NHL Rides Derby Lead-in to Near-Record Numbers
Just as last year, a Kentucky Derby lead-in boosted the Stanley Cup Playoffs to a near-record audience. Saturday's Penguins-Capitals Stanley ...
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Just as last year, a Kentucky Derby lead-in boosted the Stanley Cup Playoffs to a near-record audience. Saturday's Penguins-Capitals Stanley ...
A rising tide for the Kentucky Derby lifted the NHL game that followed. Saturday's Penguins-Capitals Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 ...
The fourth game of the Penguins-Capitals series was about as big a draw as last year. In other news, viewership ...
ESPN had a slight decline for a pair of NBA game sixes Friday night. In other news, NBC posted an ...
Airing opposite a competing NHL game, the Penguins-Capitals series got off to a slower start. In other news, the Yankees ...
The NHL's second round opened with mixed results Wednesday. In other news, the Capitals' first round series posted a double-digit ...
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was a ratings success despite lower numbers on broadcast, five series involving ...
The Chicago Blackhawks delivered big numbers in their earliest-possible swan song. Thursday's Blackhawks-Predators Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 earned 799,000 ...
The most compelling series of the NHL's first round has been the most impressive draw on cable. Wednesday's Maple Leafs-Capitals ...
The presence of five Canadian teams, none of which count toward U.S. television ratings, has not had a negative impact ...

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