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calgaryrocks · 08-04-2010, 09:58 AM

Long weekend - BY THE NUMBERS: It's summer, so the CFL and Blue Jays must be dominating the sports ratings. But maybe the most interesting number from the weekend came from Formula One racing. Getting an average of 336,000 to watch a car race at 8 a.m. on a holiday weekend is no mean feat. Getting them to watch it at 5 a.m. on the West Coast is even more amazing.
Here are the most-watched English-language sports broadcasts for the past weekend, according to BBM Canada overnight ratings:
1. CFL, Tiger-Cats at Roughriders, Saturday, TSN: 1,035,000
2. CFL, Blue Bombers at Stampeders, Saturday, TSN: 884,000
3. CFL, Lions at Eskimos, Friday, TSN: 801,000
4. MLB, Indians at Blue Jays, Sunday, Sportsnet: 573,000
5. MLB, Indians at Blue Jays, Saturday, Sportsnet: 526,000
6. Auto racing, NASCAR Pennsylvania 500, Sunday, TSN: 429,000
7. MLB, Indians at Blue Jays, Friday, Sportsnet: 412,000*
8. Auto racing, F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Sunday, TSN: 336,000
9. Track and field, Canadian championships, Saturday, CBC: 197,000
10. Extreme sports, Summer X-games, Sunday, TSN: 196,000
11. CFL, Pre-game show, Friday, TSN: 157,000
12. Athletics, ITU Triathlon, Saturday, CBC: 145,000
* 3 channels only

08-04-2010, 09:58 AM	#90
calgaryrocks Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2003 Exp:	Long weekend - BY THE NUMBERS: It's summer, so the CFL and Blue Jays must be dominating the sports ratings. But maybe the most interesting number from the weekend came from Formula One racing. Getting an average of 336,000 to watch a car race at 8 a.m. on a holiday weekend is no mean feat. Getting them to watch it at 5 a.m. on the West Coast is even more amazing. Here are the most-watched English-language sports broadcasts for the past weekend, according to BBM Canada overnight ratings: 1. CFL, Tiger-Cats at Roughriders, Saturday, TSN: 1,035,000 2. CFL, Blue Bombers at Stampeders, Saturday, TSN: 884,000 3. CFL, Lions at Eskimos, Friday, TSN: 801,000 4. MLB, Indians at Blue Jays, Sunday, Sportsnet: 573,000 5. MLB, Indians at Blue Jays, Saturday, Sportsnet: 526,000 6. Auto racing, NASCAR Pennsylvania 500, Sunday, TSN: 429,000 7. MLB, Indians at Blue Jays, Friday, Sportsnet: 412,000* 8. Auto racing, F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Sunday, TSN: 336,000 9. Track and field, Canadian championships, Saturday, CBC: 197,000 10. Extreme sports, Summer X-games, Sunday, TSN: 196,000 11. CFL, Pre-game show, Friday, TSN: 157,000 12. Athletics, ITU Triathlon, Saturday, CBC: 145,000 * 3 channels only __________________ GO FLAMES, STAMPEDERS, ROUGHNECKS, CALVARY, DAWGS and SURGE!