Ouch. Down 14% from the previous SCF game 7. That 2019 game was over early as well. Also, didn't have the benefit of out of home viewing. So much for last night being "the biggest game in NHL history."
NHL TV ratings 2023/2024
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Ouch. Down 14% from the previous SCF game 7. That 2019 game was over early as well. Also, didn't have the benefit of out of home viewing. So much for last night being "the biggest game in NHL history."
SMW article on the 7.7M:
"seventh-largest NHL audience in the past 30 years — trailing the three previous Cup Final game sevens in 2019, 2011 (Bruins-Canucks: 8.54M) and 2009 (Penguins-Red Wings: 7.99M) and the Blackhawks’ three Game 6 clinchers in 2010 (Blackhawks-Flyers: 8.28M), 2013 (Blackhawks-Bruins: 8.16M) and 2015 (Lightning-Blackhakws: 8.01M)."
www.sportsmediawatch.com
"seventh-largest NHL audience in the past 30 years — trailing the three previous Cup Final game sevens in 2019, 2011 (Bruins-Canucks: 8.54M) and 2009 (Penguins-Red Wings: 7.99M) and the Blackhawks’ three Game 6 clinchers in 2010 (Blackhawks-Flyers: 8.28M), 2013 (Blackhawks-Bruins: 8.16M) and 2015 (Lightning-Blackhakws: 8.01M)."
Cup Final Game 7 scores 7.7 million, 7th-best NHL audience in 30 years
The first championship-deciding Game 7 in five years delivered one of the top NHL audiences of the past 30.
www.sportsmediawatch.com
Your act is getting old man lol. You are comparing the biggest US TV market and legacy team in Boston and St. Louis an Expansion Six market that is a solid hockey market vs a Canadian market (McDavid notwithstanding) vs a team from South Florida. That is a great number that both ABC and NHL are thrilled with.
Tom ServoMST3K
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Tells you how bad they are normally when they don't include them, lol.
These numbers are great for SN - I'm sure they're a lot happier about that exclusive deal now.
Hey plenty of media and fans were calling it “the biggest game in NHL history.” Obviously, it wasn’t even close.
Kirk Van Houten
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That's a great number for a great game and a great series. Would be fun to get a cup final next season with the Rangers or the Bruins on TNT to see what numbers they could get.SMW article on the 7.7M:
"seventh-largest NHL audience in the past 30 years — trailing the three previous Cup Final game sevens in 2019, 2011 (Bruins-Canucks: 8.54M) and 2009 (Penguins-Red Wings: 7.99M) and the Blackhawks’ three Game 6 clinchers in 2010 (Blackhawks-Flyers: 8.28M), 2013 (Blackhawks-Bruins: 8.16M) and 2015 (Lightning-Blackhakws: 8.01M)."
Cup Final Game 7 scores 7.7 million, 7th-best NHL audience in 30 years
The first championship-deciding Game 7 in five years delivered one of the top NHL audiences of the past 30.
Game 7 peaked at 10.3M in the 10:45pmET quarter-hour.
Also was the most-viewed NHL game ever on ESPN+.
Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.2 million viewers in the U.S.
Also was the most-viewed NHL game ever on ESPN+.
Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.2 million viewers in the U.S.
Kirk Van Houten
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And if I'm doing the math right 8.5 + 7.7 = 16.2M overall way over any NBA finals game.
I got it exactly right.. i said 7.69M, and it was 7.7M.
hey Jets4life, u told me i wouldn't even be close and no way the rating goes that high.. I accept ur apology my fellow canadian.
Boys, If we got 7.7M for a CDN market team vs a lousy market, imagine once again if it was NYR/CHI or BOS/CHI and one was down 3-0 and came back to tie it 3-3? 11M easily, and then we beat Celtics deciding game.. How fun would that have been seeing Stephen A Smith say the NHL deciding game beat the NBA deciding game in the US.
And this # last night could've been way higher. The 6 great markets of NHL were playing in MLB at the same time and most were close games. If u add about 200k extra viewers that we lost that were watching MLB in DET, PHI, CHI, NY, PIT and BOS, that's 1.2M lost viewers. plus add another 200k that were at those ballparks.. that's 1.4M viewers lost. So rating could've easily been 9.1M instead of 7.7M.
and the MCWS was on too.
Now imagine had this game took place SUN night instead with no games at all and everyone at home resting for work next day?? easily 9.5-10.2M
hey Jets4life, u told me i wouldn't even be close and no way the rating goes that high.. I accept ur apology my fellow canadian.
Boys, If we got 7.7M for a CDN market team vs a lousy market, imagine once again if it was NYR/CHI or BOS/CHI and one was down 3-0 and came back to tie it 3-3? 11M easily, and then we beat Celtics deciding game.. How fun would that have been seeing Stephen A Smith say the NHL deciding game beat the NBA deciding game in the US.
