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OG6ix

OG6ix

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Nicky Santoro said:
Well, i live in MTL and to be honest with u, basketball is so UNPOPULAR here. this is NOT toronto. we dont really care about the raptors at all. The ratings here are so bad. i don't even know anyone that sits and watches raptors game. L'antichambre, a show that has a french panel talking habs is way more popular than a raptors game. That's why Raptors aren't even on RDS. they are on RDS2 and RDS info. the equivalent of ESPN news in the US. We don't care about raptors here. Nothing personal, it's just that MTL is a HORRIBLE basketball town. no one talks basketball ever. i've nevr heard anyone in public talk Raptors. If MTL got an NBA team, they wouldn't last 3 yrs. They'd be playing in front of 6,000 fans at the Bell center each game. and if they're a bad team, it might be 1,200 fans. The Quebecois here HATE basketball for some reason, but they do love their hockey. however Although, they will watch if they get deep in the playoffs, unless there's a habs game on the same time.
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To be honest if Montreal ever got a basketball team it would last just because the NBA is a juggernaut when it comes to apparal and TV money. Even if 5000 people showed up. Also, my cousin in montreal said it was nuts there when the Raptors were in the finals viewing parties everywhere. Montreal really isn't a sports town not progressive in this aspect at all .. still can't believe they let the expos go for absolotely nothing.

Also Raptors are in the top 10 of most valuable NBA teams.

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A lot of hockey fans do not want to credit the inroads that the NBA has made in Canada. As generations grow, especially in the GTA, it will only get bigger. I Am seeing it right now kids are playing basketball everywhere. I don't see immigrants gravitating towards hockey like a few decades ago when Basketball is just easier to consume and play. Especially since the NBA is a real global powerhouse already.
 
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1/17/2021 Washington/Pittsburgh 1,7M
1/24/2021 Detroit/Chicago 1,0M
2/7/2021 Philadelphia/Washington 1,2M
2/14/2021 Washington/Pittsburgh 1,3M
2/21/2021 New Jersey/Washington 0,75M
2/28/2021 Boston/Rangers 0,98M

This week:

3/7/2021 Buffalo/Islanders

NBCSN

1/13/2021 Pittsburgh/Philly 932k
1/13/2021 Chicago/Tampa Bay 844k
1/13/2021 ST. Louis/Colorado 372k
1/18/2021 Columbus/Detroit 182k (non-exclusive)
1/18/2021 Boston/Islanders 302k (non-exclusive)
1/18/2021 Buffalo/Philly 339k (non-exclusive)
1/18/2021 Arizona/Vegas 134k (non-exclusive)
1/19/2021 Washington/Pittsburgh 222k (non-exclusive)
1/20/2021 Edmonton/Toronto 226k
1/20/2021 Minnesota/Anaheim 222k (non-exclusive)
1/21/2021 Tampa Bay/Columbus 344k (non-exclusive)
1/21/2021 Montreal/Vancouver 178k
1/26/2021 Islanders/Washington 217k (non-exclusive)
1/27/2021 Chicago/Nashville 388k

2/1/2021 Pittsburgh/Rangers 296k (non-exclusive)
2/2/2021 Minnesota/Colorado 286k (non-exclusive)
2/3/2021 Detroit/Tampa Bay 179k (non-exclusive)
2/3/2021 Boston/Philadelphia 633k
2/8/2021 Rangers/Islanders 206k (non-exclusive)
2/9/2021 Tampa Bay/Nashville 247k (non-exclusive)
2/10/2021 Boston/Rangers 569k
2/14/2021 Colorado/Vegas 332k
2/15/2021 Islanders/Buffalo 291k (non-exclusive)
2/16/2021 Washington/Pittsburgh 200k (non-exclusive)
2/17/2021 Chicago/Detroit 439k
2/17/2021 Winnipeg/Edmonton 119k
2/21/2021 Philadelphia/Boston 1 019k
2/23/2021 Pittsburgh/Washington 290k (non-exclusive)
2/24/2021 Rangers/Philadelphia 569k
2/24/2021 Los Angeles/St. Louis 241k
2/28/2021 Detroit/Chicago 461k


This week:

3/2/2021 Philadelphia/Pittsburgh (non-exclusive)
3/3/2021 Washington/Boston
3/3/2021 St. Louis/Anaheim (non-exclusive)
3/7/2021 Tampa Bay/Chicago (non-exclusive)
3/7/2021 New Jersey/Boston (non-exclusive)
3/7/2021 Rangers/Pittsburgh (non-exclusive)
 
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eddygee

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TV RATINGS Capture.JPG
 
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gerantdestrade

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Average ratings Montréal Canadiens on RDS and TVA Sports (French Quebec only) 794 000 viewers (10 games)
Average ratings all NHL team on NBCSN - 316 000 (26 games)
Average ratings Games ET on NBCSN - 398 000 (17 games)

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eddygee

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Bonk said:
Am I reading that right that NC State-Duke basketball had less than half the viewers of Washington-Pittsburgh played Saturday afternoon?

