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Grey Cup delivers a record audience of 61 million viewers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsBCCalgaryEdmontonSaskatchewanHamiltonMontrealTorontoWinnipegTeamsTransactionsDaily LineCFL on TSNeotText SizeIt was a Grey Cup classic and now its a Grey Cup record More Canadians watched the Grey Cup last night on TSN and RDS than ever before Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that 61 million viewers watched Sunday nights thrilling CFL championship game making it the mostwatched Grey Cup ever* as well as the mostwatched telecast of the year in Canada** More than 14 million Canadians or nearly 43% of the countrys population watched the game in whole or in part An incredible 835 million viewers were watching the broadcast at 949 pm ET on TSN and RDS as Montreal kicker Damon Duval converted his second gamewinning fieldgoal attempt as timed expiredThe combined TSN and RDS audience for 2009 Grey Cup surpasses the previous combined Grey Cup audience high of 52 million set in 2002 by 16% TSNs Grey Cup audience of 5087 million becomes the highest audience ever recorded for the network surpassing the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal game that attracted 37 million viewers on TSN earlier this year RDS French broadcast attracted over one million viewers The broadcast on RDS surpassed all conventional television audiences on a competitive Sunday night in the French market The Grey Cup on TSN becomes the mostwatched telecast on Canadian television this year ahead of both The 81st Annual Academy Awards and Super Bowl XLIII** An incredible audience for what was an absolutely incredible game We are obviously thrilled that so many Canadians joined us for what will go down as one of the most dramatic Grey Cups of all time says Phil King President of TSN We are incredibly proud of our CFL broadcast team last night and throughout the whole season they captured all of the drama and emotion that makes the CFL so specialWhat a way to end the season and unbelievable game with more Canadians watching than ever before The Grey Cup is truly a national celebration and its wonderful so many of our fans across the country joined us for one of the most remarkable games in CFL history said Mark Cohon Commissioner of the CFL Our league offers its congratulations to our partner TSN on a truly outstanding broadcast and our thanks to our fans across Canada for their tremendous supportTSNs support programming also had impressive audiences with Grey Cup Countdown to Kickoff attracting 22 mi...