The Great Canadian Sports Attendance, Marketing and TV Ratings Thread

[JHikka]

Aug 14-20, 2017
TORONTO/TAMPA.....AUG 14-17....MLB....ROGERS............TORONTO.......37,377...(149,508 TOTAL)
WINNIPEG/EDMONTON.AUG 17.......CFL.....IGF....................WINNIPEG...30,554
HAMILTON/OTTAWA.....AUG 18.......CFL.....TIM HORTONS.....HAMILTON...23,524
VANCOUVER/HOUSTON..AUG 19.....MLS....BC PLACE...........VANCOUVER...21,183
BC/CALGARY..........AUG 18............CFL.......BC PLACE........VANCOUVER..20,622

MONTREAL/CHICAGO......AUG 16....MLS....SAPUTO....MONTREAL...19,894
MONTREAL/SALT LAKE.....AUG 19...MLS....SAPUTO.....MONTREAL...19,541
TORONTO/MONTREAL......AUG 19....CFL....BMO...........TORONTO...16,326
TORONTO/NEWCASTLE.....AUG 19...RFLIII..LAMPORT...TORONTO....7,522
EDMONTON/PUERTO RICO..AUG 20..NASL..CLARKE...EDMONTON..3,414

Notes:

• Blue Jays come back down to earth
• IMFC double feature
• Wolfpack playoffs

[Berklon]

It's pretty obvious the Ti-cats were using tickets distributed instead of actual attendance since last season. There was always very little variation in the number regardless of how it looked in the stands. This last game had quite a lot of empty seats, and yet the number barely changed. Actual attendance probably sat at around 20k.

[jonny24]

Originally Posted by Berklon

It's pretty obvious the Ti-cats were using tickets distributed instead of actual attendance since last season. There was always very little variation in the number regardless of how it looked in the stands. This last game had quite a lot of empty seats, and yet the number barely changed. Actual attendance probably sat at around 20k.

Agree, I have seasons seats, and there has been noticeably fewer people each game... don't know how much longer they can keep pretending they're sellouts

[elly63]

Paulo Senra‏ @paulosenra Aug 25

Last night's @Wpg_BlueBombers vs. @MTLAlouettes double overtime thriller averaged 714,000 viewers nationally on @TSN_Sports & @RDSca. #CFL

[elly63]

Shania Twain impresses Bouchard, Pospisil much

Shania Twain will headline the US Open opening ceremony on Monday night in New York. And she has a couple of big fans in fellow Canadians Genie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil who have fond memories of listening to the Country music sensation growing up.

[JHikka]

Aug 21-27
Toronto/Minnesota........MLB.....Rogers...................41,865..(125,594 TOTAL)
Edmonton/Saskatchewan...CFL....Commonwealth.....41,738
Toronto FC/Philadelphia...MLS......BMO...................28,645
Calgary/Toronto.............CFL....McMahon................26,150
Ottawa/BC...................CFL.....TD Place.................24,887

Montreal/Toronto............MLS.....Saputo....20,801
Montreal/Winnipeg...........CFL....Molson.....18,564
Ottawa Fury FC/NYRBII...USL....TD Place....6,694

Notes:

• Blue Jays attendance continues despite woes
• Highest Eskimos attendance since Week 14, 2014
• Season-high for REDBLACKS
• Lowest attendance for Alouettes since 1999

[JHikka]

The lower bowl of BMO Field has been mostly sold for Canada's friendly against Jamaica on Saturday. Upper deck seats now being sold.

[craneSpotter]

Originally Posted by JHikka

Aug 21-27
Toronto/Minnesota........MLB.....Rogers...................41,865..(125,594 TOTAL)
Edmonton/Saskatchewan...CFL....Commonwealth.....41,738
Toronto FC/Philadelphia...MLS......BMO...................28,645
Calgary/Toronto.............CFL....McMahon................26,150
Ottawa/BC...................CFL.....TD Place.................24,887

Montreal/Toronto............MLS.....Saputo....20,801
Montreal/Winnipeg...........CFL....Molson.....18,564
Ottawa Fury FC/NYRBII...USL....TD Place....6,694

Notes:

• Blue Jays attendance continues despite woes
• Highest Eskimos attendance since Week 14, 2014
• Season-high for REDBLACKS
• Lowest attendance for Alouettes since 1999

Would the SK@EDM game be the highest (single) game attendance this season for the CFL?

