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NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25

Brodie

Brodie

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joelef said:
NHL , a league supposedly part of the major 4, having there opening games get beaten out by the wnba is absolutely embarrassing no matter how you spin it.
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If the NHL can't exist in a market where more than four professional sports leagues are popular, then it's time for the NHL to just fold up. It's over.

Obviously, that's absurd, it's totally fine to be beaten by WNBA games and NBA preseason games and Mexican soccer games. All of that can happen and the NHL can be fine simultaneously
 
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NHL TV ratings 2024/25

October:

Blues-Kraken: 348k (ESPN)
Bruins-Panthers: 790k (ESPN, non-exclusive)
Blackhawks-Utah: 522k (ESPN)
Rangers-Penguins: 467k (TNT+truTV)
Avalanche-Golden Knights 315k (TNT+truTV)
Wild-Blues: 417k (ESPN)
Flyers-Oilers: 333k (ESPN)
Sabres-Penguins: 512k (TNT+truTV)
Bruins-Avalanche: 340k (TNT+truTV)
Capitals-Flyers: 477k (ESPN)
Avalanche-Kraken: 422k (ESPN)
Kings-Golden Knights: 245k (ESPN)
Flyers-Capitals: 410k (TNT+truTV)
Rangers-Capitals: 412k (ESPN)
Kings-Sharks: 186k (ESPN)
 
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Joe from Maine

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NextBigThing said:
Brutal start all around. Pathetic numbers. No other way to spin it.
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My question is brutal compared to what? Not sure the article that said losing audience at an alarming rate is very accurate after only two weeks. I wonder if hockey feed had an article after or during the playoffs last year that said hockey is gaining fans at an alarming rate with great ratings? At a quick glance MLB averaged 375K viewers for the regular season last year on FS1. Less than the NHL on TNT. Secondly, MLB averaged 470K viewers for the regular season on TBS. Warner Brothers Discovery pays 535 million a year for MLB and 225 million for the NHL. The NHL does much better in the 18-34 demographic for advertisers. Seems like a pretty good deal for Warner Brothers/Discovery to have the NHL.
 
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S E P H

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Joe from Maine said:
My question is brutal compared to what? Not sure the article that said losing audience at an alarming rate is very accurate after only two weeks. I wonder if hockey feed had an article after or during the playoffs last year that said hockey is gaining fans at an alarming rate with great ratings? At a quick glance MLB averaged 375K viewers for the regular season last year on FS1. Less than the NHL on TNT. Secondly, MLB averaged 470K viewers for the regular season on TBS. Warner Brothers Discovery pays 535 million a year for MLB and 225 million for the NHL. The NHL does much better in the 18-34 demographic for advertisers. Seems like a pretty good deal for Warner Brothers/Discovery to have the NHL.
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All they are are click bait articles. The NHL will be in serious trouble if the ratings in the playoffs steeply decline.
 

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Joe from Maine said:
My question is brutal compared to what? Not sure the article that said losing audience at an alarming rate is very accurate after only two weeks. I wonder if hockey feed had an article after or during the playoffs last year that said hockey is gaining fans at an alarming rate with great ratings? At a quick glance MLB averaged 375K viewers for the regular season last year on FS1. Less than the NHL on TNT. Secondly, MLB averaged 470K viewers for the regular season on TBS. Warner Brothers Discovery pays 535 million a year for MLB and 225 million for the NHL. The NHL does much better in the 18-34 demographic for advertisers. Seems like a pretty good deal for Warner Brothers/Discovery to have the NHL.
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See told ya the excuses will be rolling out .
 
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DaBadGuy7

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joelef said:
See told ya the excuses will be rolling out .
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Regular season NHL games have never been a strong draw especially now in a cord cutting cable era. NHL’s biggest issue from a TV standpoint is they really have an engaging superstar that captivates the mainstream audience with their play and personality. McDavid unfortunately has no charm or charisma, so they aren’t avenues to market him nationally in the US. Until they get that type of player, regular season games don’t draw outside of outdoor games or occasionally big markets.
 
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varsaku

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Feb 14, 2014
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joelef said:
See told ya the excuses will be rolling out .
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These ratings indicate a lot of hockey fans are also baseball fans. Unfortunately in years where the popular teams go deep into the MLB playoffs will pull numbers away from the NHL. It is the unfortunate reality the NHL has to deal with starting during the MLB playoffs.
 
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Reaser

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Didn't get an exact # this week for Prime Monday Night Hockey. Was told it was "just under 800k." So with the three games so far this season it's painting a picture of:

-Habs: fans are going to watch on TV on RDS.
-Leafs: similar #'s to what MNH got on SN.
-All-Canadian matchup: Naturally best #, so far.

To-Date:

-Prime Monday Night Hockey-

Penguins-Canadiens: 220k
-RDS: 652k
--Combined: 872k

Leafs-Lightning: 726k

Leafs-Jets: "Just under 800k"
 
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