TV viewers hung in late to watch Dallas Stars' victory

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Wings 'Versus' Stars is good for U.S. ratings, bad for Wings fans
Published 5/6/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... in Canada, but for the American broadcasters, the Wings-Stars and Flyers-Penguins match-ups couldn't be better: May 6, Dallas News : The networks are giddy to have the Red Wings still playing. Detroit is the No. 1 NHL television market. "If there is a national hockey team, it would be the Red Wings," NBC spokesman Brian Walker said. "They are the NHL version of the Dallas Cowboys. While we don't root, we are very pleased with all four markets left in the playoffs." Philadelphia is the fourth-largest TV market in the United States, Dallas-Fort Worth is fifth, Detroit is 11th ...

Watching The Stars
Published 5/6/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... with an 18 share. The rating translates into 94,988 homes, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 18 share means that 18 percent of all homes with televisions in use were tuned to the final minutes of the Stars’ 2-1, four-overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. Overall, the game scored a Stars playoff-high 4.4 average rating (107,166 homes), with an 11 share from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. It peaked in the third period from 10:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. with a 6.0 rating (146,136 homes). more TV talk…

Puck Headlines: NBC calls Red Wings 'Dallas Cowboys' of hockey
Published 5/6/2008 at Puck Daddy
... is a national hockey team, it would be the Red Wings ... They are the NHL version of the Dallas Cowboys. While we don't root, we are very pleased with all four markets left in the playoffs." So there you go: Officially, NBC was pulling for an Ottawa Senators/Nashville Predators final just as hard as they are pulling for a Pittsburgh Penguins/Detroit Red Wings final. Yep, and "ER" is just as good as when Clooney was starring in it. [Dallas Morning News] • Would Tom Hicks hold off on firing Texas Rangers manager ...