Boston vs. Vancouver, The Ratings Battle: How Each Team Has Performed On National Television

Boston Bruins

Conference Quarterfinal vs. Montreal

Game 1, 4/14, VERSUS: 510,000 viewers
Game 2, 4/16, VERSUS: 661,000 viewers
Game 4, 4/21, VERSUS: 599,000 viewers
Game 5, 4/23, VERSUS: 841,000 viewers
Game 7, 4/27, VERSUS: 926,000 viewers

Conference Semifinal vs. Philadelphia

Game 1, 4/30, NBC: 1,921,000 viewers
Game 2, 5/2, VERSUS*: 1,699,000 viewers
Game 3, 5/4, VERSUS*: 1,234,000 viewers

Conference Final vs. Tampa Bay

Game 1, 5/14, VERSUS*: 1,541,000 viewers
Game 2, 5/17, VERSUS*: 1,562,000 viewers
Game 3, 5/19, VERSUS*: 1,405,000 viewers
Game 4, 5/21, NBC: N/A
Game 5, 5/23, VERSUS*: 1,516,000 viewers
Game 6, 5/25, VERSUS*: 1,681,000 viewers
Game 7, 5/27, VERSUS*: 2,550,000 viewers

Average: 1.33 million viewers over 14 telecasts

Vancouver Canucks

Conference Quarterfinal vs. Chicago

Game 1, 5/13, VERSUS: 540,000 viewers
Game 2, 5/15, VERSUS: 562,000 viewers
Game 3, 5/17, VERSUS: 689,000 viewers
Game 4, 5/19, VERSUS: 621,000 viewers
Game 5, 5/21, VERSUS: 590,000 viewers
Game 6, 5/24, VERSUS: 1,157,000 viewers
Game 7, 5/26, VERSUS: 1,135,000 viewers

Conference Semifinal vs. Nashville

Game 1, 4/28, VERSUS: 484,000 viewers
Game 2, 4/30, VERSUS: 582,000 viewers
Game 3, 5/3, VERSUS: 591,000 viewers
Game 4, 5/5, VERSUS: 702,000 viewers
Game 5, 5/7, VERSUS: 627,000 viewers
Game 6, 5/9, VERSUS: 679,000 viewers

Conference Final vs. Vancouver

Game 1, 5/15, VERSUS: 1,009,000 viewers
Game 2, 5/18, VERSUS: 847,000 viewers
Game 3, 5/20, VERSUS: 714,000 viewers
Game 4, 5/22, NBC: N/A
Game 5, 5/24, VERSUS: 872,000 viewers

Average: 729,000 viewers over 17 broadcasts

*-Denotes exclusive VERSUS telecasts in Boston. All NBC games were exclusive, no VERSUS telecasts aired in Vancouver.

One Response to Boston vs. Vancouver, The Ratings Battle: How Each Team Has Performed On National Television

  1. Kevin says:

    Via SBD, the 5/21 Game on NBC did 1.913m and the 5/22 Game on NBC did 1.445m

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