Winter Classic Ratings
KK Hockey —
from Gene Laverty of Bloomberg,
The Detroit Red Wings’ 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday at Wrigley Field topped last year’s National Hockey League outdoor game by 12 percent in preliminary television ratings.
The game at the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs was the third annual outdoor contest and had an overnight rating of 2.9, according to Nielsen Media Research. That tops the 2.6 rating for last year’s match in snowy Buffalo, New York, between the Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins, which had the biggest television audience for an NHL game since 1996. ...
Winter Classic draws 2.9 overnight.
Sports Media Watch —
Ratings perked up for the second Winter Classic. NBC drew a 2.9 overnight rating for the the Red Wings' 6-4 win over the Blackhawks at Wrigley Field, up 12% from a 2.6 for last year's Penguins/Sabres game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The 2.9 overnight is the highest for a regular season NHL game in over a decade. The game drew an 11.8 rating in host-city Chicago, and a 10.5 in Detroit. The 2.9 overnight is the fourth-highest for the NHL on NBC since the network began airing games in 2006, behind only three Stanley Cup Finals telecasts. Highest overnight ratings for NHL on NBC . 4.4 : Red Wings/Penguins (Wed., 6/4/08, 8 PM NBC) 4.3 : ...
NHL sees 12% rise in early ratings with Winter Classic
The Hockey Herald —
via Bloomberg:
The Detroit Red Wings’ 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday at Wrigley Field topped last year’s National Hockey League outdoor game by 12 percent in preliminary television ratings.
The game at the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs was the third annual outdoor contest and had an overnight rating of 2.9, according to Nielsen Media Research. That tops the 2.6 rating for last year’s match in snowy Buffalo, New York, between the Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins, which had the biggest television audience for an NHL game since 1996.
Yesterday’s game, which was broadcast on General Electric Co.’s NBC network, drew a ...
Winter Classic II garners rating increase
Winging It In Motown —
... Yesterday's Winter Classic garned an increase in ratings over last year's game featuring Buffalo and Pittsburgh and the best ratings for an NHL regular season game since 1996. Nielsen Media Research reported that the game had an overnight rating of 2.9 while last year's Winter Classic had a 2.6 rating. ...
Winter Classic Ratings Up 12%, Largest NHL Rating in Over 12 Years
Sport Syndicate —
The Detroit Red Wings’ 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field topped last year’s National Hockey League outdoor game by 12 percent in preliminary television ratings. The game at the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs was the third annual outdoor contest and had an overnight rating of 2.9, according to Nielsen Media Research. That tops the 2.6 rating for last year’s match in snowy Buffalo, New York, between the Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins, which had the biggest television audience for an NHL game since 1996. Yesterday’s game, which was broadcast on General Electric Co.’s NBC network, drew a sellout crowd of 40,818 to the 95- year-old ...
On The Winter Classic
Winging It In Motown —
... The Winter Classic has gone swimmingly both this year and last. If you want to count the Edmonton game from 2003, it's three-for-three. Give full credit to the NHL and (forgive me for typing this) Gary Bettman and his staff for pulling these things off as well as they have. And the preliminary TV rating actually exceeded last year (2.9 v 2.6). If ever there was evidence that the NCAA has royally screwed up college football with the BCS, it's this: New Year's Day, which had always been about bowl games, is now looking to be more about hockey! ...
Ten reasons to celebrate (or worry about) Fenway Winter Classic
Puck Daddy —
The NHL today confirmed what Commissioner Gary Bettman called the "worst-kept secret" in the League, which evidently isn't the insatiable desire for ESPN to one day pay good money for hockey television rights. No, it's the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park, as the Boston Bruins are scheduled to host the Philadelphia Flyers on New Year's Day at 1 p.m. This will be the third outdoor game held under the Winter Classic banner, after the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Buffalo Sabres at Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2008 and the Detroit Red Wings at the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley ...
