Are NHL ratings down 2020?

The 2020/2021 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season achieved an average total audience delivery (TAD) of 391,000 viewers across NBC and NBCSN, according to Sports Business Journal (SBJ).

What are the TV ratings for the NHL hockey?

The first four games of the 2021 series averaged a total audience delivery — linear, cable and streaming combined — of 2.23 million viewers on NBC’s broadcast network and sports channel, NBCSN.

What happened to Versus sports?

Versus (previously known as OLN until a name change on September 25, 2006) is a cable television sports channel owned by Comcast and shown in the United States. The OLN brand was retained in Canada, and with the exception of select sports (notably ice hockey), simulcasts all of Versus programming.

Are hockey ratings going up?

NHL regular-season local U.S. TV ratings were up 15% over 2020 for 22 of the 24 teams, per Sports Business Daily.

Are NHL ratings down 2021?

It’s down, like most things, from 2019 when NBC’s average was 1.48 million for TV and streaming across all of its channels and platforms. The 2021 pandemic-shortened NHL regular season averaged 391,000 TV and digital viewers across NBC and NBCSN, according to Sports Business Journal.

Is the NHL in decline?

The result: The average NHL team value has fallen 2%, to $653 million, the first decline since 2001. Revenue for the league totaled $4.4 billion during the 2019-20 season, 14% less than the previous year.

Are people watching the Stanley Cup?

Viewership for NHL’s champion-crowning series climbs 17% from 2020. This year’s Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.52 million viewers on US network NBC, an increase of 17 per cent compared to the 2020 edition of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) champion-crowning series.

How much does NBC Sports Cost?

*What is the cost of this service? This is a free service. For NBC Sports Network programming it’s an added value to your regular cable, satellite and telco TV subscription through participating television providers.

Are NBA ratings down?

However, it’s important to note that although the ratings for the 2020 NBA Playoffs were down 37% compared to the prior year, both the NHL playoffs (38%) and the MLB playoffs (40%) experienced more significant rating declines. The final round of golf’s 2020 U.S. Open decreased by 56%.

Who is the richest hockey team in the NHL?

The most valuable team remains the New York Rangers, whose $1.65 billion valuation remains unchanged from 2019. The Rangers were followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs ($1.5 billion), the Montreal Canadiens ($1.34 billion) and the Chicago Blackhawks ($1.085 billion).

What are the ratings for the NHL Winter Classic?

With an average of eight million viewers, game seven of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals was the most-watched NHL game in the United States since game six of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals . Ratings for the 2010 NHL Winter Classic drew a 2.6 overnight rating, roughly even with the 2008 contest and down from 2009.

What was the ratings for NHL game 3?

According to Mediaweek, Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on NBC (Games 1 and 2 were on Versus) received just 1.73 million viewers and a 0.5/ 2 among adults 18–49 in prime time. According to Mediaweek, Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals on NBC received 3.02 million viewers and a 1.2/ 3 among adults 18–49 in prime time.

What are the ratings for the NHL on Fox?

The game received a 2.6 neilsen rating, the highest since the NHL debut on Fox over ten years prior. The second week of coverage featured the Boston Bruins against the New York Rangers, the game got a 1.1 rating (12 p.m. start).

What was the most watched NHL game of all time?

The 2009 NHL Winter Classic drew a 2.9 overnight rating, setting a record for the most watched NHL regular season game since 1975. With an average of eight million viewers, game seven of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals was the most-watched NHL game in the United States since game six of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals .