From Sports Business Daily (Reg. required):
Versus earned a 1.6 cable rating and averaged 1.717 million viewers for Tuesday’s Blackhawks-Red Wings Eastern Conference Finals Game Two. The net drew a 15.5 local rating in Detroit, beating the final performance episode of Fox’ “American Idol” by 26% in the market. Versus through two Conference Finals games, Monday’s Hurricanes-Penguins Eastern Conference Final and Tuesday’s Blackhawks-Red Wings, has seen cable ratings and viewership increase 36% and 58%, respectively, from a 1.1 and 1.073 million viewers through two Conference Final games last year, which aired on Thursday and Friday
Updating our chart:
Conf. Final Ratings Game 1, CHI vs. DET (NBC, 5/17/09): 2.0
Game 1, CAR vs. PIT (VERSUS, 5/18/09): 1.1 (1.4 cable rating)
Game 2, CHI vs. DET (VERSUS, 5/19/09): 1.3 (1.6 cable rating)
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