NHL TV ratings 2023/2024

[Golden_Jet]

Some random guy on twitter with 2k followers is not a legit source. This post should be deleted.

Those numbers look about right, for Canadian games.

 

[Joe from Maine]

The Oilers/Avalanche semi-finals two years ago on TBS averaged 1.8 million viewers. Good numbers despite being a sweep. People will watch the Oilers as they progress. Not a great viewership right now. The Edmonton/LA matchup doesn't have a lot of juice as they say. LA isn't regarded as a threat to beat them (doesn't mean they can't). Other western division series have more interest right now.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Are the numbers out for Bruins vs Celtics from this past Saturday? Thanks

 

[S E P H]

Man, playoff games under 400k isnt a good look

I think we gotta call it as it is and simply say that LA is a horrible hockey market.

 

[Reaser]

SBJ's regular season recap:

NHL regular season posts strong viewership gains

NHL games averaged 504,000 viewers per contest during the 2023-24 regular season, the league's best mark since the 2015-16 campaign.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

 

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-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership Saturday-

Hurricanes-Islanders: 907k

Panthers-Lightning: 876k

Bruins-Leafs: 1.39M

Stars-Golden Knights: 812k

 

[Reaser]

-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership Sunday-

Jets-Avalanche: 753k

Canucks-Predators: 871k

Rangers-Capitals: 1.40M

Oilers-Kings: 663k

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Sounds like TNT could be at risk of losing the NBA to NBC. You wonder if NBC is gonna come after the NHL too again, if they do I'd suspect TNT won't want to lose both so probably ESPN could be in trouble

The big reason why NBC was willing to walk away from the NHL was because they wanted to focus on getting more premier sports properties like the NBA. If they get the NBA, the NHL will likely never be on NBC again in the foreseeable future.

 

[rkhum]

Expected the Bruins to win the night by more viewers than they did. Wasn’t really a fair fight. B’s game was basically a must win for them and the C’s are the #1 seed and everyone knows they’ll crush Miami. Also doesn’t include TRU TV viewers.

That Kings-Oilers number is pitiful. McDavid does not move the needle in America.

EDIT:
The Celtics did win the night.

With the Celtics, Bruins and Red Sox going head-to-head Wednesday night, Boston sports viewing broke down as follows: Heat-Celtics averaged 307,000 across TNT/truTV (170K) and NBC Sports Boston (137K), Bruins-Maple Leafs drew 300,000 across NESN (188K) and ESPN (112K) and the Red Sox brought up the rear with 59,000 on NESN1.

SOURCE: Wednesday (4/24) sports viewership: Heat's upset of C's tops night

Celtics won the night, and I expect it.

Ugh, that isn't the sole difference. Use a little logic.

Remember last season when you trolled the 2022/23 NHL TV Ratings thread all season saying the Celtics were beating the Bruins locally and always beat the Bruins locally in years prior and were proven wrong, over and over, all the way to a mod popping in and saying you're so wrong you need to provide a source and your source ended up being that you "heard it on the radio" and even that was immediately proven a lie, so you backtracked all the way to that you may have heard wrong because you were "hungover." An entire season worth of trolling and your excuse boiled down to that you were "hungover."

Combined Celtics regional/national viewership in the Boston market: Wyshynski had 292k, SMW had 307k. That difference could be/likely is truTV.

But that isn't solely what determines who "won the night."

It's the Bruins combined: Wyshynski has 343k, SMW has 300k.

Which has nothing to do with truTV. Use a little common sense.

So, exactly as I said, the only thing confirmed there is that more people in the Boston market watched the Bruins on NESN than watched the Celtics on NBC Sports Boston. That isn't in dispute. How many in Boston watched the respective national broadcasts, differing reports.

Either could have won, not enough information to make any definitive statements other than more people in Boston watched NESN than NBC Sports Boston.

It's also not that big of a deal. One game. It was shared without commentary for the local market numbers, which is the interest.

We already know that in at least the last half-decade the Bruins beat the Celtics in local ratings and share in the market in the regular season more often than not.

No the Celtics beat the Bruins regularly, and it is the Bruins when they do beat the Celtics that makes news.

