Your Announcers and Open Thread For Night 24 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 4, 7:00 p.m. ET

National TV (US): VERSUS
Play by Play: John Forslund
Color: Daryl Reaugh
Inside the Glass: Joe Micheletti

National TV (Canada): TSN
Play by Play: Chris Cuthbert
Inside the Glass: Ray Ferraro

Philadelphia vs. Boston, Game 4, 8:00 p.m. ET

National TV (US): VERSUS (Joined in Progress)

National TV (Canada): CBC
Play by Play: Bob Cole
Color: Gary Galley
Reporter: Elliotte Friedman

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Ebersol Announes NBC Rebrand Of Comcast Sportsnet

From David Goetzl of Mediapost:

NBC Sports is going local. Comcast plans to place the “NBC Sports” brand on its collection of regional sports networks that stretch from Boston to Portland.

“Something like ‘NBC Sports Philadelphia,’ ‘NBC Sports Chicago,’ etc.,” said Dick Ebersol, the head of NBC Sports.

The move drops the Comcast and now “CSN” brand from the regional networks, where the main programming is local pro sports teams.

An “NBC Sports” channel will launch in Houston next year, giving the brand a presence in six of the country’s top-10 markets. Chicago and Philadelphia are the country’s third and fourth largest.

Ratings For Night 22 of the Playoffs

And an updated top 10.

Wednesday, May 4

6:30 p.m. Hockey Central – 85,000 viewers
7:00 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Boston, Game 3 – 1,234,000 viewers
9:39 p.m. San Jose vs. Detroit, Game 3 – 786,000 viewers
11:13 p.m. Hockey Central – 344,000 viewers

Top 10 VERSUS games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs

1. Boston vs. Philadelphia, Game 2 (5/2/11) – 1,699,000 viewers
2. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 2 (5/1/11) – 1,261,000 viewers
3. Philadelphia vs. Boston, Game 3 (5/4/11) – 1,234,000 viewers
3. Vancouver vs. Chicago, Game 6 (4/24/11) – 1,157,000 viewers
4. Chicago vs. Vancouver, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 1,130,000 viewers
5. Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 984,000 viewers
6. Buffalo vs. Philadelphia, Game 5 (4/22/11) – 931,000 viewers
7. Boston vs. Montreal, Game 7 (4/26/11) – 926,000 viewers
8. Montreal vs. Boston, Game 5 (4/23/11) – 841,000 viewers
9. Tampa Bay vs. Washington, Game 1 (4/29/11) – 724,000 viewers

(Source: Son of the Bronx)