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Canadians stay up for CBC’s Olympic coverage as overnight audiences surge 767%


TORONTO - Team Canada’s record-setting performance at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 helped to drive viewing audiences for CBC/Radio-Canada, the public broadcaster said Tuesday.Between the Opening Ceremony on February 9 and the Closing Ceremony on February 25, 31 million Canadians (more than 85% of the population) tuned in to watch CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the PyeongChang 2018 across all English and French television network partners, digital platforms and the CBC/Radio-Canada Olympics apps.CBC’s English-language primetime coverage across all broadcast networks throughout the Games garnered a 2+ average minute audience of over 3 million viewers, with CBC alone capturing a 24% primetime audience...