 

[NextBigThing]

SBJ's regular season recap:

NHL regular season posts strong viewership gains

NHL games averaged 504,000 viewers per contest during the 2023-24 regular season, the league's best mark since the 2015-16 campaign.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Bruins down 19% on NESN. Clearly the number 4 team at best in the area. Maybe even close to 5 as the Revs are hot right now. 65k at their last home game and a huge rating on Apple.

 

[4mats4]

With all the numbers in for the first complete series, Rangers-Capitals averaged 1,139,750 viewers per game nationally. Not bad for non-exclusive, and for a sweep

 

[Reaser]

No the Celtics beat the Bruins regularly, and it is the Bruins when they do beat the Celtics that makes news.

We're still doing this? No, Bruins beat Celtics in regular season local viewership in 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 & 2022/23.

Take two seconds and look it up.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

I think we gotta call it as it is and simply say that LA is a horrible hockey market.

Again, first round games arent exclusive, so the numbers reflect very little on the home markets involved.

 

[S E P H]

Again, first round games arent exclusive, so the numbers reflect very little on the home markets involved.

That's true, but LA isn't getting 130K like the Bruins are locally. We might be hoping for at least 80K for the LA market.

We're still doing this? No, Bruins beat Celtics in regular season local viewership in 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 & 2022/23.

Take two seconds and look it up.

I would guess that is NBT burner account.

 

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-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership Saturday-

Hurricanes-Islanders: 907k

Panthers-Lightning: 876k

Bruins-Leafs: 1.39M

Stars-Golden Knights: 812k

With the TBS/truTV breakdown:

Hurricanes-Islanders: 907k
-TBS: 698k
--truTV: 209k

Panthers-Lightning: 876k
-TBS: 623k
--truTV: 253k

Bruins-Leafs: 1.392M
-TBS: 1.138M
--truTV: 254k

Stars-Golden Knights: 812k
-TBS: 591k
--truTV: 221k

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Big push from truTV it's very helpful for the NHL overall

 

[Reaser]

-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership last night-

ESPN Lightning-Panthers: 1.2M
ESPN Stars-Golden Knights: 988k

 

[S E P H]

Big push from truTV it's very helpful for the NHL overall

So, why would 200K people watch the game on truTV instead of just going to TBS/TNT? Or are these 200K people senior citizens who came for Practical Jokers for their daily nap and left it on the game? I am confused.

 

[4mats4]

Panthers-Lightning averaged 822,400 viewers nationally for their 5 game series

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

So, why would 200K people watch the game on truTV instead of just going to TBS/TNT? Or are these 200K people senior citizens who came for Practical Jokers for their daily nap and left it on the game? I am confused.

A chunk yes and they just stay lol also if a game goes to OT like it happend on sunday Rangers @ Caps started on truTV easier to stay there that way. And I'm not sure with the NHL but with the NBA they're doing a "bet cast" so you get that as well.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Bruins down 19% on NESN. Clearly the number 4 team at best in the area. Maybe even close to 5 as the Revs are hot right now. 65k at their last home game and a huge rating on Apple.

LMAO no thats never gonna ever happen.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership last night-

ESPN Lightning-Panthers: 1.2M
ESPN Stars-Golden Knights: 988k

Hopefully these strong national numbers continue in the second round. Gonna be interesting to see the ratings for the all-Canadian Pacific Division final

LMAO no thats never gonna ever happen.

Guy is a joke of a poster. His "source" was fired/blacklisted from Hockey Media a decade ago, yet always claims to have numbers from Boston and Winnipeg.

Bruins down 19% on NESN. Clearly the number 4 team at best in the area. Maybe even close to 5 as the Revs are hot right now. 65k at their last home game and a huge rating on Apple.

Post the link to the Apple rating for the last New England Revolution home game.

 

[Reaser]

-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership Sunday-

Jets-Avalanche: 753k

Canucks-Predators: 871k

Rangers-Capitals: 1.40M

Oilers-Kings: 663k

SUNDAY with the TNT/TBS & truTV breakdown:

Jets-Avalanche: 753k
-TNT: 624k
--truTV: 129k

Canucks-Predators: 871k
-TBS: 693k
--truTV: 178k

Rangers-Capitals: 1.397M
-TBS: 935k
--truTV: 462k

Oilers-Kings: 663k
-TBS: 509k
--truTV: 154k