Now that John Doyle has retired as the TV critic of The Globe and Mail, how are we supposed to make sense of it all? Where is our roadmap out of the madness that is Canadian television? It is all right here, friends, in this handy and convenient, click and listen podcast episode. Hear Doyle
The result was not what Canadian soccer fans had hoped for Sunday as Canada lost 4-1 to Croatia in FIFA World Cup action. The ratings, however, were spectacular. Over 5.2 million Canadian viewers ages 2+ watched on TSN (3,921,000) and CTV (1,287,000) according to preliminary (Live+same day) average minute audience data. Final, Live+7 day data
Last Wednesday, November 23, when Canada played their first game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they lost a tough game to Belgium 1-nil. The big winner, however, was Bell Media. According to preliminary (live+ same day) average-minute-audience data, an astounding, Wednesday afternoon audience of 3,395.000 watched the game on TSN. Close to a million
It’s happened. The most-watched TV show of the week in all of Canadais a soccer game (Sunday’s UEFA England/Italy tilt). Somewhere, Don Cherry weeps. Beyond TSN’s Euro 2012 coverage, the NHL Awards were still a decent draw on CBC. Summer doldrums have set in, however, and despite strong showings by domestic dramas The Listener, Saving