The following is a list of most watched television broadcasts in Canada based on average viewership of the broadcasts. In recent years, the Super Bowl has frequently been the most-watched television broadcast of the year in Canada. The most-watched television broadcast in Canadian history was the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics, played between the United States and Canada in Vancouver, with an average minute audience of 16.6 million Canadians watching the game, roughly one-half of Canada's population in 2010.
Criteria for inclusion The lists below include programs that were broadcast in Canada, regardless of their country of origin. Where applicable, these lists also factor in simultaneous substitution of American programs airing on Canadian networks (such as The Big Bang Theory on CTV). These lists also aggregate the English and French language broadcasts of sports programming (such as Super Bowl LIV on CTV, TSN, RDS).
These lists do not combine the viewership of major events that have been individually covered by multiple Canadian broadcasters simultaneously (such as the September 11th attacks). Where applicable, sporting event pre-game and post-game shows (as identified in Numeris data) are also excluded entirely, as they benefit from the strong lead-in or lead-out of the live sports broadcast, and otherwise would not be aired. Viewership obtained through reruns is not combined into the figures for the original broadcast, as reruns are considered separate airings of the same program.
The viewership figures listed are based on live plus seven day average minute audience data from Numeris (which includes DVR viewing up to seven days after broadcast). Peak audience and total reach figures are not listed. Since 2022, Numeris has limited public access to its data, where available, additional publicly accessible sources may be listed for individual broadcasts. The viewership figures listed on these publicly available sources may differ slightly from the viewership listed here, as not all public disclosures of viewership data include French language simulcasts, not all are based on the final published live plus seven day averages, and some may only include preliminary data based on one day of viewing and instead of seven.
Legend
Most watched broadcasts The following is a list of the twenty most watched television broadcasts in Canada by average minute audience from at least 2024–2025, with primary audience measurement according to Numeris.
Seven of the twenty most watched broadcasts took place during the 2010 Winter Olympics which were hosted by the Canadian city of Vancouver. During these Olympics, a new consortium was formed by some of Canada's major private broadcasting companies to simulcast many Olympic events. As such, many of the top twenty broadcasts listed below aired on multiple participating networks of the Olympic consortium, which is referred to as the National Olympic Network on Numeris ratings reports.
No. Show Viewership (millions) Date Network(s) 1 2010 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey - gold medal game: Canada vs. United States 16.67 February 28, 2010 Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium 2 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony 14.44 February 28, 2010 Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium 3 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony 13.50 February 12, 2010 Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium 4 2025 World Series – Game 7: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 11.6 November 1, 2025 Sportsnet, TVA Sports, Citytv 5 2010 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey – preliminary round game: Canada vs. United States 10.68 February 21, 2010 Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium 6 2010 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey – quarterfinal game: Russia vs. Canada 10.56 February 24, 2010 Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium 7 2002 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey – gold medal game: United States vs. Canada 10.30 February 22, 2002 CBC, Radio-Canada 8 2025 World Series – Game 6: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 10.2 October 31, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 9 Super Bowl LVIII: San Francisco vs. Kansas City 10.1 February 11, 2024 CTV, TSN, RDS 10 2010 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey – semifinal game: Canada vs. Slovakia 9.87 February 26, 2010 Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium 11 2011 Stanley Cup Final – Game 7: Boston vs. Vancouver 9.69 June 15, 2011 CBC, RDS 12 Super Bowl LIV: San Francisco vs. Kansas City 9.6 February 2, 2020 CTV, TSN, RDS 13 Super Bowl XLIX: New England vs. Seattle 9.16 February 1, 2015 CTV, RDS 14 Super Bowl LV: Kansas City vs. Tampa 8.92 February 7, 2021 CTV, TSN, RDS 15 Super Bowl LVII: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia 8.7 February 12, 2023 CTV, TSN, RDS 162026 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey - gold medal game: United States vs. Canada8.5February 22, 2026CBC Sports 172014 Winter Olympics: Men's hockey - gold medal game: Sweden vs. Canada8.5February 23, 2014CBC Sports 18 Super Bowl LIX: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia 8.4 February 9, 2025 CTV, TSN, RDS 19 Super Bowl 50: Carolina vs. Denver 8.32 February 7, 2016 CTV, RDS 20 Super Bowl XLVI: NY Giants vs. New England 8.178 February 5, 2012 CTV, RDS
Most watched television broadcasts by year
Each list below contains the top ten most watched television broadcasts in Canada within a calendar year, according to Numeris live plus seven day average minute audience measurement figures (which includes DVR viewing up to seven days after broadcast).
