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Avs-Jets espn2's most-viewed 1st round Stanley Cup Playoff game ever.
1.) how the metrics are measured have changed. Specifically out of home viewing which has boosted numbers across sports the last few yearsCan someone explain how in a world with ever shrinking cable subscriptions, ratings for anything at all can be increasing, let alone setting records?
Can someone explain how in a world with ever shrinking cable subscriptions, ratings for anything at all can be increasing, let alone setting records?
Curious if Avs Jets number built up as the game went on - i.e. if people tuned in mid game because they saw it was a wild goalfest
It seems whoever idea was it to change the start date of the Playoffs from Monday to Saturday was a wise one. Spreading out the series start dates from over three days worked.
Crazy numbers for ESPN2.-Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership Sunday-
ESPN Lightning-Panthers: 932k
ESPN Capitals-Rangers: 1.34M
espn2 Avalanche-Jets: 1.09M
ESPN Predators-Canucks: 795k
My theory is that hockey is attracting more casual viewers due to all the other "hosts" saying you should watch the playoffs like UrinatingTree, McAfee, and more importantly, people know which channel the games are on; ESPN and TNT. I don't really know in depth who McAfee is, but he said in the past that a problem for him is he never knew when or where the games were (on NBC). I agree that it is a lazy argument, if you want to watch, it takes seconds to google where and when a game is, but I suspect he isn't the only one who had the same ideology.Can someone explain how in a world with ever shrinking cable subscriptions, ratings for anything at all can be increasing, let alone setting records?
Oh so these numbers are a bit higher than normal because of that? Makes sense.1.) how the metrics are measured have changed. Specifically out of home viewing which has boosted numbers across sports the last few years
2.) As mentioned cord cutting is mostly non-sports fan.
3.) the change this year from either a Wednesday or Monday start to starting on the weekend. Opening games had stand alone timeslots and didn’t compete with each other.
Last year's series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning had an AMA of 3 million. So these numbers seem low to me...-Canadian viewership last night (AMA)-
Leafs-Bruins combined: 2.522M
-English: 2.313M
--French 209K
The Colorado number was likely also boosted because altitude isn’t available on many systems in Denver this the local audience had to turn to the national broadcast that live alongside the regionals in the playoffs.
Last year's series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning had an AMA of 3 million. So these numbers seem low to me...
I'm pretty sure Altitude is back on every major cable/satellite company except Dish.The Colorado number was likely also boosted because altitude isn’t available on many systems in Denver this the local audience had to turn to the national broadcast that live alongside the regionals in the playoffs.
Canada is changing. The demographics are rapidly changing. Hockey’s popularity is going down while other sports (particularly soccer) are on the rise.Last year's series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning had an AMA of 3 million. So these numbers seem low to me...
Also the NHL spent many years on terrible cable networks. Remember the games on CNBC? The plataform now are the same or better than ESPN in the 90' but the diference I think is that today sports are more relevant than a tv series that 30 years ago so getting record numbers is the norm these days in general.1.) how the metrics are measured have changed. Specifically out of home viewing which has boosted numbers across sports the last few years
2.) As mentioned cord cutting is mostly non-sports fan.
3.) the change this year from either a Wednesday or Monday start to starting on the weekend. Opening games had stand alone timeslots and didn’t compete with each other.
The plataform now are the same or better than ESPN in the 90' but the diference I think is that today sports are more relevant than a tv series that 30 years ago so getting record numbers is the norm these days in general.
I have a few, but can’t post them because my source isn’t “verified “.Still nothing on local markets?
We can an idea of the Caps number with the season high at 81k in the regular season so something close to that