Betting Odds Suggest 109th Grey Cup Viewers will be around 3.75 Million

Viewing figures for the Grey Cup have been on the decline since a record 6.1 people on average watched the 97th edition of the CFL highlight between Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders, a figure almost matched by a repeat final line up and result for the Alouettes the year later in the 98th.

This year Sportsbooks are predicting a viewership of just 3.75million on average and offering betting odds on whether it will be higher or lower.

How Many People Will Watch the 109th Grey Cup Betting Odds

Why the Drop in Figures

Last year, the Grey Cup was just the 5th most-watched event and way behind the Superbowl.

Whilst teams getting to the final and different interested populations will have some bearing and 3 million tuning in is still a significant figure for a sports event in Canada, they are not where they were 10 years ago.

The Decline

Once the most watched event on TV in Canada, the Grey Cup, has in recent years, dropped way down in the ratings, with just 2.9 million viewers on average watching the 106th edition between Calgary Stampeders and Ottowa Redbacks, pitched against a record viewership, just a few years earlier in the 97th grey cup and first of two consecutive encounters between the Montreal Alouettes and the Saskatchewan Roughriders where 6.1 million tuned in.