Considering a lot of Ranger fans are Yankee fans too, that’s a decent rating considering the WS involving a New York team. You have too high of expectations of what regular season NHL games should rate. Anything above 500K+ on cable is a win imo.
NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25
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Considering a lot of Ranger fans are Yankee fans too, that’s a decent rating considering the WS involving a New York team. You have too high of expectations of what regular season NHL games should rate. Anything above 500K+ on cable is a win imo.
expecting a league that considered one of the “ big 4” not to be outdrawn by the likes of the freaking wnba is not to hard of an ask.
Golden_Jet
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Time to get a new schtik, not even sure why you joined, you don’t talk hockey.
MLB regular season games on TBS get similar numbers. The reality is NFL and NBA are the only sports with national appeal. MLB is a legacy league so they still get some decent attention when Yankees and Dodgers are playing. NHL for all its issue and problems marketing and promoting the sport, still has value as a TV product.
Bixby Snyder
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We go through this nonsense every year, the NHL ratings are always soft for the first couple months and then pick up after Christmas.
Coinneach
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NHL TV ratings 2024/25
(via @jheaps4)
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)
Golden Knights-Kings: 109k (TNT+truTV)
November:
Red Wings-Blackhawks: 411k (TNT+truTV)
Red Wings-Penguins: 354k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Kings-Avalanche 231k (TNT+truTV)
(via @jheaps4)
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)
Golden Knights-Kings: 109k (TNT+truTV)
November:
Red Wings-Blackhawks: 411k (TNT+truTV)
Red Wings-Penguins: 354k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Kings-Avalanche 231k (TNT+truTV)
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LadyStanley
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-CANADA-
*HNIC Saturday
7pmET window: 1.226M
*HNIC Saturday
7pmET window: 1.226M
-NHL on TNT avg viewership last night-
Red Wings-Blackhawks: 411k
-TNT: 327k
--truTV: 84k
Red Wings-Blackhawks: 411k
-TNT: 327k
--truTV: 84k
Caught up for last Wednesday, too.
-Oct 30th NHL on TNT-
Golden Knights-Kings: 109k
-TNT: 91k
--truTV: 18k
-Oct 30th NHL on TNT-
Golden Knights-Kings: 109k
-TNT: 91k
--truTV: 18k
Embarrassing. No way to spin this number. NHL shouldn't even be considered a major league at this point.
Anisimovs AK
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NHL had never been a major league in the west coast region other than the Gretzky years.
It was exclusive.
The first *scheduled* non-exclusive of the season for TNT is next Wednesday.
There’s nothing left to say at this point
Anisimovs AK
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And yet Im certain you will still find a way to bring up the WNBA for the 17 millionth time
Anisimovs AK
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We, or at least I, aren't getting the runtimes for all games this season so we can't put together the average. Which is unfortunate, since we'll have to depend on PR #'s/releases or PR-adjacent (SBJ, SMW, etc.. who just use the PR #'s) which they can just exclude games if they want -- e.g. I wouldn't be surprised if when TNT's average comes out that 109k is just unilaterally excluded. Happens all the time, like last year the Heritage Classic as well as a non-exclusive game that didn't do well were just excluded from TNT's regular season average. Why I think it should all be public information so people can put together true averages, which we don't get when leagues/networks/media can just put out any numbers they want.
We can of course do the napkin-average, even though it's averages of averages which isn't proper math. I actually think it tells a better story since in cases like this, it gives each game broadcast equal weight. I've done both over the years, but it's hard when not all information is available and even when I did get it all, it wouldn't match what ESPN or TNT Sports PR (or SBJ or SMW) because they exclude games.
Either way, one can just add up all the xxxk's and divide by # of games. It gives a # that tells the story well enough.
Anisimovs AK
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I do find it interesting that some companies just arent paying Nielsen to track their ratings anymore. Apparently thats why its been difficult to get numbers for college football games on the SEC and ACC Network, and CBS' 3:30 Big 10 games
-CANADA-
HNIC Saturday
7pmET window: 1.495M
10pmET Oilers-Canucks: 1.077M
HNIC Saturday
7pmET window: 1.495M
10pmET Oilers-Canucks: 1.077M
Not included in that 7pmET window are the 570k that watched the Habs-Leafs in French on TVA/S
You have a source? I believe you, just have to be careful of the mods around here. I’ve been given warnings before when I didn’t link the source.
-NHL on TNT avg viewership last night-
*Red Wings-Penguins: 354k
*Non-exclusive game
Still waiting on Kings-Avs #
*Red Wings-Penguins: 354k
*Non-exclusive game
Still waiting on Kings-Avs #