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by craneSpotter

Would the SK@EDM game be the highest (single) game attendance this season for the CFL?

I don't have numbers on me right now but I believe you're correct. Edmonton typically sets the high water mark given that Commonwealth's capacity is so much higher than other stadiums in the league.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by JHikka

I don't have numbers on me right now but I believe you're correct. Edmonton typically sets the high water mark given that Commonwealth's capacity is so much higher than other stadiums in the league.

And it typically happens either against Saskatchewan right at this time of year, or at the Eskimos home game vs. Calgary that either precedes or follows the Labour Day game.

[JHikka]

Scotiabank will be taking over the naming rights of the Air Canada Centre in Toronto starting next July. $800M over 20 years. This is ten times the figure Air Canada has been paying annually since 1999 ($4M/year versus $40M/year announced today.

http://www.tsn.ca/talent/mlse-agrees...abank-1.842133

[elly63]

[Denscity]

Quite a few empty seats for the Canada Jamaica friendly in Toronto. Quite surprising considering the large population of not only Canadians but Jamaicans in Toronto.

[Denscity]

...and it's a Saturday night with no rain.

[Denscity]

21600 announced.

[JHikka]

They had originally only been selling seats in the lower bowl for the game and had opened up the upper section on the west stand a few days ago. 21,724 is a good crowd for a friendly but I wouldn't consider it great by any stretch.

http://www.canadasoccer.com/great-cr...oronto-p161127

"It marked the second-highest crowd for a Men's National Team international soccer match in Toronto (all competitions) and also the second-highest attendance for an international friendly since a 1994 pre-FIFA World Cup friendly with Brazil."

[elly63]

Originally Posted by JHikka

"It marked the second-highest crowd for a Men's National Team international soccer match in Toronto (all competitions) and also the second-highest attendance for an international friendly since a 1994 pre-FIFA World Cup friendly with Brazil."

That's actually quite surprising (and not all that good). A fairly big discrepancy, because the attendance that day in Edmonton was 51,922.

All is not bad however because that was a great historical day in Edmonton. "Berdusco, Berdusco" "Brazil caught dreaming"

• Video Link

[elly63]

Bombers at Riders - Sellout
Attendance: 33,350

One of the better TSN covered games I've seen in a while. Lots of shots showing off the crowd and NMS.

[JHikka]

Previous five CMNT friendly matches played in Canada:

Sept 2, 2017...BMO Field..........v. Jamaica........21,724
Jun 13, 2017...Saputo..............v. Curacao.........6,026
Sept 9, 2014...BMO Field.........v. Jamaica.........12,162
May 18, 2013..Commonwealth...v. Costa Rica.....8,102
Jun 3, 2012.....BMO Field..........v. USA............15,247

The CWNT will host the US at BC Place on November 9th.

[elly63]

2017 Banjo Bowl presented by Casinos of Winnipeg – SOLD OUT
Rhéanne M bluebombers.com August 30, 2017

WINNIPEG, MB., August 30, 2017 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the September 9th Banjo Bowl presented by Casinos of Winnipeg is sold out.

Bomber fans are encouraged to wear royal blue to next week’s Banjo Bowl, and the Bomber Store will open at 8:00 a.m. for those wishing to purchase team merchandise. As well, the Pre-game at the Tailgate presented by Duraco Windows will open at 11:30 a.m. on September 9th, with kickoff slated for 2:00p.m. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats for the opening kickoff to ensure they will be captured in the 360° panoramic imaging that will be taken of Investors Group Field prior to kickoff. This image will later be available at the Bomber Store.

Tickets for the club’s next home game following the Banjo Bowl, Friday, September 22nd against the Ottawa REDBLACKS (7:00 p.m. kickoff), continue to move very quickly, and are available for purchase here. The 22nd will include a special ceremony of the unveiling of the Cal Murphy statue, and is also the annual Police Appreciation Game featuring the Police Pipe Band as a halftime performance.

The club has a record of 7-2 heading into the Labour Day Classic in Regina this weekend, and sits one point out of first place in the West Division behind the Calgary Stampeders (7-1-1).