Tuesday, September 7, 2010

RIDERS BOMBERS GAME ...MOST WATCHED IN TSN HISTORY FOR A REGULAR SEASON GAME



A pair of Winnipeg Blue Bombers defenders run down Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Wes Cates during second half CFL action at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Sask. Sept. 5, 2010. The Riders won the game 27-23.
Photograph by: Troy Fleece, Leader-Post

REGINA — TSN announced Tuesday that its telecast of Sunday's Labour Day Classic from Mosaic Stadium was the most-watched regular-season CFL game in TSN history.

According to the network, the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 27-23 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers attracted 1.34 million viewers. The numbers were collected from preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada.

Sunday's game also delivered the highest regular-season average audience on record for a CFL game since 1994. The network said audience levels peaked at 2.1 million viewers at 4:59 p.m., Regina time, with the Blue Bombers driving into the Saskatchewan end with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

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