World Cup TV ratings
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If they are caring what we think in Europe, they are doing an extremely poor job with it. I was under the impression that this was a tournament for NHL fans in north america, and if it became popular in Europe that was a bonus, but it didn't really matter.
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This is apparently global, with very solid data to back that. I ll make a post once this carnival finishes.
edit: and it is more like (In scale)
Olympics >>>>>> IIHF > Boxing day hockey >>> WJC > Stanley cup playoffs 1st round >>>NHL season start >>> KHL season start > World cup.
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Canuck21t
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The Sweden/NA broadcast on ESPN got 310, sandwiched between two spanish broadcasts of Liga MX games, which is an improvement on non-USA early tournament numbers. The later game on ESPN2 got 287, which is also a slight increase, reasonable as notoriety increase with total TV time. I think today's games should do comparably well, and again I say comparably because none of the ratings have been "good" so far. Beyond that I think the Canada-Russia semis should do pretty good but I think the Sweden-Europe semis won't do too hot.
https://sportstvratings.com/red-sox...s-tv-ratings-for-wednesday-september-21-2016/
https://sportstvratings.com/red-sox...s-tv-ratings-for-wednesday-september-21-2016/
World Cup Of Hockey - North America vs Sweden - ESPN - 3:00 pm ET-5:59 pm ET - 310.
World Cup Of Hockey Pre-Game Show - Europe vs Canada - ESPN2 - 7:30 pm ET-8:00 pm ET - 186.
World Cup Of Hockey - Europe vs Canada - ESPN2 - 8:00 pm ET-10:38 pm ET - 287.
World Cup Of Hockey Pre-Game Show - Europe vs Canada - ESPN2 - 7:30 pm ET-8:00 pm ET - 186.
World Cup Of Hockey - Europe vs Canada - ESPN2 - 8:00 pm ET-10:38 pm ET - 287.
Those disastrous ratings show what a joke this event is. International hockey = Olympics Worlds and Worlds Juniors.
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Gabe Kupari
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If I'm reading it correctly, i'm not sure tho cuz most TV ratings i see for example, Let's just use WWE Monday Night Raw as an example, in the US on USA draws a 2.85 rating let's say... That means that roughly 3 million people watched.
a 310? Either that means only 310,000 people watched or 3.1 million watched. I'm not sure.
As unlikely as the possibility is, if Russia somehow, someway pulls off the upset tomorrow, this tournament will end up being a ratings disaster on both sides of the border.
Gabe Kupari
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I think You can probably say that It already has been a ratings disaster on both sides of the border. You know what? Most people I know don't really give a crap about this "tournament" at all.
I believe the 2014 final vs Sweden had 15 million viewers in Canada and the game was played at 2 - 5 am depending where in Canada you lived. The final in 2010 peaked at 26.6 million Canadians. In other words, for Canadians the World Cup is a minor blip on the radar vs the Olympics but well ahead of the World Championships. But then again that happens during the NHL Playoffs and many of the top players are not there.
TLeafsFan
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The Great Canadian Ratings Report: World Cup of Hockey leaves others in its snow spray
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/the-great-canadian-ratings-report--195735580.html
Interesting spin considering it is league baseball play and supposedly a World Cup, hockey's biggest showcase.
From the article, weekend ratings:
"1. World Cup of Hockey, Canada vs. Czech Rep., Saturday, Sportsnet: 1,550,000
2. MLB, Blue Jays at Angels, Friday, Sportsnet: 1,310,000
3. World Cup of Hockey, North America vs. Finland, Sunday, Sportsnet: 1,010,000"
Of course these 162 league baseball games decide who gets to challenge for the World Series, so I guess there's that.
TLeafsFan
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Baseball did take quite the back seat when Canada did play, though. Even though it was the Czechs and the game was a rout.
fsanford
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I guess, but people can watch the Jays practically every day for like 6 months.
These World Cup games are like a 2 week window.
You would think the numbers for hockey tournament like this should dwarf a regular season baseball game.
Though full disclosure the I guess the Jays are in a playoff fight, so there is that.
Plus baseball season is coming to a close and NHL is right around the corner so people know they can start watching hockey soon enough.
Lastly, I would imagine lots of folks out and about on a Friday, taking advantage of the weather while they still can so they could have been watching in restaurants and bars.
TLeafsFan
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Canada didn't play Friday. Jays did and yes, they are in a tough playoff race (for the wildcard now).
World Cup Of Hockey - Finland vs Russia - ESPN - 3:00 pm ET-5:48 pm ET - 238,000.
World Cup Of Hockey - United States vs Czech Republic - ESPN2 - 8:00 pm ET-10:42 pm ET - 148,000.
World Cup Of Hockey - Post-Game Show - United States vs Czech Republic - 10:42 pm ET-11:00 pm ET - 78,000.
https://sportstvratings.com/texans-...ts-tv-ratings-for-thursday-september-22-2016/
World Cup Of Hockey - United States vs Czech Republic - ESPN2 - 8:00 pm ET-10:42 pm ET - 148,000.
World Cup Of Hockey - Post-Game Show - United States vs Czech Republic - 10:42 pm ET-11:00 pm ET - 78,000.
https://sportstvratings.com/texans-...ts-tv-ratings-for-thursday-september-22-2016/
Wow...my goodness...
Those ratings are terrible, they're some of the worst we've seen the entire tournament...so much for my prediction about a relative rise in ratings, the last USA game got less viewers than ESPN2 sportscenter reruns at 3AM...
Canuck21t
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Only the Olympics would give hockey the attention in the US. If the NHL would stop looking short term and think for its future, it would understand how immensely important the Olympics are but no, the NHL is an amateurish league that have shortsighted vision.
