Touchdown Atlantic draws ratings

HALIFAX - TSN's coverage of the pre-season CFL game 'Touchdown Atlantic' in Halifax on Saturday, attracted a national average minute audience of 352,000 viewers, reports the channel. Very good numbers, especially for a pre-season game. Audience levels peaked at 454,000 viewers during the final minutes of the game (10 p.m. to 10:23 p.m. ET) as Toronto and Hamilton played to a 16-16 tie. The game also marked Chris Cuthbert's TSN debut in the broadcast booth and represents a 13% increase from last year's regular season average (311,000 viewers for 50 regular season games). All numbers are from Nielsen Media Research....