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Curious about the Jays. Do you know how much of the jump comes from people in the rest of Canada vs in the GTA?

I've watched the odd game on my phone when I've been away from home, but no way am I watching a game on there by choice.

Digressing, what are ratings looking like these days?

Yes, I think they would be better. I still don't think they would be good, but better.

I don't think participation in sport has much impact on viewership. They are two very different things.

I would hazard a guess that participation is on the decline because of the rise of video...

A very narrow viewpoint which is completely wrong.



Precisely.

I wonder if that has to do with the younger demographic being more likely to stream as opposed have cable

It would be interesting to see what the ratings would be like if we ever managed to put a winning streak together.

Maybe these folks could help you out :)
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/02/03/backyard-curling-rocks-the-junction.html

We drew high for the first couple of games last year as I recall, and then things tanked off quickly. The last match ratings were definitely influences by what you mention, as well as having...

Doesn't surprise me one bit. Toronto is definitely a lot different than the rest of the country.

I have a bunch of family that watch curling without fail. Interesting enough, several of them find soccer "incredibly boring". It's all in the eye of the beholder.



Actually, you'll find a...

To provide a counter point, I know a lot of Canadians I could ask that would have no idea who DeRo or Christine Sinclair is. It's all about your point of reference.

Go to the prairies as noted above. It's massive there, you will hear about it all the time if you talk to people over 50. I think it's also big on the east coast.