Viewers are tuning into the Stanley Cup Playoffs on cable in numbers not seen in eight years.
The first five nights of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs averaged 543,000 viewers on Versus, up 21% from last year (447,000).
This is the highest average for the first five nights of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on cable since 2002.
Versus’ top game so far was Saturday’s Canadiens/Capitals Game 2, which drew 731,000 viewers — making the game the most-viewed first round Stanley Cup Playoff game ever on the network.
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