Saturday’s ‘Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada’ watched by 9.6M viewers

TORONTO - One in four Canadians tuned-in to Saturday’s 12 ½ hour marathon broadcast of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada on Sportsnet, Citytv and CBC.The broadcast, live from Swift Current, SK, reached a total of 9.6 million Canadians, up 5% from last year’s broadcast, and marked the fourth consecutive year of audience growth for the annual event.Quoting Numeris data, Sportsnet added that the average minute audience for the Celebrating the Game pre-show was up 32% year-over-year, and that the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens was the most-watched program in Canada on Saturday with an average minute audience...