TSN Attracts Average Audience of 1.75 Million for Canada’s 2014 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Shootout Thriller Against Czechs

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TORONTO (December 31, 2013) – TSN’s coverage of Canada’s thrilling shootout loss to the Czech Republic at the 2014 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP was the most-watched program in Canada last Saturday. Overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that an average audience of 1.75 million Canadians watched Team Canada’s 11:30 a.m. ET game against Czech Republic on Saturday, Dec. 28. It’s the most-watched audience on record for a non-North American preliminary round game at the World Juniors, and made TSN the most-watched channel overall in Canada on Saturday.

Overall, nearly 4.6 million unique viewers Team Canada’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Czech Republic. Audience levels peaked at 2:08 p.m. ET with 2.7 million viewers during the shootout. In total, TSN and TSN2’s live coverage of the World Juniors on Saturday attracted 5.6 million unique viewers.

Audience data for Canada’s New Year’s Eve game against the U.S. today will be available in the coming days.

Coverage of the World Juniors continues Thursday, Jan. 2 on TSN and TSN2 with all four quarter-final games, and concludes this weekend with both semifinals, bronze, and gold medal games.

Fans can also listen to the World Juniors live on the following TSN Radio stations across the country: TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto, TSN Radio 690 in Montreal, TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg, TSN Radio 1200 in Ottawa, TSN Radio 1260 in Edmonton, and TEAM 1040 in Vancouver. In addition, live radio streaming is also available on TSN.ca and on SiriusXM Radio through NHL Network Radio (Sirius 207/XM 211) and Canada Talks (SiriusXM 167). 

Broadcast Schedule
TSN’s remaining broadcast schedule for 2014 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP is as follows:

Thursday, Jan. 2

• Quarter-final #1: USA vs. Russia at 6 a.m. ET         
• Quarter-final #2: Finland vs. Czech Republic at 8:30 a.m. ET (TSN2)
• Quarter-final #3: Canada vs. Switzerland at 10:30 a.m. ET    
• Quarter-final #4: Sweden vs. Slovakia at 1:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, Jan. 4

• Semifinal #1 at 9 a.m. ET        
• Semifinal #2 at 1 p.m. ET        

Sunday, Jan. 5

• Bronze Medal Game at 9 a.m. ET      
• Gold Medal Game at 1 p.m. ET

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Source: BBM Canada

For electronic measurement data that dates back to 1994.  Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 are based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.

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