This week on brioux.tv: the podcast, please welcome a veteran sports reporter and host who, in my opinion, has been better on his feet and in the moment than anybody else in a rink or on a field. I’m talking of course about Scott Oake, who recently announced his retirement from Sportsnet and Hockey Night in
With lottery-lucky Toronto Maple Leafs sidelined throughout these NHL playoffs, Rogers-owned Sportsnet had just three of seven hometown Canadian teams to bank on in Round One of these Stanley Cup playoffs. Only one team, the Montreal Canadiens, advanced. (They open the second round against the Buffalo Sabres tonight at 7 p.m.) How much does Sportsnet
It stings to settle for silver — twice — when the gold came down to an overtime bounce. Whatever the outcome, Canadians came out in record numbers to root for the home side. Take the 2026 Milano Cortina Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Game. According to Numeris, the match up, which aired last Friday in the
Stronger, faster, higher — ratings, that is. CBC/Radio Canada, the official host broadcaster of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, reported Friday that the opening ceremonies was a resounding ratings success. CBC and partners’ (TSN, Sportsnet and RDS) live broadcast of the Opening Ceremony from 2:00 p.m. to 5:38 p.m. ET was the most-watched
“And it was a child who led them tonight…” Wednesday, October 29: Sportsnet National+ drove in an estimated, overnight 4,970,000 Jays fans across Canada. What they witnessed was a record-breaking, 12-strikeout performance by 22-year-old rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage. Of the audience total, 1,713,000 viewers were in the 18-49-year-old demo. Add what Rogers also collected over
All those extra innings Monday night has some critics trying to calculate if Game 3 lasted longer than Ken Burns documentary series Baseball. It did not but close. Here are the box scores from Games 3 and 4 Monday and Tuesday: Monday October 27: this was the 18-inning, six-and-a-half hour marathon won by the Dodgers.
Having a Canadian team in an important championship final does make a huge difference, audience-wise. The first two games of the 2025 World Series show the Toronto Blue Jays/Los Angeles Dodgers final round averaging over six million viewers in Canada after a two game home split in Toronto. Imagine, Rogers Sports and Media execs must
The victory that put the Toronto Blue Jays into their first World Series in 32 years was also a big win for Sportnet. The Rogers’ specialty channel issued a release Tuesday claiming that the Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners was the most-watched Blue Jays game ever. The American League Championship clincher was watched