Give the fans what they want and they’ll watch. Last Saturday’s fourth game in the 2024 Stanley Cup finals saw the Edmonton Oilers, on the brink of elimination, defeat the Florida Panthers by the lopsided score of 8-1. The win boosted final round ratings to their highest level yet in English Canada. An average, overnight
Over the weekend, CBC opted not to cover two close, deciding games in the third round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup. Their priorities instead: the annual Canadian Screen Awards Friday and the final two hours of the reality competition series Canada’s Ultimate Challenge. The results are in and they are about as punishing as
The only Canadian team left in the Stanley Cup playoffs continues to draw as they battle deep into the third round. Wednesday’s 4th Game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars drew an overnight, estimated 1,028,000 on CBC and another 1,183,000 on Sportsnet National for a combined overnight estimate of 2.21 million viewers ages
Last Monday’s seventh and deciding game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers — the last two Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs — drew an overnight, estimated, broadcast and specialty audience of 3,247,000 viewers. (Ages 2+ across Canada.) An estimated 2,027,000 watched the 9:15pm ET start, won by the Oilers, on Sportsnet
According to overnight estimates, Tuesday night’s final game of the 2023 Stanley Cup drew a combined CBC and Sportsnet National audience of 2,124,000 viewers ages 2+ across Canada. The 9-3 victory by the Las Vegas Golden Knights over the Florida Panthers came in the fifth and final game of the series. The game action drew
Far from a ratings breakthrough, in wins or in ratings, the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be stalled in round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Sunday’s Game 3 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers drew an overnight, estimated audience of 1,507,000 CBC viewers and another 2,015,000 on Sportsnet National for a total of 3,523,000
Tuesday’s first game of the second round of Stanley Cup action saw a roll back in ratings from the frenzy of the Toronto Maple Leafs finally pushing past the first round. Overnight ratings from the 7:11 p.m. start estimate that 1,435,000 viewers caught the Florida Panthers beat the Leafs on CBC. Another 1,891,000 were estimated
The Toronto Maple Leafs Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night drew 4,370,000 viewers across Canada in overnight estimates on CBC and Sportsnet National combined. The Leafs first series victory in 19 years was by far the biggest draw so far of these 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Leafs and Tampa skated