North American Viewership For Game 1 Hits Nearly 11 Million
June 3, 2011 6 Comments
NEW YORK/VANCOUVER – June 3, 2011 – The combined Stanley Cup Final Game 1
viewership in North America of 10.9 million (NBC, CBC, RDS) is the best for
a Game 1 on record (since 1994). The Boston Bruins-Vancouver Canucks Game 1
boasted a 36 percent increase over last year’s Game 1 between the Chicago
Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers, which averaged 8 million viewers in
North America.
The game drew 4.6 million viewers on NBC, 5.6 million on CBC and 714,000 on
French-language RDS. The 10.9 million viewers is also the fifth-best
combined viewership total for any Stanley Final Game.
TOP 5 STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1 NORTH AMERICAN VIEWERSHIP
2011 10.9 million
1997 8.9 million
2010 8.0 million
1996 7.8 million
1995 7.1 million
TOP 5 STANLEY CUP FINAL NORTH AMERICAN VIEWERSHIP (All Games)
2010 13.4 million Game 6
2009 12.7 million Game 7
2004 11.8 million Game 7
1994 11.5 million Game 7
2011 10.9 million Game 1
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