Game 6 earns best rating for NHL game since ‘74
NHL television ratings have bounced back from the post-lockout doldrums — and way beyond. The clincher of the Stanley Cup finals was the most-watched and highest-rated NHL game in 36 years.
NEW YORK (AP) — NHL television ratings have bounced back from the post-lockout doldrums — and way beyond.
The clincher of the Stanley Cup finals was the most-watched and highest-rated NHL game in 36 years.
The Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6, which earned them their first championship since 1961, drew a 4.7 rating and 8 share Wednesday night on NBC.
That’s the best since a 7.6/27 for Game 6 of the Boston-Philadelphia series in 1974. It was 38 percent higher than the 3.4/6 for last year’s Pittsburgh-Detroit Game 6 and 9 percent higher than the 4.3/8 for Game 7 in 2009.
The network said Thursday that the game was watched by 8.28 million viewers.
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