Radio / Television News

Super Bowl still draws a TV crowd

TORONTO – CTV and corporate sibling RDS attracted an audience of 4.3 million for Sunday evening’s Super Bowl broadcast. Nearly 9.5 million Canadians tuned into some part of the game – a thriller that was decided in the final minute. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Nielsen Media Research confirms that Super Bowl XLIII attracted a 48.4 share for men A25-54 - meaning nearly half of the English-speaking population in this demo watched the game. The telecast peaked at 4.6 million viewers at 10:02 p.m., as Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Santonio Holmes made a dramatic end-zone catch with 42 seconds left...