I'd love to believe that's true but I'm skeptical.
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Not too hard to believe the NHL game was on OTA the College Basketball game was on cable. I understand skepticism, but believe it or not College Basketball more and more draws smaller numbers on cable more and more as the years go by. The bigger numbers come from the regular season OTA games on CBS and FOX and of course the March Madness tournament but the numbers aren't what they used to be at all.
 
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Joe from Maine

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The Bruins Flyers game feels like a miss for the league. That was to be a ratings winner for the league and NBC. 1 million viewers on NBCSN is very good. However NBC generally attracts about 3 times the viewership then NBCSN. That would put the game at 3 million plus on network television. I know things happen and you can't control the weather. It is too bad there wasn't an existing backup plan to move the game to NBC Sunday night. A few years ago the Winter Classic for the Penguins/Capitals was moved from the afternoon to Prime Time on NBC because of the weather and they had 4.5 million viewers.
 

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Joe from Maine said:
The Bruins Flyers game feels like a miss for the league. That was to be a ratings winner for the league and NBC. 1 million viewers on NBCSN is very good. However NBC generally attracts about 3 times the viewership then NBCSN. That would put the game at 3 million plus on network television. I know things happen and you can't control the weather. It is too bad there wasn't an existing backup plan to move the game to NBC Sunday night. A few years ago the Winter Classic for the Penguins/Capitals was moved from the afternoon to Prime Time on NBC because of the weather and they had 4.5 million viewers.
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they had to move NJ/WSH up to fill that open afternoon, Joe.
 

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Joe from Maine said:
The Bruins Flyers game feels like a miss for the league. That was to be a ratings winner for the league and NBC. 1 million viewers on NBCSN is very good. However NBC generally attracts about 3 times the viewership then NBCSN. That would put the game at 3 million plus on network television. I know things happen and you can't control the weather. It is too bad there wasn't an existing backup plan to move the game to NBC Sunday night. A few years ago the Winter Classic for the Penguins/Capitals was moved from the afternoon to Prime Time on NBC because of the weather and they had 4.5 million viewers.
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I think Sunday night is much more coveted to a network than a Saturday night. Saturdays are usually the least watched? Thus no willingness to accommodate the NHL.

Isn't Sunday usually the most- viewed night traditionally for networks' regular fare?

Seems NBC didn't think/trust hockey to top their regular slate of shows that night?
 
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Joe from Maine said:
The Bruins Flyers game feels like a miss for the league. That was to be a ratings winner for the league and NBC. 1 million viewers on NBCSN is very good. However NBC generally attracts about 3 times the viewership then NBCSN. That would put the game at 3 million plus on network television. I know things happen and you can't control the weather. It is too bad there wasn't an existing backup plan to move the game to NBC Sunday night. A few years ago the Winter Classic for the Penguins/Capitals was moved from the afternoon to Prime Time on NBC because of the weather and they had 4.5 million viewers.
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These outdoor games should always be prime time, I get NHL loving the scenic view of the afternoon, but the potential bigger audience as well as no sun is a no brainer imo.
 

Joe from Maine

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Thanks. I do realize that. I am sure they did the best they could. I think the League and NBC has done a good job overall. My point is it is to bad the main event of the regular season was not on network TV. Even if the Flyers Bruins game was scheduled on a Saturday so it could be moved to NBC at night if need be if Sunday was more difficult. The NHL and NBC has done that before by moving the time.
 
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29HANNITYFOX NEWS CHANNEL9:00 PM600.172,839
30TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWS CHANNEL8:00 PM600.173,047
31NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY RANGERS/PHILADELPHIANBC SPORTS NETWORK7:03 PM1570.17569
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82MORNING JOE: N/AMSNBC6:00 AM1800.091,305
83SPORTSCENTER AM LESPN12:00 PM600.09269
84NHL REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES/ST. LOUISNBC SPORTS NETWORK9:40 PM1480.08241
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