NBC saw an uptick in ratings for Sunday’s Red Wings/Flyers clash.
The Flyers’ win over the Red Wings drew a 0.8 final rating on NBC, up 14% from Wild/Red Wings last year (0.7), up 33% from Red Wings/Blackhawks in ’08 (0.6), but down 11% from regional action featuring Sabres/Flyers in ’07 (0.9).
Compared to Rangers/Bruins on March 21, Sunday’s game was up 60% from a 0.5.
Entering the Olympic break, NBC had drawn at least a 1.0 rating for four of its five NHL telecasts. Of the four games on the network since the Olympics, three have drawn less than a 0.9.
Ratings/Viewership For NHL on NBC During 2009-10 Season
| Date | Event | Net | Rating | Viewers (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri., 1/1/10 | Flyers 1 | NBC |
2.1
|
3,684
|
| Bruins 2 | ||||
| Sun., 1/17/10 | Blackhawks 4 | NBC |
0.7
|
996
|
| Red Wings 3 | ||||
| Sun., 1/24/10 | Penguins 2 | NBC |
1.0
|
1,704
|
| Flyers 1 | ||||
| Sun., 1/31/10 | Red Wings 1 | NBC |
1.0
|
1,396
|
| Penguins 2 | ||||
| Sun., 2/7/10 | Penguins 4 | NBC |
1.1
|
1,701
|
| Capitals 5 | ||||
| Sun., 3/7/10 | Red Wings 5 | NBC |
1.0
|
1,430
|
| Blackhawks 4 | ||||
| Sun., 3/14/10 | Capitals 4 | NBC |
0.8
|
1,135
|
| Blackhawks 3 | ||||
| Sun., 3/21/10 | Rangers 1 | NBC |
0.5
|
734
|
| Bruins 2 | ||||
| Sun., 4/4/10 | Red Wings 3 | NBC |
0.8
|
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|
| Flyers 4 |
