TORONTO – Following a dominating performance from their star players, the Toronto Raptors’ historic Game 7 victory over the Miami Heat is the most-watched basketball game ever on TSN. Overnight data from Numeris confirms the game attracted a record average audience of 1.5 million viewers to Canada’s Sports Leader.

Game 7 was the most-watched program on Canadian television yesterday, with audience levels peaking at 2.7 million viewers late in the fourth quarter as the Raptors secured the decisive 116-89 victory on their home court.

The Raptors also continue to captivate viewers in their hometown market, as Game 7 was the most-watched program of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, achieving a 36.9% share.

In total, 4.8 million unique Canadian viewers tuned in to watch Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combine for 63 points in the Game 7 victory that sets a new high-water mark for the franchise, with the Raptors now set to make their first-ever appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Overall, the Raptors’ Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the Miami Heat attracted a record average audience for any NBA PLAYOFFS series on TSN, with an average of 1.25 million viewers. More than 7.7 million unique Canadian viewers tuned in to watch the four games of the series broadcast on TSN.

The average audience breakdown for the Raptors’ Second Round series on TSN is as follows:

Game 1: Miami @ Toronto – 992,000 viewers

Game 4: Toronto @ Miami – 1.2 million viewers

Game 5: Miami @ Toronto – 1.3 million viewers

Game 7: Miami @ Toronto – 1.5 million viewers

The Raptors on TSN

Canadians can continue to follow the Raptors on Canada’s Sports Leader throughout the NBA PLAYOFFS. Live coverage on TSN continues with the Raptors taking on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 2: Toronto @ Cleveland on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET live on TSN, TSN GO, and TSN Radio 1050.

TSN’s broadcast schedule for the Toronto Raptors-Cleveland Cavaliers series is as follows*:

Game 2: Toronto @ Cleveland – Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN, TSN GO, and TSN Radio 1050

– Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN, TSN GO, and TSN Radio 1050 Game 4: Cleveland @ Toronto – Monday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN GO

– Monday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN and TSN GO **Game 6: Cleveland @ Toronto – Friday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN, TSN GO, and TSN Radio 1050

TSN’s complete NBA post-season coverage, which includes the NBA FINALS, is available for live streaming on TSN GO.