US Edition8.7 million Canadians watched end of men's gold-medal hockey game at Olympics
The overtime goal by Jack Hughes drew 8.7 million Canadian viewers, marking the most-watched moment of Milano Cortina 2026 and raising concerns about hockey's TV audience trends.
- On Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, CBC/Radio-Canada reported 8.7 million Canadians watched the final goal, making it the most-watched moment of Milano Cortina 2026.
- United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime, with Jack Hughes scoring the game-winning goal 1:41 into extra time.
- Across CBC and partner networks TSN, Sportsnet and RDS, CBC's TV coverage reached roughly 30.5 million Canadians and ranked as the most-watched English-language network with a 25 per cent audience share.
- Ratings released Monday, Feb. 23, showed the 2010 Vancouver Olympics men's final averaged 17.9 million and peaked at 26.5 million, surpassing Sochi 2014's final viewership of 15 million.
- CBC's digital platforms delivered 89 million streams and 42 million hours watched on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, with CBC/Radio-Canada as Olympic rights holder through 2032.
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35 million in North America watched U.S.-Canada Olympic men's hockey final
At its peak, approximately 35 million people across the United States and Canada tuned in to watch the Olympic gold-medal men's hockey clash between the two countries that saw the American men defeat the Canadians 2-1 in Milan on Sunday in a 3-on-3 overtime thriller. It was the most-watched of any of the events at the 2026 Games.
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Hughes' OT goal for Team USA vs Canada in Olympic final averages
Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, drew an average audience of 26 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the U.S., according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel ratings and Adobe Analytics digital data. Team USA’s 2-1 overtime victory over Canada on Sunday averaged 18.6 million live viewers (8:15-11 a.m. EST) on NBC and Peacock. The total rose to 20.7 million with encores on…
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