Raptors Ratings on the Rise

Post #1 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:51 am

What's hot: Is that the Toronto Raptors drawing big audiences and winning all those games? The first-place Raptors attracted well over 200,000 viewers for two games on the weekend, impressive considering one was on Sportsnet One and the other went up against the NFL on Sunday. If the team stays hot, this could be the breakthrough the NBA has been hoping for.

10. Auto racing, NASCAR Quicken 500, Sunday, TSN: 420,000

11. CFL, RedBlacks at Argos, Friday, TSN: 389,000

12. NFL, Bears at Packers, Sunday, TSN: 357,000 (NBC audience not measured)

13. NBA, Wizards at Raptors, Friday, Sportsnet One: 251,000

14. NBA, Sixers at Raptors, Sunday, Sportsnet East, Ontario, Pacific: 241,000

15. Hockey, Four Nations Cup final, Saturday, TSN: 238,000

16. Figure skating, Cup of China, Saturday, CBC: 233,000

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-ga ... 27416.html

Clementine9 · Post #2 » by **Clementine9** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:54 am

That list didn't look good until I opened the link and looked at other games after #16 haha. Looked like we only edged out Four Nations Cup and figure skating, but there were some NHL games after.

Inevitable · Post #3 » by **Inevitable** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:55 am

I'm just glad we outdrew figure skating. #progress #ProveEm

Badonkadonk · Post #4 » by **Badonkadonk** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:55 am

Imagine what that number would have been on a more accessible channel?

Winning fixes everything, but it also amazes me how narrow minded TV executives are in this country. They look at the basketball market as some fixed entity and lack the vision of what it could be were it nurtured even a little.

Randle McMurphy · Post #5 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:57 am

Almost beating out NASCAR and meaningless CFL games now. Progress indeed.

ecksplicit · Post #6 » by **ecksplicit** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:58 am

Northface82 · Post #7 » by **Northface82** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:59 am

Ganjamayne · Post #8 » by **Ganjamayne** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:00 am

Dr Octagon · Post #9 » by **Dr Octagon** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:00 am

SirHuey · Post #10 » by **SirHuey** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:04 am

I've never met anyone that watches NASCAR

Matty · Post #11 » by **Matty** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:06 am

If a team in Saskatchewan can garner those ratings, whose to say we can't get at least half of that?

The thing with them and the CFL in general is that most of their games on shown on TSN. Where as we have a different channel every game.

Bankai · Post #12 » by **Bankai** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:06 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:Almost beating out NASCAR and meaningless CFL games now. Progress indeed.

Honestly if you look at those numbers as a whole, ratings for Canadian Sports television is kind of laughable.

vini_vidi_vici · Post #13 » by **vini_vidi_vici** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:14 am

TSN netted 288,000 with a Raptor’s NBA game against the Celtics.

http://brioux.tv/2014/11/the-week-in-canada-november-3-9/

Mack11 · Post #14 » by **Mack11** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:14 am

Inevitable wrote:I'm just glad we outdrew figure skating. #progress #ProveEm

rod black wins either way

BramptonYute · Post #15 » by **BramptonYute** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:19 am

LittleOzzy wrote:
10. Auto racing, NASCAR Quicken 500, Sunday, TSN: 420,000

F*CKING NASCAR?

StatLine · Post #16 » by **StatLine** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:24 am

Watch curling steal all the raptors' viewers

tdotboyy · Post #17 » by **tdotboyy** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:26 am

the argos game, every view was probably from the ottawa fans

aselvana · Post #18 » by **aselvana** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:34 am

n some ppl wonder why tsn/sn put basketball on sub channels.

#ballstreamsallday

lemons321 · Post #19 » by **lemons321** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:45 am

Bankai wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:Almost beating out NASCAR and meaningless CFL games now. Progress indeed.

Honestly if you look at those numbers as a whole, ratings for Canadian Sports television is kind of laughable.

We have the population of California basically. We're not going to be putting up the ratings that America does. It's just not possible.

GED Education · Post #20 » by **GED Education** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:46 am

Last season in the playoffs and this season early on have proven to me that a winning team that is at least competitive will be enough to get the city of Toronto excited. That's all I really care about - a strong local market with decent media attention.