Wittgenstein Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) Let's hope the ratings are a sign that the NHL is regaining its popularity and viewership... The first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs averaged the highest viewership since at least the mid-1990s. NBC, NBC Sports Network, and CNBC averaged 929,000 viewers for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the highest average on record (dating back to 1994) for the first round. NHL Network is not Nielsen-rated. In particular, NBC averaged 2.57 million viewers for six telecasts — up 39% from last year (1.85M), and the the highest for the first round on broadcast since FOX averaged 2.68 million for two telecasts in 1998. Over on NBC Sports Network, games averaged 744,000 viewers — up 19% from last year (624K), up 25% from 2010 (595K), and the highest average for the first round on a single cable network since ESPN averaged 745,000 in 2001. NBCSN concluded first round coverage Thursday with Senators/Rangers Game 7 (984K) and the conclusion Devils/Panthers Game 7 (867K). http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/04/stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-most-viewed-on-record/ CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL OVERNIGHTS ON NBC ARE BEST IN EIGHT YEARSSt. Louis, Nashville, Phoenix set NBC Sports Network records NEW YORK – April 30, 2012 – NBC’s coverage of its first two Conference Semifinal games averaged a 1.7 overnight rating, the best for weekend coverage of the second round in eight years, and up six percent vs. last year’s coverage. Capitals-Rangers on Saturday and Devils-Flyers on Sunday produced the best overnight average for weekend coverage of the second round since two-game regional coverage on ABC (1.9) on May 1, 2004. In addition, a number of local markets set records or achieved milestones for Conference Semifinal coverage on both NBC and the NBC Sports Network (formerly VERSUS). DEVILS-FLYERS Yesterday’s coverage of Devils-Flyers on NBC generated a 1.9 overnight rating, up 19% compared to last year’s Red Wings-Sharks second-round game (1.6). Philadelphia received a 14.6 rating, up 121% vs. last year’s second-round Game 1 vs. Boston (6.6). New York received a 2.5 rating, up 92% vs. a Conference Quarterfinal Game 6 vs. Tampa Bay in 2007 (1.3), its most recent comparable Devils game on NBC. The 2.5 rating was also the best playoff delivery for a Devils game on NBC in New York in six years, since a Conference Quarterfinal game vs. the New York Rangers on April 22, 2006 (2.8). CAPITALS-RANGERS Saturday’s coverage of Capitals-Rangers on NBC received a 1.5 overnight rating, even with last year’s Bruins-Flyers game. The New York market went head-to-head for most of the game with the opening playoff contest of the New York Knicks, who faced the Miami Heat on ABC. The Capitals-Rangers game received a 3.5 rating in New York, up 17% vs. the last comparable Rangers game vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins on NBC on April 27, 2008 (3.0). In Washington, the game generated a 5.2 rating, down slightly from a 5.3 in 2009 for a second-round game against the Penguins. LOCAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK COVERAGE The NBC Sports Network aired two Conference Semifinal games over the weekend as well. It presented Game 1 of the Los Angeles Kings-St. Louis Blues game on Saturday night and Game 2 of the Nashville Predators-Phoenix Coyotes series last night. In St. Louis, Kings-Blues Game 1 received an 8.31 rating on NBC Sports Network, the highest local rating ever in the market for an NHL game on the channel. NBC Sports Network was the No.1 rated network in St. Louis from 7:30-10:15 p.m. ET. Los Angeles received a 0.86 rating. This is the first-ever Semifinal game for the Kings on NBC Sports Network. In Nashville and Phoenix, Predators-Coyotes Game 2 generated a 4.79 and a 3.84 rating, respectively, both the highest local ratings ever in those market for an NHL game on the NBC Sports Network, which was the No. 1 cable network in both markets from 8-11 p.m. ET. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/04/30/nhl-stanley-cup-conference-semi-final-overnight-on-nbc-are-best-in-8-years/131490/ Edited May 1, 2012 by Wittgenstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingraph Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Awesome...I thought it was just me because the Rangers are good again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRoBob38 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) So the tv ratings were better in Phoenix than in New York, even though the Coyotes game was on NBC Sports Network and the Rangers game was on NBC. Interesting. Edited May 1, 2012 by PRoBob38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HABS Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 So the tv ratings were better in Phoenix than in New York, even though the Coyotes game was on NBC Sports Network and the Rangers game was on NBC. Interesting. no the TV rating number is not the same as how many people are actually watching. Its based on the market size so a 4.79 might be 200k in phoenix while a 3.5 in new york might be 1million. I'm not sure exactly, but yea for local markets I believe it is a rating on the number of available TV's in that market tuned into the game. edit: yeah it is the percent of TVs in that market tuned in. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yeah. I'm watching the Basketball playoffs, and it's sucking dick. Referees are blowing the Heat hard, and i'm turning my concentration to hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRoBob38 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 no the TV rating number is not the same as how many people are actually watching. Its based on the market size so a 4.79 might be 200k in phoenix while a 3.5 in new york might be 1million. I'm not sure exactly, but yea for local markets I believe it is a rating on the number of available TV's in that market tuned into the game. edit: yeah it is the percent of TVs in that market tuned in. S Yeah I know it's a percentage. That's stunning to me. A higher % of people in the Phoenix area were watching the Coyotes on a less widely available network than were watching the Rangers in New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittgenstein Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 New York probably has a high hipster %. And as we all know, hipsters are too busy listening to Vampire Weekend and pretending to be artists to watch sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 New York probably has a high hipster %. And as we all know, hipsters are too busy listening to Vampire Weekend and pretending to be artists to watch sports. I think it's because no one wants to listen to Pierre Mcguire and Eddie Olczyk's in-game analysis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6_kQfqYJy8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I think it's because no one wants to listen to Pierre Mcguire and Eddie Olczyk's in-game analysis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6_kQfqYJy8 Yeah. I can't watch games with those doucheheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 So nice that he's off TSN He was interviewed for the Habs GM job.. would be interesting if he got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 You'd think TV viewers in LA would start giving more of a damn now that the Kings are also in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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