NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25

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Olympics: 2026, 2030, 2034
All Star: 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033
World Cup of Hockey: 2028, 2032

I think that's the next decade.

ASG is happening in 2026 along with the Olympics.

Otherwise that's the presumed schedule.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Olympics: 2026, 2030, 2034
All Star: 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033
World Cup of Hockey: 2028, 2032

I think that's the next decade.

I wouldn't be surprised in there is a ASG in 2030 before Olympics as well as next year. ASG are still a great corporate/business for the NHL (and why sport leagues still do them despite the games themselves aren’t competitive)

 

[Anisimovs AK]

The recent games have been good. Let's see the rest of the regular season before the victory lap.
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I am suprised the 4 nations format did so well. Maybe they could do this or a six nation format in years there is a summer olympics going forward. Good for the NHL to capitalize on this.

What victory lap? Recognizing that good ratings are good isnt a "victory lap", neither is calling out people who literally never participate in this thread unless there is negative article/rating to post.

Im not surprised you think this way though, considering 6 years ago you were the Joelef of this thread.

 

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-CANADA-

USA-Finland: 1.4M
-SN: 1.027M
--TVAS: 357k

Sweden-Finland: 897k
-SN: 634k
--TVAS: 262k

USA-Canada: 4.75M
-SN: 3.8M
--TVAS: 955k

via: Braylon Breeze of SMW

edit: for USA-CAN # via John Shannon

 

[S E P H]

-CANADA-

USA-Finland: 1.4M
-SN: 1.027M
--TVAS: 357k

Sweden-Finland: 897k
-SN: 634k
--TVAS: 262k

USA-Canada: 3.4M
-SN: 2.567M
--TVAS: 850k

Wow, way worse than I thought. USA outclassing Canada in hockey is something new.

 

[Melrose Munch]

What victory lap? Recognizing that good ratings are good isnt a "victory lap", neither is calling out people who literally never participate in this thread unless there is negative article/rating to post.

Im not surprised you think this way though, considering 6 years ago you were the Joelef of this thread.

Why do you have to call people out? It's the internet, people can say what they want. Ultimately, this tournament has done great things for the NHL, and I expect it to continue to do so. Saying people only come when it's negative news when the sports media only ever puts that out about the NHL, is something you should take up with Ourand and the Awful Announcing crew.

-CANADA-

USA-Finland: 1.4M
-SN: 1.027M
--TVAS: 357k

Sweden-Finland: 897k
-SN: 634k
--TVAS: 262k

USA-Canada: 3.4M
-SN: 2.567M
--TVAS: 850k

Wow, way worse than I thought. USA outclassing Canada in hockey is something new.

These ratings are fine Seph. 3.4 million about the typical Leafs game so people were watching. I would be good with half of this.

 

[Reaser]

Wow, way worse than I thought. USA outclassing Canada in hockey is something new.

Part of it is SN keeping it to itself. If game was on CBC also, like they did during WCoH that's a bigger number. Also some Citytv #'s not included -- got sent that 150k AMA in Montreal alone on Citytv so the Canadian # has more but yes, default assumption would be the Canada # would be higher than the U.S. # (edit: and it is.)

 

[Reaser]

-CANADA-

USA-Canada: 3.4M
-SN: 2.567M
--TVAS: 850k

UPDATED USA-CAN # from Canada:

SN: 3.8M
TVAS: 955k
Total: 4.75M

via: John Shannon

^-this makes more sense. Believe the earlier #'s from Braylon Breeze of Sports Media Watch were Numeris #s for entire event window? and these from John Shannon are what SN & TVAS would be reporting.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Why do you have to call people out? It's the internet, people can say what they want. Ultimately, this tournament has done great things for the NHL, and I expect it to continue to do so. Saying people only come when it's negative news when the sports media only ever puts that out about the NHL, is something you should take up with Ourand and the Awful Announcing crew.



These ratings are fine Seph. 3.4 million about the typical Leafs game so people were watching. I would be good with half of this.

Leafs don’t get 3.4 million viewers on a typical night in regular season and that includes HNIC Saturday.

 

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[Golden_Jet]

Solid numbers,

 

[Melrose Munch]

Leafs don’t get 3.4 million viewers on a typical night in regular season and that includes HNIC Saturday.

I am pretty sure the leafs cross 3 million on average every Saturday. Unless you're saying ratings are down.

 

[Reaser]

Solid numbers,

Going to be over 9 million combined (USA & CAN) North American average audience.

Very good.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Part of it is SN keeping it to itself. If game was on CBC also, like they did during WCoH that's a bigger number. Also some Citytv #'s not included -- got sent that 150k AMA in Montreal alone on Citytv so the Canadian # has more but yes, default assumption would be the Canada # would be higher than the U.S. # (edit: and it is.)

I was shocked this wasn't on CBC but I think they would have had to put it on the CBC app as well, thus losing exclusivity. SN produced this, their choice imo.

 

[LadyStanley]

10m must include streamers

 

[Reaser]

10m must include streamers

It does, also Citytv in Canada.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I am pretty sure the leafs cross 3 million on average every Saturday. Unless you're saying ratings are down.

No they don’t

 

[Reaser]

I've posted a few times in the past warning about how Canadian #'s are reported -by media sources which would know- but this seems like a good time (Leafs aren't getting 3M EVERY Saturday night) to remind that it's different from how we get it in the U.S.. Using CAN-USA #'s as example.

1. Had French-CAN reporter say 3.1M in CAN and 922k on TVAS
-I got sent from another French-CAN reporter that was incorrect with random note about 150k watching on Citytv in MTL-
2. Sports Media Watch/Breeze reported 3.4M in CAN (2.6M on SN & 850k on TVAS.)
3. John Shannon reported 4.75M (4.8M) in CAN (3.8M on SN & 955k on TVAS)
4. SN reported 4.7M on SN.
5. NHL PR reported 10.1M NA including SN+ & Citytv in CAN (w/ U.S. fast national # being 4.4M would put CAN around roughly 5.7M up/down whatever final U.S. # ends up being.)

 

[Melrose Munch]

I've posted a few times in the past warning about how Canadian #'s are reported -by media sources which would know- but this seems like a good time (Leafs aren't getting 3M EVERY Saturday night) to remind that it's different from how we get it in the U.S.. Using CAN-USA #'s as example.

1. Had French-CAN reporter say 3.1M in CAN and 922k on TVAS
-I got sent from another French-CAN reporter that was incorrect with random note about 150k watching on Citytv in MTL-
2. Sports Media Watch/Breeze reported 3.4M in CAN (2.6M on SN & 850k on TVAS.)
3. John Shannon reported 4.75M (4.8M) in CAN (3.8M on SN & 955k on TVAS)
4. SN reported 4.7M on SN.
5. NHL PR reported 10.1M NA including SN+ & Citytv in CAN (w/ U.S. fast national # being 4.4M would put CAN around roughly 5.7M up/down whatever final U.S. # ends up being.)

No they don’t

Ok thanks.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

ASG is happening in 2026 along with the Olympics.

Otherwise that's the presumed schedule.

Too late to change? lol