And this # last night could've been way higher. The 6 great markets of NHL were playing in MLB at the same time and most were close games. If u add about 200k extra viewers that we lost that were watching MLB in DET, PHI, CHI, NY, PIT and BOS, that's 1.2M lost viewers. plus add another 200k that were at those ballparks.. that's 1.4M viewers lost. So rating could've easily been 9.1M instead of 7.7M.
and the MCWS was on too.
Now imagine had this game took place SUN night instead with no games at all and everyone at home resting for work next day?? easily 9.5-10.2M
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Here's the CANADA overnight numbers broken out:
Game 7 Oilers-Panthers: 8.476M
-SN/SN+: 3.554M
--CBC: 2.878M
--Citytv: 1.083M
---TVAS: 961k
Game 7 Oilers-Panthers: 8.476M
-SN/SN+: 3.554M
--CBC: 2.878M
--Citytv: 1.083M
---TVAS: 961k
There were a lot of historical things at stake like Oilers possibly coming back from 0-3, it wasn’t complete hyperbole in that belief. I don’t think the rating takes that away at all. If anything it really shows how hard ESPN/ABC pushed the game as an important event and they got a good result.
Bixby Snyder
IBTFAD
No one said that, stop making shit up.
2 minutes of googling I found plenty.
Biggest game in NHL history? | NHL.com
Elliotte Friedman and Tony Luftman on Cup Final Game 7
www.nhl.com
Oilers-Panthers Game 7 'biggest' in recent NHL history
Tonight’s Game 7 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers shapes up as one of the biggest contests in recent NHL history.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
A mind-boggling comeback has set up NHL’s biggest game in 82 years | Stanley Cup | The Guardian
No team has come back from 0-3 down in the Stanley Cup Final since 1942. The Oilers could do just that while becoming the NHL’s first Canadian champion in more than 30 years
amp.theguardian.com
Bixby Snyder
IBTFAD
2 minutes of googling I found plenty.
Biggest game in NHL history? | NHL.com
Elliotte Friedman and Tony Luftman on Cup Final Game 7
Oilers-Panthers Game 7 'biggest' in recent NHL history
Tonight’s Game 7 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers shapes up as one of the biggest contests in recent NHL history.
A mind-boggling comeback has set up NHL’s biggest game in 82 years | Stanley Cup | The Guardian
No team has come back from 0-3 down in the Stanley Cup Final since 1942. The Oilers could do just that while becoming the NHL’s first Canadian champion in more than 30 years
okay.
@Anisimovs AK I told you homie, NBA territory!
I am surprised the U S rating was down although I wonder how it looks when added to Canada’s ratings compared to the last few game 7s. Then again the NBA championship, which featured its most historic franchise Boston against a western team in a big market like Dallas, had a big slip in ratings.
Maybe having games every three days is not a good idea. While I watched virtually all of game 7, a number of the earlier ones I skipped or watched only partially out of protest of too much time off.
Maybe having games every three days is not a good idea. While I watched virtually all of game 7, a number of the earlier ones I skipped or watched only partially out of protest of too much time off.
zombie kopitar
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I agree with this, for NBA and NHL, 2 days max but the finals was 3 games for a lot of games in both leagues. 1 day break would really keep interest up, but they have reasons to draw it out for the daily sports shows as well I'm sure
Jets4Life
Registered User
Bro, two US teams vs one US team. The ratings were never going to set any record, except the ones between a US and Canadian team.
Jets4Life
Registered User
A mind-boggling comeback has set up NHL’s biggest game in 82 years | Stanley Cup | The Guardian
No team has come back from 0-3 down in the Stanley Cup Final since 1942. The Oilers could do just that while becoming the NHL’s first Canadian champion in more than 30 years
It's never a good idea to use reddit, or a UK tabloid newspaper to "prove" to others that this was the "biggest" NHL game in 82 years, since it was not.
Numerous NHL games could be considered the "biggest game in NHL history" since there is no general consensus to this. The three examples in recent history I would use, would be:
1987 Game 7: Edmonton vs Philadelphia
1994 Game 7 Rangers vs Vancouver
2011 Game 7 Boston vs Vancouver
Honorable mentions to 2001 Colorado vs New Jersey, 2003 New jersey vs Anaheim, 2004 Calgary vs Tampa Bay, 2006 Edmonton vs Carolina, 2009 Pittsburgh vs Detroit, and 2019 Boston vs St.Louis
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Jets4Life
Registered User
You technically said 7.59M, not that it matters much...
You are imagining things. Here is my post originally:
NHL TV ratings 2023/2024.
I said there was no way Game 7 would draw over 8 million viewers in the US. I was correct. Why should I apologise?
Additionally, you backtracked on your 7.59 million viewer prediction, and said later on the game would be lucky to get 7 million viewers:
NHL TV ratings 2023/2024
If anyone is to apologise, it should be you, for making multiple predictions, then gloating about one of them being within 100,000 viewers of being correct. Predictions tend not to mean as much, when one gives three different numbers as to what the rating will eventually be..
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