The Bruins/Rangers series may be short-lived, but NBC Sports Network has reaped the benefits nonetheless.
Game 3 of the Bruins/Rangers second round Stanley Cup playoff series drew nearly 1.8 million viewers on NBC Sports Network Tuesday night, the third-largest audience ever for a second round game on the network.
Only Rangers/Capitals Game 3 last year (1.9M), and Sharks/Red Wings Game 2 in 2010 (1.8M) drew more viewers. The two Rangers/Bruins games on NBCSN rank among the network’s 10 most-viewed second round games.
Game 3 drew a 16.09 rating in Boston, the market’s highest ever for a second round game on NBCSN. In New York, the game drew a 3.3.
Later Tuesday night, Game 4 between the Kings and Sharks drew a far less impressive 800,000 viewers. The game drew a 3.55 rating in San Jose and a 1.98 in Los Angeles.
Most-Viewed Second Round Stanley Cup Playoff Games on NBCSN
Since the network began airing games in the 2005-06 season
| # | Date | Away | Home |
Gm. #
|
Net |
Viewers
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed., 5/2/12 | Rangers | Capitals | Game 3 | NBCSN |
1.9M
|
|
2
|
Sun., 5/2/10 | Sharks | Red Wings | Game 2 | Versus |
1.8M
|
|
3
|
Tue., 5/21/13 | Bruins | Rangers | Game 3 | NBCSN |
1.8M
|
|
4
|
Mon., 5/2/11 | Bruins | Flyers | Game 2 | Versus |
1.7M
|
|
5
|
Sat., 5/12/12 | Capitals | Rangers | Game 7 | NBCSN |
1.7M
|
(Tuesday’s numbers from NBC Sports Group Press Box)
