After fewer than two million viewers watched Game 3, viewership bounced back somewhat for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Game 4 of the Devils/Kings Stanley Cup Final drew 2.069 million viewers on NBC Sports Network Wednesday night, down 24% from Bruins/Canucks Game 4 last year (2.714M), and down 34% from Blackhawks/Flyers Game 4 on a Friday night in 2010 (3.126M).
The game ranks as the second-least viewed Stanley Cup Final telecast on any network since Ducks/Senators Game 3 on NBC in 2007 (1.631M). Only Monday’s Game 3 drew fewer viewers.
Overall, Games 3 and 4 of Devils/Kings rank as the least-viewed Stanley Cup Final telecasts on NBC Sports Network (previously VERSUS and OLN) since 2007, when Games 1 and 2 of Senators/Ducks failed to draw even one million viewers.
Viewership For the Stanley Cup Final on NBCSN (Previously VERSUS and OLN)
Since the network began airing games in the 2005-06 season
| Year | Date | Away | Home |
#
|
Net |
Viewers (000)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mon., 6/5/06 | Oilers | Hurricanes |
1
|
OLN |
861
|
| Wed., 6/7/06 | Oilers | Hurricanes |
2
|
OLN |
875
|
|
| 2007 | Mon., 5/28/07 | Senators | Ducks |
1
|
VERSUS |
769
|
| Wed., 5/30/07 | Senators | Ducks |
2
|
VERSUS |
576
|
|
| 2008 | Sat., 5/24/08 | Penguins | Red Wings |
1
|
VERSUS |
2,352
|
| Mon., 5/26/08 | Penguins | Red Wings |
2
|
VERSUS |
2,608
|
|
| 2009 | Tue., 6/2/09 | Red Wings | Penguins |
3
|
VERSUS |
2,955
|
| Thu., 6/4/09 | Red Wings | Penguins |
4
|
VERSUS |
3,448
|
|
| 2010 | Wed., 6/2/10 | Blackhawks | Flyers |
3
|
VERSUS |
3,600
|
| Fri., 6/4/10 | Blackhawks | Flyers |
4
|
VERSUS |
3,126
|
|
| 2011 | Mon., 6/6/11 | Canucks | Bruins |
3
|
VERSUS |
2,757
|
| Wed., 6/8/11 | Canucks | Bruins |
4
|
VERSUS |
2,714
|
|
| 2012 | Mon., 6/4/12 | Devils | Kings |
3
|
NBCSN |
1,743
|
| Wed., 6/6/12 | Devils | Kings |
4
|
NBCSN |
2,069
|
(Wednesday’s numbers from TV By the Numbers)