2025 The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2025. No. Show Viewership Date Network(s) 1 2025 World Series - Game 7: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 11.6 November 1, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 2 2025 World Series - Game 6: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 10.2 October 31, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 3 Super Bowl LIX: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia 8.4 February 9, 2025 CTV, TSN, RDS 4 2025 World Series - Game 5: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 7.8 October 29, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 5 2025 World Series - Game 1: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 7.5 October 24, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 6 4 Nations Face-Off - Final: Canada vs. United States 6.9 February 20, 2025 Sportsnet, TVA Sports 7 2025 World Series - Game 2: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 6.89 October 25, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 8 2025 World Series - Game 4: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 6.6 October 28, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports 9 2025 American League Championship Series - Game 7: Seattle vs. Toronto 6.29 October 20, 2025 Sportsnet, TVA Sports 10 2025 World Series - Game 3: LA Dodgers vs. Toronto 6.26 October 27, 2025 Sportsnet, Citytv, TVA Sports
2024 The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2024. No. Show Viewership Date Network(s) 1 Super Bowl LVIII: San Francisco vs. Kansas City 10.1 February 11, 2024 CTV, TSN, RDS 2 Stanley Cup Final - Game 7: Edmonton vs. Florida 7.59 June 24, 2024 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 3 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 7: Boston vs. Toronto 5.27 May 4, 2024 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 4 Stanley Cup Final - Game 6: Edmonton vs. Florida 4.92 June 21, 2024 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 5 Bye Bye 2024 4.29 December 31, 2024 Ici Radio-Canada Télé 6 Stanley Cup Final - Game 5: Edmonton vs. Florida 4.03 June 18, 2024 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 7 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 6: Boston vs. Toronto 3.83 May 2, 2024 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 8 96th Academy Awards 3.72 Mar 10, 2024 CTV 9 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony 3.71 August 11, 2024 CBC consortium 10 Stanley Cup Final - Game 4: Edmonton vs. Florida 3.69 June 15, 2024 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
2023 The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2023. No. Show Viewership Date Network(s) 1 Super Bowl LVII: Kansas City vs. Philadelphia 8.7 February 12, 2023 CTV, TSN, RDS 2 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game: Czechia vs. Canada 4.777 January 5, 2023 TSN, RDS 3 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 6: Tampa Bay vs. Toronto 4.775 April 29, 2023 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 4 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 2 - Game 5: Florida vs. Toronto 4.2 May 12, 2023 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 5 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinal game: United States vs. Canada 4.0 January 4, 2023 TSN, RDS 6 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 2 - Game 3: Florida vs. Toronto 3.8 May 7, 2023 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 7 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 2 - Game 2: Florida vs. Toronto 3.638 May 4, 2023 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 8 95th Academy Awards 3.636 Mar 12, 2023 CTV 9 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 2 - Game 1: Florida vs. Toronto 3.624 May 2, 2023 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 10 110th Grey Cup: Winnipeg vs. Montreal 3.59 Nov 19, 2023 TSN, RDS
2022 The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2022. No. Show Viewership Date Network(s) 1 Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati 8.2 February 13, 2022 CTV, TSN, RDS 2 2022 FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs. France 4.8 December 18, 2022 CTV, TSN, RDS, Noovo 3 Bye Bye 2022 4.39 December 31, 2022 Ici Radio-Canada Télé 4 2022 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Croatia vs. Canada 4.38 November 27, 2022 CTV, TSN, RDS 5 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 7: Tampa Bay vs. Toronto 4.1 May 14, 2022 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 6 2022 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Belgium vs. Canada 3.73 November 23, 2022 CTV, TSN, RDS 7 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 6: Tampa Bay vs. Toronto 3.66 May 12, 2022 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 8 109th Grey Cup: Toronto vs. Winnipeg 3.35 November 20, 2022 TSN, RDS 9 94th Academy Awards 3.27 March 27, 2022 CTV 10 Infoman (New Years Eve special) 3.0 December 31, 2022 Ici Radio-Canada Télé
2021 The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2021. No. Show Viewership Date Network(s) 1 Super Bowl LV: Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay 8.9 February 7, 2021 CTV, TSN, RDS 2 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 7: Montreal vs. Toronto 7.4 May 31, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, SN One, TVA Sports 3 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 6: Montreal vs. Toronto 7.3 May 29, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, SN One, TVA Sports 4 Stanley Cup Final - Game 5: Montreal vs. Tampa Bay 6.5 July 7, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, SN One, TVA Sports 5 Stanley Cup Final - Game 4: Montreal vs. Tampa Bay 6.0 July 5, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, SN One, TVA Sports 6 Stanley Cup Final - Game 1: Montreal vs. Tampa Bay 5.8 June 28, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, SN One, TVA Sports 7 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 3 - Game 6: Las Vegas vs. Montreal 5.4 June 24, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports 8Bye Bye 20215.2December 31, 2021Ici Radio-Canada Télé 9 Stanley Cup Final - Game 2: Montreal vs. Tampa Bay 4.7 June 30, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, SN One, TVA Sports 10 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Game 1: Montreal vs. Toronto 4.5 May 20, 2021 CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
2020
The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2020. No. Show Viewership Date Network(s) 1 Super Bowl LIV: San Francisco vs. Kansas City 9.6 February 2, 2020 CTV, TSN, RDS 2 Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble 5.9 April 26, 2020 CTV, Global, CBC, Citytv, V, CTV 2, OMNI, NTV, and 37 discretionary services 3 One World: Together at Home 5.1 April 18, 2020 CTV, Global, CBC, Citytv, CTV 2, and 7 discretionary services 4 Bye Bye 2020 4.9 December 31, 2020 Ici Radio-Canada Télé 5 92nd Academy Awards 4.8 February 9, 2020 CTV 6 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game: Canada vs. Russia 4.2 January 5, 2020 TSN, RDS 7 Infoman (New Years Eve special) 3.6 December 31, 2020 Ici Radio-Canada Télé 8 The Good Doctor ("I Love You") (season finale) 3.03 March 30, 2020 CTV 9 77th Golden Globe Awards 3.01 January 5, 2020 CTV 10 NBA Conference Semifinals - Game 7: Toronto vs Boston 2.7 September 11, 2020 TSN, RDS
2019
The following is a list of the most watched television broadcasts of 2019.