JamesG
06-10-2010, 01:48 PM
NHL Scores Big Ratings for Stanley Cup Final
by Chris Jordan
posted Jun 10th 2010
The icemen cometh -- and they brought big ratings.
The Stanley Cup deciding Game 6 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers on NBC Wednesday night scored a 5.8 household rating, which is the highest for a Stanley Cup final in 36 years, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Blackhawks won in overtime, taking the Cup for the first time since 1961.
The series pitted two big-market teams against each other with large fan bases, plus the Flyers' playoff run this season had featured a run of improbable upsets.
The Philadelphia team was recently featured on the HBO Sports special "The Broad Street Bullies", which depicted the '70s-era fighting Flyers.
The telecast Wednesday was up 41 percent from last year's final game, in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings for the title.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/06/10/nhl-scores-big-ratings-for-stanley-cup-final/
by Chris Jordan
posted Jun 10th 2010
The icemen cometh -- and they brought big ratings.
The Stanley Cup deciding Game 6 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers on NBC Wednesday night scored a 5.8 household rating, which is the highest for a Stanley Cup final in 36 years, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Blackhawks won in overtime, taking the Cup for the first time since 1961.
The series pitted two big-market teams against each other with large fan bases, plus the Flyers' playoff run this season had featured a run of improbable upsets.
The Philadelphia team was recently featured on the HBO Sports special "The Broad Street Bullies", which depicted the '70s-era fighting Flyers.
The telecast Wednesday was up 41 percent from last year's final game, in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings for the title.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/06/10/nhl-scores-big-ratings-for-stanley-cup-final/