2021 NHL TV ratings thread

[Bostonzamboni]

Folks are checked out til the playoffs it seems.

If some or most are this bored already, what will a full season reveal, one demanding more long-term attention, with suddenly some 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm starts for east coast American viewers, especially with Seattle arriving?

 

[DaBadGuy7]

82

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLORADO/ST. LOUIS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:33 PM

159

0.08

230

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

96

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: LAS VEGAS/LOS ANGELES

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:12 PM

146

0.07

212

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Coinneach]

NBC

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
3/7/2021 Buffalo/Islanders 0,71M
3/28/2021 Rangers/Washington 0,81M
4/4/2021 Detroit/Tampa Bay 0,69M
4/18/2021 Washington/Boston 1,07M
4/18/2021 Pittsburgh/Buffalo 0,71M
4/25/2021 Boston/Pittsburgh 1,02M
4/24/2021 Colorado/St. Louis 0,69M

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

3/2/2021 Philadelphia/Pittsburgh 188k (non-exclusive)
3/3/2021 Washington/Boston 549k
3/3/2021 St. Louis/Anaheim 206k (non-exclusive)
3/7/2021 Tampa Bay/Chicago 357k (non-exclusive)
3/7/2021 New Jersey/Boston 317k (non-exclusive)
3/7/2021 Rangers/Pittsburgh 251k (non-exclusive)
3/9/2021 Rangers/Pittsburgh 221k (non-exclusive)
3/9/2021 Chicago/Dallas 179k (non-exclusive)
3/10/2021 Vegas/Minnesota 356k
3/10/2021 Los Angeles/Anaheim 124k (non-exclusive)
3/14/2021 Los Angeles/Colorado 257k
3/15/2021 Philadelphia/Rangers 196k (non-exclusive)
3/16/2021 Boston/Pittsburgh 246k (non-exclusive)
3/17/2021 Philadelphia/Rangers 450k
3/17/2021 Edmonton/Calgary 139k
3/21/2021 Vegas/Los Angeles 254k (non-exclusive)
3/22/2021 Anaheim/Minnesota 134k (non-exclusive)
3/23/2021 New Jersey/Philadelphia 200k (non-exclusive)
3/24/2021 Anaheim/Minnesota 171k (non-exclusive)
3/24/2021 Buffalo/Pittsburgh 449k
3/24/2021 Los Angeles/San Jose 173k
3/28/2021 Columbus/Detroit 165k (non-exclusive)
3/28/2021 New Jersey/Boston 205k (non-exclusive)
3/28/2021 Nashville/Chicago 198k (non-exclusive)
3/29/2021 Pittsburgh/Islanders 253k (non-exclusive)
3/30/2021 Carolina/Chicago 194k (non-exclusive)
3/31/2021 Philadelphia/Buffalo 290k (non-exclusive)
3/31/2021 Los Angeles/Vegas 219k

4/1/2021 Carolina/Chicago 187k (non-exclusive)
4/1/2021 Minnesota/Vegas 129k (non-exclusive)
4/4/2021 Dallas/Carolina 201k (non-exclusive)
4/6/2021 Pittsburgh/Rangers 196k (non-exclusive)
4/7/2021 Montreal/Toronto 196k
4/8/2021 Philly/Washington 141k (non-exclusive)
4/14/2021 Colorado/St. Louis 230k (non-exclusive)
4/14/2021 Vegas/Los Angeles 212k
4/21/2021 Nashville/Chicago 340k
4/21/2021 Vegas/Los Angeles 229k (non-exclusive)
4/25/2021 Columbus/Tampa Bay 274k
4/26/2021 Detroit/Dallas 237k (non-exclusive)
4/27/2021 Islanders/Washington 146k (non-exclusive)
4/28/2021 Colorado/Vegas 316k
4/28/2021 St. Louis/Minnesota 306k

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Weekend numbers:

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

106

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT/DALLAS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:32 PM

163

0.08

237

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

141

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/BUFFALO

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

6:33 PM

158

0.04

146

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[NextBigThing]

Season averages for Boston:

Red Sox: 3.7 (they’ve played a ton of day games)

Bruins: 2.6

Celtics: 4.2

SOURCE: 98.5 The Sports Hub

 

[Coinneach]

Season averages for Boston:

Red Sox: 3.7 (they’ve played a ton of day games)

Bruins: 2.6

Celtics: 4.2

SOURCE: 98.5 The Sports Hub

you are only a troll

 

