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Cherry was fired as host of Coach’s Corner on November 11 in a move that was met with outrage in some corners and cheers in others.

Yet in the two weeks following Cherry’s dismissal the eastern broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada failed to make the Top 30 TV shows ranked by Numeris.

That means the premier hockey game in Canada failed to draw as many viewers as NCIS: New Orleans, one of two NCIS shows in the top 30.

It also failed to replace Chicago Fire and Chicago Med.

Cherry was fired after 35 years onCoach’s Corner after comments about people not wearing poppies on Remembrance Day that some claimed were racist.

Speaking about how he sees fewer people wearing poppies in the lead up to Remembrance Day, Cherry went on a rant.

“You people that come here, whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you could pay a couple of bucks for a poppy. These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada,” Cherry said.

The segment was broadcast several times that evening during hockey broadcasts.

The following day with online opposition growing, the broadcaster, owned by Rogers Communications, apologized for Cherry’s comments through co-host Ron Maclean.

The following day Cherry was fired.

The eastern broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada returned to the top 30 shows with the November 30th game and has stayed there for the last few weeks but with lower numbers than the show had earlier in the season and lower numbers than the it drew during the same period in 2018.