Not to Mention May Sweeps Ended on the 21st

FanHouse found this 5/29/2008 on www.cantstopthebleeding.com [flag]

Once again we turn to the New York Times’ “Slap Shot” for a bit of sensible debunking , in this case re: the NHL’s terrific ratings. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I am pretty darn impressed a hockey game has passed the Tour de France as VS’s highest-rated program ever, but can you imagine saying that in 1985, when the so-called “Big 4″ sports had ... [link]

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What's the Real News Behind the NHL's Television Ratings?
Published 5/29/2008 by Eric McErlain at FanHouse
Filed under: General NHL, Penguins, Wings, NHL Media Watch, Stanley Cup, NHL Economics Last night over at Slap Shot, Jeff Klein did his best to pour some cold water over the news that the NHL's ratings on Versus continue to show tremendous improvement. Over at CSTB, Jason Cohen is chiming in with many of the same thoughts. The bottom line for them both: When your ratings are more or less completely in the toilet, it makes it that much easier to show a dramatic improvement, especially over ...

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