Ratings For Nights 25-28 of the Playoffs
May 13, 2011 2 Comments
With an updated Top 10, of course.
Saturday, May 7
7:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 199,000 viewers
8:00 p.m. Nashville vs. Vancouver, Game 5 – 627,000
11:00 p.m. Hockey Central – 251,000 viewers
Sunday, May 8
7:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 257,000 viewers
8:00 p.m. San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 5 – 1,627,000 viewers
10:40 p.m. Hockey Central – 600,000 viewers
Monday, May 9
7:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 168,000 viewers
8:00 p.m. Vancouver vs. Nashville, Game 6 – 679,000 viewers
10:55 p.m. Hockey Central – 283,000 viewers
Tuesday, May 10
7:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 197,000 viewers
8:00 p.m. San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 6 – 1,021,000 viewers
10:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 382,000 viewers
10 Most Watched Games of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs on VERSUS
1. Boston vs. Philadelphia, Game 2 (5/2/11) – 1,699,000 viewers
2. Detroit vs. San Jose, Game 5 (5/8/11) – 1,627,000 viewers
3. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 2 (5/1/11) – 1,261,000 viewers
4. Philadelphia vs. Boston, Game 3 (5/4/11) – 1,234,000 viewers
5. Vancouver vs. Chicago, Game 6 (4/24/11) – 1,157,000 viewers
6. Chicago vs. Vancouver, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 1,130,000 viewers
7. San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 6 (5/10/11) – 1,021,000 viewers
8. Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 984,000 viewers
9. San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 4 (5/6/11) – 944,000 viewers
10. Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, Game 5 (4/22/11) – 931,000 viewers
Puck The Media 
If Van/Chi put up decent numbers in round 1 a Bos/Van Final should be ok ratings wise…..Van/TB would be brutal however. It seems an original 6 team’s involvement stabilizes the numbers
An excellent example of how important exclusivity is. Versus lost almost half its audience from game 5 to 6.
I wonder if Boston/Vancouver would be a better draw than Boston/San Jose since Vancouver was the best team all year. The key is the Bruins for respectable-good ratings…Tampa v. anybody would be brutal.