Olympic-sized audiences tune in to Games

VANCOUVER – Canadians are tuning in to the 2010 Olympic Games in record numbers.Live coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday night made history as the most-watched television event ever in Canadian history. On average, 13.3 million Canadians watched every minute of the 3.5 hour ceremony. The figure eclipses the previous record-holder, the Gold Medal hockey game at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 (10.3 million), by 29%. Airing live across 11 television networks in 11 languages, 23 million viewers, or two in every three Canadians (69%), tuned in to some part of the ceremony.A total of 27.7 million Canadians, representing 83% of...