watch the 1984 Grey Cup Cal Murphy's first Grey Cup win as boss of the Bombers with Tommy Clements at QB, Chris Walby, James Murphy, Willard Reaves, Tyrone Jones, Bob Cameron, Joe Poplawski man what a stacked team they were!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKbicb21xaQ

and I will watch the 1987 smythe division semis where the Jets beat the Calgary Flames in 6 games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyKNAYqyU8

thurmas · #**2544** Posted **Apr 10, 2020, 7:53 PM**

English Premier League in serious financial trouble due to covid-19 and could lose out on their 3 billion pounds a year tv deal.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...569542852.html

JHikka · #**2545** Posted **May 1, 2020, 9:13 PM**

The 2020 @CFL Draft on TSN attracted an average audience of 73,000 viewers, more than doubling last year’s audience (+116%). This is the highest audience for a CFL Draft broadcast on TSN since 2014. A total of 428,000 unique Canadian viewers watched some or all of TSN’s coverage.

https://twitter.com/TSN_PR/status/1256323876419596288

Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft on @TSN_Sports attracted an average audience of 188,000 viewers, an increase of +125% compared to last year. This is the highest audience for an NFL Draft broadcast on TSN since 2012.

https://twitter.com/TSN_PR/status/1253793061940924416

Andy6 · #**2546** Posted **May 1, 2020, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Perhaps "charity" is not the right term, but it just seems like curling on TSN is like Baby Duck and Mateus in the wine section of your liquor store. The staff aren't really into it, but they still carry it because there is a market for it.

You're not getting the coveted job in the U.S. based on tapes of your curling highlights reporting on Canadian cable.

Berklon · #**2547** Posted **May 2, 2020, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by JHikka

Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft on @TSN_Sports attracted an average audience of 188,000 viewers, an increase of +125% compared to last year. This is the highest audience for an NFL Draft broadcast on TSN since 2012.

https://twitter.com/TSN_PR/status/1253793061940924416

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A total of 917,000 unique Canadian viewers watched some or all of TSN’s coverage on Thursday evening. The broadcast peaked with 303,900 viewers watching concurrently at 8:34 p.m. ET.

Damn impressive numbers.
I watched most of the first round and some of the later rounds - and the whole virtual production turned out better than I thought it would. I was expecting some major problems.

esquire · #**2548** Posted **May 2, 2020, 3:45 PM**

I'm sure the NHL draft will break records too... not much else going on in the sports world these days. Is there any way to watch the baseball going on in Asia?

JHikka · #**2549** Posted **May 2, 2020, 4:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Is there any way to watch the baseball going on in Asia?

Not with any of our national sports providers.

One of the Taiwanese teams streams their home games on Twitter in English.

https://time.com/5822240/watch-taiwa...all-live-free/

esquire · #**2550** Posted **May 2, 2020, 4:28 PM**

^ Cool... thank you for that. Not just a pandemic thing, but I wish there was a little more sport from abroad shown on domestic television... but Twitter streams will do.

JHikka · #**2551** Posted **May 2, 2020, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ Cool... thank you for that. Not just a pandemic thing, but I wish there was a little more sport from abroad shown on domestic television... but Twitter streams will do.

If you listen to certain people they'll have you believe that we have too much sport from abroad already on TSN/SN.

DAZN offers good international options during non-Pandemic times, and most eSports are available on Twitch.

suburbanite · #**2552** Posted **May 2, 2020, 4:44 PM**

"Abroad" and "American" are very different for some folks.

esquire · #**2553** Posted **May 2, 2020, 6:29 PM**

Are there actually any sports taking place in the USA right now to show?

JHikka · #**2554** Posted **May 2, 2020, 7:07 PM**

NASCAR and golf seem determined to start up soon.

esquire · #**2555** Posted **May 2, 2020, 8:28 PM**

I'll take 'em. But I'd settle for some Taiwanese baseball right now too.

JHikka · #**2556** Posted **May 2, 2020, 11:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

I'll take 'em. But I'd settle for some Taiwanese baseball right now too.

Let us know what you think of the cardboard cutout fans and the robots on the concourses.

JHikka · #**2557** Posted **May 8, 2020, 1:07 PM**

A lot of polling done by Angus Reid on the status of professional sports in Canada and their return during COVID:

http://angusreid.org/covid19-sports-empty-arenas/

Couple visuals:

Acajack · #**2558** Posted **May 8, 2020, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

"Abroad" and "American" are very different for some folks.

Indeed. Should we delve into that further? Most of us have some time on our hands!

VANRIDERFAN · #**2559** Posted **May 8, 2020, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Indeed. Should we delve into that further? Most of us have some time on our hands!

Except for the NHL it seems that our Sports Networks target demographic has wholly bought into everything produced by the Excited States when it comes to sport.
And no I do not consider NBA and MLB Canadian sports entities at all, just the most recent evolution of the American Branch Plant mentality that has handcuffed this nation since confederation.

esquire · #**2560** Posted **May 8, 2020, 3:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Indeed. Should we delve into that further? Most of us have some time on our hands!

To be clear, I think what Canadian sports networks should show is sports (how revolutionary). If there aren't any Canadian sports to show, then look abroad. The US is fine, but the problem with that is that there aren't any sports that are taking place as yet, at least to my knowledge.

I know it takes some time to get broadcasting deals done and what not, but I'd be happy with Korean soccer and Taiwanese baseball. Even if I wouldn't watch it obsessively at least I'd feel like I was getting something for my cable fees.