NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25

[Reaser]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership Friday-

Golden Knights-Stars: 424k

 

[S E P H]

-NHL on ESPN avg viewership Friday-

Golden Knights-Stars: 424k

That was a pretty late game too.

 

[4mats4]

That was a pretty late game too.

Yeah that's a solid showing for a Western Conference game

 

[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)
Panthers-Kings: 151k (TNT+truTV)
Golden Knights-Stars: 424k (ESPN)

 

[Reaser]

Hey Reaser, you dont get the Prime numbers anymore? It was interesting to see

I missed this. Yeah, getting *any* Canadian #'s is like pulling teeth. Last couple years I generally get e-mails with the #'s at the beginning of the season and then here and there in the playoffs.

U.S. keeps getting tougher, too.

More Nielsen delays than ever, and when I get the report it used to be cable Top-150 and now it's Top-100 so for example, last nights TNT games, only one of the three #'s we need made the Top-100:

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-NHL on TNT avg viewership Wednesday-

Flyers-Devils: ?
-TNT: 213k
--truTV: ?

*Penguins-Utah: ?

*non-exclusive game
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So now solely dependent on SMW hopefully posting the #'s in the next couple days, which SMW has been posting more NHL ratings lately but never a guarantee. Or I have to wait until next Tuesday for the full previous week Nielsen Cable #'s report and I can see everything that didn't make the Top-100. And by Tuesday i mean, if there's not a Nielsen delay which again, happens very often now when it used to just be a holiday thing. Last week was the first time I got it on Tuesday in over a month so ... Probably more likely won't see them until Wednesday since that's almost the new norm.

In other words, hopefully SMW gets them and puts them in their ratings article tomorrow/before the weekend.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

I missed this. Yeah, getting *any* Canadian #'s is like pulling teeth. Last couple years I generally get e-mails with the #'s at the beginning of the season and then here and there in the playoffs.

U.S. keeps getting tougher, too.

More Nielsen delays than ever, and when I get the report it used to be cable Top-150 and now it's Top-100 so for example, last nights TNT games, only one of the three #'s we need made the Top-100:

----
-NHL on TNT avg viewership Wednesday-

Flyers-Devils: ?
-TNT: 213k
--truTV: ?

*Penguins-Utah: ?

*non-exclusive game
----

So now solely dependent on SMW hopefully posting the #'s in the next couple days, which SMW has been posting more NHL ratings lately but never a guarantee. Or I have to wait until next Tuesday for the full previous week Nielsen Cable #'s report and I can see everything that didn't make the Top-100. And by Tuesday i mean, if there's not a Nielsen delay which again, happens very often now when it used to just be a holiday thing. Last week was the first time I got it on Tuesday in over a month so ... Probably more likely won't see them until Wednesday since that's almost the new norm.

In other words, hopefully SMW gets them and puts them in their ratings article tomorrow/before the weekend.

Thanks Reaser

Well not everything gets faster and better with technology it seems.