NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25

[DaBadGuy7]

Not good at all

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.

 

[Reaser]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership last night-

Rangers-Capitals: 412k

Waiting on Kings-Sharks, will edit post and add here when available.

186k for Kings-Sharks

 

[joelef]

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]

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.

Time to get a new schtik, not even sure why you joined, you don’t talk hockey.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

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.

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]

We go through this nonsense every year, the NHL ratings are always soft for the first couple months and then pick up after Christmas.