Winter Classic ratings are in

by James Mirtle on Jan 12, 2009 2:35 PM CST Comment 3 comments

The Winter Classic drew the biggest American television audience for a regular-season NHL game in nearly 34 years.

The Detroit Red Wings' 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field on New Year's Day attracted an average of 4.4 million U.S. viewers on NBC, the network said Monday.

That's the most since a Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers game on Feb. 23, 1975, according to Nielsen Media Research.

— The Canadian Press

Getting two big hockey markets involved and having the game at Wrigley Field were what made for a winning TV formula. Expect them to follow that up by keeping large U.S. markets in the game for years to come.

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Great To See

Hockey, actually relevant on Stateside tv, whodathunkit? What should be next, Beantown? Just keep this idea away from the all-star game unless they play it in Russia (where the players vote for the fans!).

The population of Pominville keeps rising!

by Blackcapricorn on Jan 12, 2009 3:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

certainly good news. and yet…

…34 years and your highest TV audience is just 4.4 million viewers?

Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 12, 2009 9:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I guess you are not that familiar with ratings or what constitutes a good rating in the current environment..

135 years and MLB can’t crack 3.2?

by Gerald on Jan 13, 2009 9:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

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