Uh oh. After going up three games to none, The Toronto Maple Leafs lost their second in a row and were shut out Tuesday in the fifth game of their round one playoff with the Ottawa Senators. Which means … one of these Canadian teams will be eliminated. That fifth game drew an overnight, estimated
The second game of the Stanley Cup Round One game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators easily won Tuesday night, ratings wise, on broadcast networks in Canada. An overnight, estimated total of 1,473,000 Canadians watched the game on Sportsnet National, with another 809,000 catching it on the main CBC network. That easily
After the first few days of Round One of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, The Toronto Maple Leafs remain Canada’s top draw among NHL viewers. The opening “Battle of Ontario” game between Toronto and the Ottawa Senators averaged an overnight, estimated 2,584,000 viewers on Easter Sunday. That was split between viewers watching on Sportsnet National
Wednesday marks the beginning of two months of playoff hockey and this year, viewers in Canada have reasons to cheer. Unlike last spring, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary all made the playoffs. Only Vancouver and Winnipeg missed the cut. That’s good news for Scott Moore, president of Sportsnet and NHL Properties at Rogers. He and his
Sunday, bloody Sunday. That’s not a movie title, that’s a ratings picture. Sunday used to be broadcast’s biggest night, but in the overnights at least, it is becoming a big indicator of a rapidly shifting media landscape. Take this past Easter Friday, April 6. Holidays are always a bit skewed but CTV seemed well
Montreal Gazzette great Terry “Aislin” Mosher Monday’s overnight, estimated audience for CBC’s coverage of the Leafs’ Game Seven heart breaker drew a staggering 5,155,000 viewers. That tops the 4.5M+ who tuned in for Sunday’s Leafs victory over Boston in Game Six and is likely the highest total ever for an opening round playoff tilt.CBC drew
Talk about offside. CBC sweats through a long labour mess, finally gets a half-season of Hockey Night in Canada revenues back come January, and four big Canadian market teams make the playoffs. Happy days are here again.A week or so into May and Canada’s hockey broadcasters are back on their knees recovering from the latest