NHL TV ratings 2023/2024

[Reaser]

2.13M for Clark's debut (<-edit to add the 13k ESPND # / 2.12M on espn2)

1.99M for FLA-BOS

FLA-BOS was ahead in the 18-49 demo for those that value that.

Good for WNBA, first regular season, playoffs or WNBA Finals game to break 1.0M average viewership since 2008.

FWIW, through the FLA-BOS #, the NHL has 37 (38 including ASG) games over 1.0M avg viewership in the U.S., just this season.

 

[NextBigThing]

Losing to a regular season WNBA game on ESPN2 while you have a pivotal game 5 on the flagship ESPN involving an original 6 franchise is brutal. A new low for the NHL.

 

[Joe from Maine]

Losing to a regular season WNBA game on ESPN2 while you have a pivotal game 5 on the flagship ESPN involving an original 6 franchise is brutal. A new low for the NHL.

 

[Joe from Maine]

Clark's first pro game was going to have great
ratings. First WNBA game with over 1 million viewers in 16 years. The women's NCAA final also out drew the NBA finals and MLB World Series from last year primarily thanks to her. The NHL already has 38 games with over 1 million viewers this year alone that was just posted here. Good for her and the WNBA. The NHL will somehow survive this.

 

[Reaser]

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[joelef]

A game 5 got out beat by the wnba. I marking this one on the calendar

 

[joelef]

Absolutely embarrassing look for the nhl.

 

[Reaser]

Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership last night-

ESPN Bruins-Panthers: 1.988M
ESPN Canucks-Oilers: 989k

 

[DaBadGuy7]

A game 5 got out beat by the wnba. I marking this one on the calendar

Absolutely embarrassing look for the nhl.

Caitlin Clark is the biggest star in sports right now. No shame in her game outrating BOS/FLA. The gap would’ve been worse had the Pacers weren’t playing at the same time.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

NBA got 4.88M for Knicks v Pacers
NHL got 1.99M for Bruins v Panthers

It's clear the WNBA game audience isn't coming from the usual spots. It's different.

And also the NHL could get a game 7 for Canucks v Oilers on ESPN after a game from the Indiana Fever so that could be intresting to see ratings wise.

 

[Reaser]

Ratings for other sports are supposed to go in the "TV ratings for sports other than hockey" thread but as we can see there's an interest.

So here's the final stats (ESPN & espn2 #'s only) for those H2H's:

Early windows: BOS-FLA v. Clark
Late windows: All-Canadian matchup v. 2x defending WNBA Champs w/'star' player

-18-49 demo-
BOS-FLA beat Clark 0.58 to 0.48
VAN-EDM beat 2x defending champs 0.34 to 0.10

-Avg viewership-
Clark beat BOS-FLA 2.117M to 1.988M (difference of 129k)
VAN-EDM beat 2x defending champs 989k to 464k (difference of 525k)

-Combined viewership-
2 Stanley Cup Playoff games: 2.977M
2 hyped WNBA debut/opening games: 2.581M