[Joe from Maine]

you are only a troll

I assume the tweet has the correct numbers with the Bruins at number 1 with a 4.2 TV rating. I heard yesterday that the Red Sox is only averaging around a 2.1 rating for 25-54 age group. They definitely have a more aging demographic than other sports. That seems to be one of reasons ESPN paired back baseball to add the NHL.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

66

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NASHVILLE/CHICAGO

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:04 PM

155

0.10

340

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

68

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: SAN JOSE/LAS VEGAS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

9:39 PM

152

0.10

229

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[eddygee]

I assume the tweet has the correct numbers with the Bruins at number 1 with a 4.2 TV rating. I heard yesterday that the Red Sox is only averaging around a 2.1 rating for 25-54 age group. They definitely have a more aging demographic than other sports. That seems to be one of reasons ESPN paired back baseball to add the NHL.

Also to kill off a competitor sports network NBCSN. That was priceless for them, the sports media industry is cut throat.

 

[Bostonzamboni]

Don't get too boastful, Bruins fans:

The Bruins leading the Celtics and even the Red Sox is very deceptive.

Thus year, all Bruins away evening games have required only a 7 pm or maybe 7:30 pm viewership commitment.

Whereas Celtics are playing some games against the western teams, thus their fans have had to watch games starting no earlier than 8:00 pm to maybe as late as 10:30 pm.

Plus, as someone mentioned in the tweet, Sox have play several day games so far, even weekdays.

Plus, if the Bruins and Celtics had 6-7 games weekly as the Red Sox have, the Bruins and Celtics ratings would be much lower. Similarly, if the Red Sox only played three times per week, their rating would be much higher, likely well ahead of Bruins and Celtics ratings.

Also, much of the Bruins and Red Sox seasons have been played, establishing an allegiance from their fans. Sox are still warming up, and when they get to 80% of their season and are playing well, their rating will be much higher than now, especially with Yankees and even Houston games which haven't been played yet.

Yes, the Bruins get shifted to NESN plus when airing versus the Red Sox games on NESN, and that may hurt their rating. Celtics have an advantage unlike the Bruins when airing against Red Sox ganes, as the Celtics get to stay on their regular NBCSports Boston channel and not the "plus" version as the Bruins get moved to.

 

[varsaku]

Folks are checked out til the playoffs it seems.

There are too many games in a week. I am getting burnt out from how many times the Habs play in a week. Their performance has not helped my eagerness to tune into games.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Weekend numbers

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

126

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:03 PM

160

0.04

148

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

73

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLORADO/LAS VEGAS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

9:36 PM

154

0.11

316

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

84

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: ST. LOUIS/MINNESOTA

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:03 PM

153

0.10

306

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

132

NHL REG SEASON-BONUS L

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:35 PM

60

0.03

96

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

149

NHL LIVE POST

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

11:35 PM

25

0.03

43

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Last night game did not chart but the post game and a bonus coverage did, weird.

 

[eddygee]

132

NHL REG SEASON-BONUS L

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:35 PM

60

0.03

96

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

149

NHL LIVE POST

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

11:35 PM

25

0.03

43

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Last night game did not chart but the post game and a bonus coverage did, weird.

Likely because draft coverage pushed everything down the Top 150 charts, less viewership is needed the later and earlier you go in the day time and late evenings, hence why the late night game charted vs the more competitive 7-10pm prime time hours. You generally won't crack the the Top 150 with sub 100k viewership from 2-10pm.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

138

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: LAS VEGAS/MINNESOTA

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

8:02 PM

172

0.03

114

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

127

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/PHILLY

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:03 PM

166

0.05

176

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Maybe tonight with the whole Rangers drama the ratings get a bump

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

26

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:03 PM

162

0.14

423

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

95

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLORADO/SAN JOSE

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

9:45 PM

146

0.06

202

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[OG6ix]

Not bad for NBC sports Network. Any idea What the peak viewership was for the quarter hours?

 

[NextBigThing]

Not bad for NBC sports Network. Any idea What the peak viewership was for the quarter hours?

Only Dave Meltzer can get that info.

 

[Bostonzamboni]

Not bad for NBC sports Network. Any idea What the peak viewership was for the quarter hours?

Gee, I was hoping for 700,000 to 900,000 with the two big markets and lots of hype.

Was that really just too much to ask?

Am I the only one disappointed, almost shocked?

Damn!