Radio / Television News

World Juniors hockey final nets record audiences for TSN, RDS

TORONTO - Team Canada's gold medal victory at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship on Monday night made ratings history for TSN, checking in as the most-watched broadcast of all time on the network.3.7 million viewers tuned in to see Canada win its fifth consecutive gold medal in a 5-1 victory over Sweden. The audience number surpassed TSN's previous audience high of 3.5 million viewers for the gold medal hockey game at the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax. TSN says the game was the most-watched program ever on a Canadian specialty channel, and the most-watched program overall across all Canadian television...