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Canada’s 22 medals at Rio 2016 help power record ratings for CBC

TORONTO - The Rio 2016 Olympic Games have become the most-watched summer Olympic Games in Canadian history, CBC said Tuesday.From the Opening Ceremony on August 5 to the Closing Ceremony on August 21, CBC/Radio-Canada's coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games reached 32.1 million Canadians across all networks and platforms.The 2+ average full day audience for CBC's Rio 2016 English-language television broadcasts (1.271M, main network only) increased by 11% over the London 2012 Olympic Games (1.146M, main network only). In primetime, the 2+ average audience (2.315M, main network only) increased by 23% over London (1.879M, main network only).In addition, CBC's...