NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25

[S E P H]

283K for TNT portion of Avs-Blackhawks, but haven’t seen anything else

source: Jon Lewis

The game was blacked out on TNT in Colorado and I believe Chicago too. So that number is a lot higher overall.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

wonder how Saturdays ABC game went?

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Bruins-Panthers scores increase for ABC​

Saturday’s Bruins-Panthers NHL regular season game averaged 1.05 million viewers on ABC, up 11% from Rangers-Capitals in the same window last year (954K). Boston’s win, which peaked with 1.4 million viewers in the 4 PM ET quarter-hour, delivered the second-largest audience of the NHL season — behind Rangers-Capitals the prior week (1.06M).

Going back to last Wednesday, TNT averaged 283,000 viewers for Avalanche-Blackhawks and 183,000 for Florida-Utah — down 22% and 34% respectively from last year.

Ratings: TGL, NBA, NHL, Super Copa

The "Tiger effect" gave TGL a lift in week two, if only a modest one. Plus: the latest numbers for the NBA and NHL.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

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[S E P H]

Bruins-Panthers scores increase for ABC​

Saturday’s Bruins-Panthers NHL regular season game averaged 1.05 million viewers on ABC, up 11% from Rangers-Capitals in the same window last year (954K). Boston’s win, which peaked with 1.4 million viewers in the 4 PM ET quarter-hour, delivered the second-largest audience of the NHL season — behind Rangers-Capitals the prior week (1.06M).

Going back to last Wednesday, TNT averaged 283,000 viewers for Avalanche-Blackhawks and 183,000 for Florida-Utah — down 22% and 34% respectively from last year.

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I think it's okay, but I would add the link as well.

 

[Coinneach]

(via @jheaps4)

NHL on ABC:

January:

Rangers-Capitals: 1.1M
Rangers-Blackhawks: 454k
Bruins - Panthers 1,05M

Cable:

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)
Hurricanes-Flyers: 237k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Predators-Kraken: 155k (TNT+truTV)
Capitals-Lightning: 268k (TNT)
Golden Knights-Avalanche: 207k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Penguins-Bruins: 483k (TNT+truTV)
Avalanche-Stars: 177k (TNT+truTV)

December:

Bruins-Blackhawks: 487k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Stars-Kings: 232k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Rangers-Sabres 478k (TNT+truTV)
Flyers-Red Wings 418k (TNT+truTV)
Panthers-Wild 161k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Blackhawks-Sabres: 245k (ESPN2)
Avalanche-Utah: 258k (ESPN2)
Stars-Blackhawks: 217k (ESPN)
Blues-Blackhawks: 920k (Winter Classic, TNT+truTV)

January:

Avalanche-Blackhawks 283k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Panthers - Utah 183k (TNT)
Red Wings-Panthers: 507k (ESPN)
Oilers-Avalanche 389k (ESPN)
Hurricanes-Sabres: 259k (TNT+truTV)
Oilers-Wild: 324k (TNT+truTV)

 

[Reaser]

Can put 1.06M for Rangers-Capitals since we got the extra # from SMW, and separates the numbers better. Still wish we were getting 1.xxxM like we used to.

 

[Reaser]

183k for Panthers-Utah, presume I'll have the TNT/truTV split tonight though stuff has been delayed lately -- hence, why this # was nowhere until today.

For those interested, finally got this:

TNT: 167k
truTV: 16k

Also for this Wednesday we have the TNT #'s (238k & 271k) but don't have the truTV #'s yet so not really worth posting until we have the full number.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

As usual the excuses come out

Only an idiot would say that going up against the NFL is an "excuse" for a bad rating as opposed to a legitimate reason.


Of the top 50 most watched tv programs in America, the NFL is 46 of those (College football semis/final and the Academy awards being the other 4)

 

[Reaser]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership last night-

Red Wings-Panthers: 507k

Still waiting on Oilers-Avalanche #, will add it when available.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership last night-

Red Wings-Panthers: 507k

Still waiting on Oilers-Avalanche #, will add it when available.

Nice

 

[Golden_Jet]

Only an idiot would say that going up against the NFL is an "excuse" for a bad rating as opposed to a legitimate reason.


Of the top 50 most watched tv programs in America, the NFL is 46 of those (College football semis/final and the Academy awards being the other 4)

is poster a hockey fan, doesn’t contribute anything,

 

[4mats4]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership last night-

Red Wings-Panthers: 507k

Still waiting on Oilers-Avalanche #, will add it when available.

That’s a really solid number. I’ll take 500ks all day

 

[DaBadGuy7]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership last night-

Red Wings-Panthers: 507k

Still waiting on Oilers-Avalanche #, will add it when available.

Oilers-Avalanche nightcap drew 389,000, the most-watched late game all season.

 

[Reaser]

Also for this Wednesday we have the TNT #'s (238k & 271k) but don't have the truTV #'s yet so not really worth posting until we have the full number.

From above:

-NHL on TNT avg viewership Wednesday-

Hurricanes-Sabres: 259k
-TNT: 238k
--truTV: 21k

Oilers-Wild: 324k
-TNT: 271k
--truTV: 53k

 

[Anisimovs AK]

Oilers-Avalanche nightcap drew 389,000, the most-watched late game all season.

Its good seeing the Oilers get some nice ratings out west.

From above:

-NHL on TNT avg viewership Wednesday-

Hurricanes-Sabres: 259k
-TNT: 238k
--truTV: 21k

Oilers-Wild: 324k
-TNT: 271k
--truTV: 53k

Late game beating the early game. How often does that happen?

And the late game has a Canadian team as well

 

[MessierThanThou]

Its good seeing the Oilers get some nice ratings out west.


Late game beating the early game. How often does that happen?

And the late game has a Canadian team as well

I think it's because superstars draw ratings and McDavid is the biggest superstar in the NHL, with Draisaitl not too far behind. If the NHL marketed its players as well as the NBA does then they would be a lot closer in popularity to the other major leagues.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

I think it's because superstars draw ratings and McDavid is the biggest superstar in the NHL, with Draisaitl not too far behind. If the NHL marketed its players as well as the NBA does then they would be a lot closer in popularity to the other major leagues.

From an European, how does the marketing of NBA stars look in a regular persons life? what does
NBA that is so good? (maybe should be a different thread)

 

[Greatzsky 99]

This is a little off topic, but probably of interest to you number lovers.
Its the 3 games of the Global Series in Stockholm autumn 2023

TV6 is a channel that you can get free over the air, it is probably ranked 6th in popularity also
not one of the big 3(SVT 1 and 2, TV4) but close to TV3 and Kanal 5.

The last column is in K for viewers.