Team Canada's golden game confirmed as most-watched TV broadcast in Canadian history

TORONTO – It’s official. Team Canada’s gold medal win at last month’s Olympics is the largest television audience ever achieved in Canada.New data from BBM Canada confirmed that the game is the most-watched television broadcast in Canadian history, with a final audience of 16.7 million viewers. It was also confirmed by Nielsen that, contrary to popular Canadian legend, the recent game delivered far more viewers than Game 8 of the classic Summit Series between Canada and U.S.S.R. on September 28, 1972, which had a reported television audience of 4.26 million viewers.“There is no question the Vancouver 2010 gold medal game...