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06/20 12:15 CDT Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last
year's Cup and the 4 Nations final
Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last year's Cup and the
4 Nations final
By The Associated Press
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida
Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago.
An average of 2.5 million viewers watched on TNT, with 2.8 million tuning in
for the Panthers' series-clinching Game 6 victory. The overall number on cable
is down from 4.17 million last year when the final was on over-the-air TV on
ABC and the lowest since Tampa Bay versus Montreal in 2021.
The share of viewers increased 15% from TNT's first Cup final in 2023 when
Vegas defeated Florida. Social media engagements on NHL content were up 32%
over the course of the playoffs.
An average of 3.8 million viewers watched the final in Canada on Sportsnet,
with Connor McDavid looking for his first championship. The 1.8 million on
average for the playoffs, which included five out of the 16 teams involved
being based in Canada, is a 6% increase from a year ago.
Ratings for the Cup final were significantly lower than the 4 Nations Face-Off
in February, the return of international competition featuring the NHL's best
players. The final between the U.S. and Canada was watched by 9.3 million
people in the U.S. and 10.7 million in Canada, after the six round-robin games
averaged 4.6 million in North America.
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