B.C./Winnipeg Game Sets Thanksgiving Day Record with 1.21 Million Viewers on TSN

CFL fans flocked to their television sets on Thanksgiving Day as preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that an average audience of 1.21 million viewers* watched Monday’s overtime thriller featuring B.C. @ Winnipeg.

This marks the highest average audience ever recorded for a CFL game played on Thanksgiving Day (since 1994).

Audience levels peaked at 2.1 million viewers at 7:50 p.m. ET as the Lions were driving towards the end zone in overtime with the Blue Bombers up by six points.

Source: BBM Canada
*Audiences prior to August 31, 2009 based on BBM Nielsen Media Research Mark II meters.