Additional sports TV ratings news, including local Stanley Cup Playoff ratings in Boston, national NHL ratings on Versus, and NASCAR’s Nationwide Series on ESPN2.
- Monday’s Bruins/Canadiens Game 3 earned a 10.7 rating on NESN in the Boston market, the fourth-highest rated Bruins telecast ever on the network. Only Canadiens/Bruins Game 7 in 2004 (11.2), Flyers/Bruins Game 7 last year (13.2) and Hurricanes/Bruins Game 7 in 2009 (14.1) earned higher ratings. (NESN via Fang’s Bites)
- Versus earned a 0.4 U.S. rating and 619,000 viewers for Wednesday’s Capitals/Rangers Game 4 (click here for local N.Y. ratings on MSG). Later in the night, the deciding Game 4 between the Red Wings and Coyotes earned a 0.4 and 491,000. (Son of the Bronx)
- Last Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 from Talladega earned a 1.8 U.S. rating and 2.940 million viewers on ESPN2, up a whopping 69% in viewership from last year’s race on the network, which was postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain (1.745M). (ESPN)
