NHL/hockey TV ratings 2024-25

[GKJ]

-NHL avg viewership Sunday-

TNT/truTV Capitals-Islanders: 905k
TNT/truTV Stars-Wild: 378k
TNT/truTV Panthers-Red Wings: 546k
ESPN Golden Knights-Canucks: 369k

note: Caps-Isles was a co-exist w/Monumental

Wonder how many games have done better than that Caps/Islanders game on TNT

 

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Wonder how many games have done better than that Caps/Islanders game on TNT

On TNT? Ever? This season? Or on any network? This season? etc..

I can answer just not sure exactly what you're looking for?

 

[GKJ]

On TNT? Ever? This season? Or on any network? This season? etc..

I can answer just not sure exactly what you're looking for?

NHL on TNT. Any game

 

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NHL on TNT. Any game

Oh okay. Yeah, 5th most-watched regular season game on TNT since 2021. Only beat by the four Winter Classics on TNT.

 

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-Frozen Four on espn2 avg viewership Thursday-

Denver-WMU: 281k
Penn State-BU: 253k

 

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-NHL on TNT/truTV avg viewership Sunday-

Islanders-Devils: 172k

Bruins-Penguins*: 196k

*non-exclusive game

 

[Anisimovs AK]

-NHL on TNT/truTV avg viewership Sunday-

Islanders-Devils: 172k

Bruins-Penguins*: 196k

*non-exclusive game

Exclusive game featuring 2 teams in the largest media market in the country, and it gets less than 200k.


Is that the first exclusive early game to get a number that low?

Horrific

 

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Exclusive game featuring 2 teams in the largest media market in the country, and it gets less than 200k.


Is that the first exclusive early game to get a number that low?

Horrific

Not the worst either Sunday window has done on TNT.

Last season the inexplicably scheduled Kraken-Blues early game did 152k.

So Isles-Devils was actually up 13% YoY -- one of many reasons I don't like getting into % up/down even though it's standard sports media reporting. Tells a false story. A bad number is a bad number.

 

[Tawnos]

The Islanders and Devils are small or at best, small-medium market teams, even if they exist in the largest media market. Not a good number, of course, but also not one that should be looked as if they were 2 big market teams.

Factor in the fact that the Islanders were eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday and the Devils are already locked into their playoff position. The game was meaningless for both teams, so even fewer fans were going to tune in than typical.

 

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-Frozen Four on espn2 avg viewership Thursday-

Denver-WMU: 281k
Penn State-BU: 253k

-National Championship on espn2 avg viewership Saturday-

BU-WMU: 594k

 

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-NHL on ESPN avg viewership Sunday-

Avalanche-Ducks: 495k

 

[Coinneach]

(via @jheaps4)

NHL on ABC:

January:

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


February:

Blackhawks-Panthers: 723k
Rangers-Bruins: 1.1M
Lightning-Red Wings: 934k
Golden Knights-Bruins: 1.27M
Capitals-Penguins 1.1M
Wild-Red Wings 944k

March:

Bruins-Penguins: 1.1M
Kraken-Flyers: 580k
Bruins-Lightning: 777k
Devils-Penguins: 604k
Red Wings-Golden Knights: 687k
Bruins-Red Wings: 826k

April:

Rangers-Devils: 934k
Penguins-Stars: 815k


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)
Flyers-Devils: 253k (TNT+truTV)
Penguins-Utah: 138k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)

February:

Sharks-Kraken: 175k (ESPN)
Bruins-Rangers: 537k (TNT+truTV)
Oilers-Blackhawks: 217k (TNT+truTV)
Rangers-Penguins 560k (TNT+truTV)
Oilers-Capitals 318k (TNT+truTV)
Canucks-Kings: 159k (TNT+truTV)

March:

Leafs-Penguins: 326k (TNT+truTV)
Bruins-Wild: 457k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Blues-Stars: 383k (TNT+truTV)
Red Wings-Blue Jackets 1.6M (ESPN, Stadium Series)
Capitals-Rangers: 324k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Leafs-Golden Knights: 178k (TNT+truTV)
Sabres-Lightning: 390k (ESPN)
Sharks-Avalanche: 305k (ESPN)
Devils-Flyers: 263k (TNT+truTV)
Penguins-Wild: 350k TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Sabres-Red Wings: 290k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Ducks-Utah: 139k (TNT+truTV)
Utah-Oilers: 147k (ESPN)
Golden Knights-Red Wings: 405k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Stars-Avalanche: 301k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Avalanche-Leafs: 319k (TNT)
Kraken-Wild: 190k (TNT, non-exclusive)
Devils-Blackhawks: 265k (TNT+truTV, co-exist - CHSN)
Stars-Oilers: 221k (TNT+truTV)
Kings-Avalanche: 321k (ESPN)
Sharks-Kings: 401k (ESPN)

April:

Capitals-Islanders: 905k (TNT+truTV, co-exist with Monumental)
Stars-Wild: 378k (TNT+truTV)
Panthers-Red Wings: 546k (TNT+truTV)
Golden Knights-Canucks: 369k (ESPN)
Flyers-Rangers: 349k (TNT+truTV)
Blues-Oilers: 205k (TNT+truTV)
Leafs-Panthers: 216k (ESPN)
Golden Knights-Avalanche: 312k (ESPN)
Islanders-Devils: 172k (TNT+truTV)
Bruins-Penguins: 196k (TNT+truTV, non-exclusive)
Avalanche-Ducks: 495k (ESPN)

 

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April:
Capitals-Islanders: 905k (TNT+truTV)

Can add the co-exist with Monumental on that ^

Also, tonight's Panthers-Lightning game is a co-exist with Scripps.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[Anisimovs AK]

The Islanders and Devils are small or at best, small-medium market teams, even if they exist in the largest media market. Not a good number, of course, but also not one that should be looked as if they were 2 big market teams.

Factor in the fact that the Islanders were eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday and the Devils are already locked into their playoff position. The game was meaningless for both teams, so even fewer fans were going to tune in than typical.

No exclusive game should be getting less than 200k viewers period, unless its up against the NFL. The game got less viewers than a Panthers-Utah game and a Sharks-Kraken game, and both of those started at 10:00pm, and two of those teams have been bottom 5 franchises for the last half decade.

A bad number is a bad number

 

[Tawnos]

No exclusive game should be getting less than 200k viewers period, unless its up against the NFL. The game got less viewers than a Panthers-Utah game and a Sharks-Kraken game, and both of those started at 10:00pm, and two of those teams have been bottom 5 franchises for the last half decade.

A bad number is a bad number

I agree that a bad number is a bad number. What I was doing was explaining WHY the number is bad. This stuff isn't just subject to random factors.

 

[varsaku]

2% could just be a swing in interest from casual viewers which i don't feel is something to be too worried about. 13% however is pretty large but could be attributed to most of the major hockey markets in the US being bad this year.