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3.65 million Canadians watched the Cup

TORONTO – BBM Nielsen’s early overnight data says that 3.65 million Canadians watched the Grey Cup on TSN and RDS, up 5% over last year, when it was on the CBC. On TSN, 2.439 million Canadians watched the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Montreal Alouettes in the 96th edition of the Grey Cup, while an additional 1.215 million viewers watched French-language coverage on RDS. Audience numbers for the broadcast on TSN peaked at 3.14 million viewers between 8:56 and 8:57 p.m. ET, just as time expired on the Alouettes' failed final attempt to tie the game in the fourth quarter. This...