As I expected, with the Kings in the final, they would not be that big of a draw. So here is what we have for game one.
Although the Kings did draw well for their market, so that is positive, but compared to last years finals things were way off.
Los Angeles’ 3-2 OT win over the Rangers pulled the second-biggest overnight ratings for a Game 1 in NBC history: a 3.8 among households. That’s way up from the 2.4 delivered by the 2012 opener featuring the Kings and Devils, and it gave the Peacock network first place for the night.
Hockey viewership in Los Angeles was also way up. The game earned a 7.1 households rating in the nation’s biggest market. That’s the third-best number ever for a hockey game in L.A. and it suggests a growing level of interest that can be built on in the future.
The news isn’t all good, however. The numbers were down more than 20 percent from last year’s record-breaking opener featuring Boston and Chicago. It’s clear tough for even the nation’s two largest TV markets to match the hockey passion in Beantown and the Second City.
As I expected, with the Kings in the final, they would not be that big of a draw. So here is what we have for game one.
Although the Kings did draw well for their market, so that is positive, but compared to last years finals things were way off.
Los Angeles’ 3-2 OT win over the Rangers pulled the second-biggest overnight ratings for a Game 1 in NBC history: a 3.8 among households. That’s way up from the 2.4 delivered by the 2012 opener featuring the Kings and Devils, and it gave the Peacock network first place for the night.
Hockey viewership in Los Angeles was also way up. The game earned a 7.1 households rating in the nation’s biggest market. That’s the third-best number ever for a hockey game in L.A. and it suggests a growing level of interest that can be built on in the future.
The news isn’t all good, however. The numbers were down more than 20 percent from last year’s record-breaking opener featuring Boston and Chicago. It’s clear tough for even the nation’s two largest TV markets to match the hockey passion in Beantown and the Second City.
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