Stanley Cup Research: Games on American Television from 1993-2009

(NOTE: This counts in games ESPN aired on alternate feeds for markets that were blacked out of first-round games, a practice that ran from 1994-2003.  This also includes games aired as JIP (Joined in Progress) on VERSUS, a practice that runs from 2007-present.   Finally, of course FOX, ABC and NBC broadcasts that used regionalizing are counted as well, a practice that ran from 1993-2007.  Enjoy, and see if you can spot the year in which ESPN stopped really pushing it’s NHL coverage.)

(Source: The 506)

1993-1994, ESPN and ABC

1993
ESPN – 44 games
ABC – 10 games
Total – 54 games

1994
ESPN – 48 games
ESPN2 – 14 games
ABC – 5 games
Total – 67 games

1995-99, ESPN, ESPN2 and FOX

1995
ESPN – 26 games
ESPN2 – 23 games
FOX – 15 games
Total – 64 games

1996
ESPN – 35 games
ESPN2 – 18 games
FOX – 15 games
Total – 68 games

1997
ESPN – 33 games
ESPN2 – 23 games
FOX – 14 games
Total – 70 games

1998
ESPN – 34 games
ESPN2 – 25 games
FOX – 12 games
Total – 71 games

1999
ESPN – 34 games
ESPN2 – 28 games
FOX – 14 games
Total Games – 76 games

2000-04, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC

2000
ESPN – 39 games
ESPN2 – 21 games
ABC – 14 games
Total – 74 games

2001
ESPN – 42 games
ESPN2 – 22 games
ABC – 18 games
Total – 82 games

2002
ESPN – 42 games
ESPN2 – 24 games
ABC – 16 games
Total – 82 games

2003
ESPN – 33 games
ESPN2 – 29 games
ABC – 16 games
Total – 78 games

2004
ESPN – 27 games
ESPN2 – 33 games
ABC – 17 games
Total – 77 games

2006-present, VERSUS and NBC

2006
VERSUS – 51 games
NBC – 17 games
Total – 68 games

2007
VERSUS – 49 games
NBC – 13 games
Total – 62 games

2008
VERSUS – 52 games
NBC – 13 games
Total – 65 games

2009
VERSUS – 58 games
NBC – 13 games
Total – 71 games

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