Hawks TV ratings are DOWN 36%

[Coinneach]

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[CallMeShaft]

Still doing really well viewership wise despite being arguably the worst team in the league with one of the worst announcer groups.

Guess we were more than just some fair-weather bandwagoners who only cared to watch when the team was winning.

 

[Kevin Musto]

That's it?

 

[hawksfan50]

All the more reason Gary has to "fix" the lottery so Hawks get Bedard...

 

[Blackhawks]

This should be the real fan response when the team has been garbage for almost a decade l, what did you expect? Watching the Hawks is boring, who wants to spend 3 hours a day out of their life watching boring garbage??? Some die hards don’t use any logic at all…

 

[Drumman44]

We were a Nielsen family from 2018-2021. So maybe the dip is my fault

 

[Sarava]

All the more reason Gary has to "fix" the lottery so Hawks get Bedard...

Funny. But the Hawks drive ratings a lot in the US. I saw something earlier that NHL tv ratings in the US are down 22% I think? The league seriously needs the Hawks to make a comeback.

We were a Nielsen family from 2018-2021. So maybe the dip is my fault

I did that for about a year. It's way more annoying than worth the few bucks they give you.

 

[Northernhawk]

Haven’t watched a game all year...streaming on nhl66.ir doesn’t work anymore and I haven’t paid for cable in five years...oh well

 

[Kaners PPGs]

The extended highlights on Youtube is the most attention the Hawks deserve right now. And I don't even watch those unless I have fantasy players on the other team.

 

[cassac]

How does using streaming services affect this? I watch all games on ESPN+, is streaming viewing accounted for?

 

[Drumman44]

Funny. But the Hawks drive ratings a lot in the US. I saw something earlier that NHL tv ratings in the US are down 22% I think? The league seriously needs the Hawks to make a comeback.


I did that for about a year. It's way more annoying than worth the few bucks they give you.

Did you have the people meter (box on tv) or filled out forms?

 

[Teemu]

 

[Pez68]

Considering the quality of their product is down about 90%, this is probably good news?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Still watch most games but like any bad Chicago team I root for it’s easy to turn off when it’s a rough game.

 

[Behn Wilson]

crappy play by play announcer does not help the ratings either

 

[MarotteMarauder]

crappy play by play announcer does not help the ratings either

Yup, he's not interesting, the team's not interesting, I'm not interested.

 

[Joemoe]

Makes sense, total reset on the roster, tanking team, can't really see the casual fan being interested in watching this team. Once some hyped prospects start coming to the team it will pick back up.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Maybe this is a good thing and it’ll force the Hawks to get a good broadcasting crew. Foley and Edzo ran their course but the few games I’ve watched this season have been unbearable

 

[Behn Wilson]

Maybe this is a good thing and it’ll force the Hawks to get a good broadcasting crew. Foley and Edzo ran their course but the few games I’ve watched this season have been unbearable

my memory is vague, it was so long ago but I seem to remember there were crummy announcers between Pettit and Foley, hopefully they will correct their hiring error like they did last time around when they upgraded to Foley

 

[hawksfan50]

So leaguevud down 22% and Hawks down 36% in tv viewings =all the more reason Bettman us gonna "fix" the lotto to give Hawjs Bedard...a healthy Chicago marjetvis goid for thecNHK.. a down big Chicago market =very bad for the NHL kindergartners can figure this out.. Otger teans sports media already have suspicions that Bedard lands in Chicago to save the situation...the NHL wants eyeballs on Bedard ...are nit gonna getvthatvifvhevisvin CBJ or ANH or Arizona..and noby saying up late firxSJ games either..And having him in VAN with McD in EDM is ludicrous to grow game in U.S...No Chicago the logical solution though I guess you could also accept Detroit as a landing spot for Bedard too..

 

[hawksfan50]

Wait...on tge latest nbcsportschicago.com podcast by Remouliitis and Neveau ,they said Hawks TV ratings are actually UP this year when includibgcakk sources of viewing including streaming services...They sId ygat tge collection of data on viewership hD changed but is nit yet reflective of total viewership o all platforms as reported by thecNHL which only seems to be reporting down in Nielson ratings but not including the internal streaming data collected by the clubs but ygat next season the NHL will be releasing a total includibg all platforms showing data set more the truth...so that next sesson the NHL should be publishing a big rise in total viewership.

So taking these guys statements as an explanation,maybe things are not as direxasvfist itcseenswuth to viewership off tgecdown numbers reported?

If Hawks total TV from alk platforms including 3rd party streaming services is actuakky UP then that is VAD for tge Gary will fix it so Bedard lands in Chicago theory..

 

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[Styles]

The

The what? THE WHAT?

 

[Giovi]

The

Agreed.