The venerable Hockey Night in Canada drew over the magic 2 million viewer mark on Saturday with its season opener. And for its nightcap, the late night game also drew over a million viewers. This is the press release from CBC.
CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA’S SATURDAY NIGHT DEBUT DRAWS MORE THAN 2 MILLION VIEWERS58th season gets underway with record-breaking Saturday night debut audienceCBC’s HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA attracted record audiences for its Saturday night debut this weekend. An average audience of 2.251 million viewers tuned in to the first game of the evening featuring Toronto taking on Ottawa and Montreal taking on Pittsburgh, up 34% from the 09/10 Saturday night season premiere of the program. The evening’s second game from Vancouver against L.A., attracted an average of 1.430 million viewers, up 26% from the first Saturday night broadcast last season. Both are the highest Saturday night debut audiences in the program’s history. Hockey Tonight drew an average audience of 569,000.On Thursday, an average of 1.968 million viewers tuned in to see the Toronto Maple Leafs take on long-time Original Six rivals the Montreal Canadiens while in the nightcap, 1.013 million viewers saw the hometown Oilers defeat the Flames. The evening’s pre-game show, NHL Face-Off, drew an audience of 601,000.CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, Internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.*Source: 2010 television audiences are BBM overnight, A2+ (PPM measurement).
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