Monday, February 22, 2010

U.S.-Canada game sets record for viewers: N.Y. Times

The U.S. men’s hockey team’s 5-3 victory over Canada on Sunday night was the most watched sports program ever shown on Canadian TV. The average of 10.6 million who watched on six networks, including CTV, exceeded the 10.3 million for Canada’s gold-medal-winning game over the Americans at the Salt Lake Games eight years ago. At its peak, the viewership of the game in Canada reached 13 million. In the United States, the game was seen by an average of 8.22 million viewers on MSNBC, more than twice the 3.7 million who watched the New Year’s Day Winter Classic on NBC at Fenway Park. At 8.22 million, the game’s viewership nearly matched the MSNBC record of 8.23 million for coverage of election night in 2008. -- N.Y. Times

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