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from the Dallas Morning News, The D-FW market has averaged a 1.8 rating for the Red Wings series in the wake of the Stars’ march through Anaheim and San Jose. That translates to 43,841 homes. That’s worse than awful.... Now let’s compare. In Detroit, where some homes have access to the Canadian broadcasts, the series has averaged a relatively healthy 9.6 rating (184,848 ...
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NBC will go to the Preakness at 4:30--but not in Detroit
Snapshots — Both James Mirtle and Kukla's Korner pointed out the following article from the Dallas News: May 16, Dallas News : NBC's hockey coverage will end at [4:30 PM EDT]. even if the game is in overtime. Coverage would then move to Versus. It will also be streamed online at NBCsports.com and NHL.com. Preakness prerace coverage takes precedence even though post time is [6:15 PM EDT]. NBC believes its three-hour window for the Stars-Red Wings allows for one overtime, if necessary. On Preakness Saturday last year, NBC allowed only 2½ hours for Game 5 of the ...

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