Bedard's debut sets new TV ratings record

[Team_Spirit]

Click to read more...

 

[Bostonzamboni]

And his first game on NBC Sports Chicago last month in preseason had its highest preseason ratings there in 10 years or so!

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. The best thing that could happen to the NHL, NBA, MLB, or NFL from a purely financial standpoint would be for the Hawks, Bulls, Cubs, and Bears to succeed, just given a) how big the Chicago market is, and b) how big the Chicago diaspora is across the country.

85 Bears, Bulls 90s dynasties, Hawks of the early to mid 2010s, and Cubs 2016 were ratings and revenues bonanzas.

Bedard is going to make the NHL and its partners so much money this year even on a bad team thanks to the Chicago fandom.

Oh, and I guess Pittsburgh helped, too.

 

[Team_Spirit]

The game in Boston did numbers too.

 

[NextBigThing]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. The best thing that could happen to the NHL, NBA, MLB, or NFL from a purely financial standpoint would be for the Hawks, Bulls, Cubs, and Bears to succeed, just given a) how big the Chicago market is, and b) how big the Chicago diaspora is across the country.

85 Bears, Bulls 90s dynasties, Hawks of the early to mid 2010s, and Cubs 2016 were ratings and revenues bonanzas.

Bedard is going to make the NHL and its partners so much money this year even on a bad team thanks to the Chicago fandom.

Oh, and I guess Pittsburgh helped, too.

The same could be said for New York to an even greater extent. Imagine if the Knicks had a dynasty like the Bulls or the Rangers like the Hawks? Would be record revenues. No team in baseball comes close to moving the needle like the Yankees. The Jets and Giants have been horrendous recently, but still pull massive ratings. New York is king.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Bedard and the Blackhawks is a perfect match for the League.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. The best thing that could happen to the NHL, NBA, MLB, or NFL from a purely financial standpoint would be for the Hawks, Bulls, Cubs, and Bears to succeed, just given a) how big the Chicago market is, and b) how big the Chicago diaspora is across the country.

Chicago is also a very passionate sports town compared to other (*cough: LA*) major markets.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Bedard and the Blackhawks is a perfect match for the League.


Chicago is also a very passionate sports town compared to other (*cough: LA*) major markets.

The only team people care about in LA are the Lakers.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

The only team people care about in LA are the Lakers.

And Dodgers.

 

[WarriorofTime]

The only team people care about in LA are the Lakers.

The Dodgers are also big tbf (especially amongst the substantial Mexican ex-pat community in SoCal)

 

[joelef]

The only team people care about in LA are the Lakers.

So we’re running with this myth again?

 

[Reaser]