- Though Monday, Versus averaged 1.1 million viewers for coverage of the second round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, up 31% from last year (806,000), and up 77% from the first round (595,000). (NHL)
- Wednesday’s Bruins/Flyers Game 6 drew a 10.3 rating on NESN in Boston, the third-largest rating ever for a Bruins telecast on the network. Only last year’s Hurricanes/Bruins Game 7 (14.2) and Canadiens/Bruins Game 7 in ’04 (11.2) drew higher ratings. (Fang’s Bites)
- Nationals telecasts are averaging a 1.0 rating on MASN and MASN2 in Washington, D.C., still “lower than the Caps and Wizards,” but up 43% from the comparable point last year. Braves/Nationals last Thursday drew a 1.8 rating, the highest for a Nationals game since ’07. That rating was topped by two Nationals/Mets games earlier this week, both of which drew a 2.0. (Washington Post)
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