USA viewers | Canada viewers* | Total | |
NBA Finals Game 6 GSW @ BOS | 13.992 million | 0.61 million | 14.60 million |
Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 COL @ TBL | 5.817 million | 3.85 million | 9.67 million |
But....what if ABC hadn't carried the previous five games? Of course, this full coverage was a historical first in America regardless of network?
Then how much would the game 6 rating have dropped? Minimally? Obviously, NBC switchung to NBCSN for two games would mess up the momentum of the viewers....this, year, no break in momentun. So this had to help a bit, but we just don't know how much.
And I assume the Final ratings this year includes out of home viewers (since 2019 or so?). So another advantage over most other Final ratings we're comparing it to.
And since 2019, haven't we recently read that tv households are down 25 percent or so in America? If I understood that correctly, that's astonishing; I figured people would covet their cable tv as a comfort food in the early part of the pandemic.
Hmm...and I am still unsure if tv households refers just to cable and dish subscribers, or even over-the-air antenna viewers.
So with fewer tv households in recent years, well, no wonder even the NBA golden ticket 2022 Finals of big markets in San Francisco and Boston were disappointing to most critics, as maybe so many households in America truly did cut the cord since 2019's higher NBA Finals ratings even with a Canadian market. Their Finals ranged between 12 and 14 million this year for six games?
Not as much of a gap with the NHL vs. years ago. One would think the NBA Finals draw 25 to 50 million each game, just considering their media hype and various advantages it has over the NHL in America. You'd never sense the ratings dropoff, though, as the NBA topics seem to permeate all of America and beyond most of the year now, as their off-season is enticing and full of gossip, which though not a basketball fan, even I follow a bit.
How do they count tv households? I don't have cable or streaming service, but I still have an OTA antenna and able to get ABC. I split Youtube TV with a buddy of mine during the playoffs so next year I'll have TNT regardless. I'm guessing the #'s don't include possible people watching OTA?
I think that Tampa numbers are really good considering how low Hockey is the sports pecking order in Florida.Piss poor number for Tampa. No other way to spin it (though I'm sure some here will try).
It's not that low anymoreI think that Tampa numbers are really good considering how low Hockey is the sports pecking order in Florida.
Comparing the NBA to NHL game 6 (Canada + USA):
*doesn't include French Canadian viewers
USA viewers Canada viewers* Total NBA Finals Game 6
GSW @ BOS13.992 million 0.61 million 14.60 million Stanley Cup Finals Game 6
COL @ TBL5.817 million 3.85 million 9.67 million
Canada NBA finals ratings info from here, not sure how reliable but since Canadian ratings seem to be harder to find I'm not sure if there'll be another source: SOURCE
Overall pretty good for the NHL I'd say.
Doesn't the Tampa area have 2 ABC channels? That may account for the somewhat "low" numbers.
BTW a 4.2 for Albuquerque - Santa Fe.
I think that is a temporary result of both Tampa and the Panthers doing good. If both were bad, interest in hockey would go back down. Football, Baseball and Basketball with their professional and college counterparts both have more interest there than Hockey. They would need to continue this dynasty if they really want to carve out a significant portion of the sports market permanently.It's not that low anymore
21.2, as listed like 2 posts before youWonder what the game 6 tv ratings in Denver were.
Tampa's peak rating was a 28.4 for game 7 in 2004ESPN/ABC gets a far better return on investment with the NHL when you factor rights fees paid out
ABC has 2 stations in the market - Ch 28 in Tampa and Channel 40 in Sarasota
Tampa seems to peak at a 15 rating in the SCF dating back to 2015
Overall I think the NHL and their new TV partners are pleased with how year 1 played out.
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No. They usually get 15-18 ratings in the finals. Their best rating was 28.4 for Game 7 against the FlamesDamn, closest thing Tampa will ever have to a dynasty and that was the best numbers they could come up with?