Comments on: Nielsen Ratings June 4, 2008: NHL Shoots and Scores With Seven Million http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040 Nielsen TV Show Ratings, Data and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040#comment-14867 Robert Seidman Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:57:15 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4040#comment-14867 Johnny, we won't get that clear of a picture. The game was on in Seattle, though it was bounced from the main NBC affiliate to a sister station. Why? Because they didn't think the numbers would be very high! While CBC is available in Seattle, Seattle is not exactly a border city in the way Detroit or Buffalo is. It's around 100 miles from the border. <br><br>The comparisons to past years measuring US viewership will be fairly valid regardless.<br><br>I know everyone says more people in Detroit watch via CBC, but if that's true *NOBODY* in Detroit watched anything else since NBC had almost a 50% share of TVs there. I would like to see the numbers for Detroit anyway. <br><br>In Buffalo CBC viewing would've been insignificant, and all of the CBC viewing would be relatively insignificant to the national viewing totals anyway (Buffalo is the 50th biggest market) and the NBC affiliate in Seattle didn't think it would draw well enough to put it on the main network affiliate. We're not talking big numbers. Johnny, we won't get that clear of a picture. The game was on in Seattle, though it was bounced from the main NBC affiliate to a sister station. Why? Because they didn't think the numbers would be very high! While CBC is available in Seattle, Seattle is not exactly a border city in the way Detroit or Buffalo is. It's around 100 miles from the border.

The comparisons to past years measuring US viewership will be fairly valid regardless.

I know everyone says more people in Detroit watch via CBC, but if that's true *NOBODY* in Detroit watched anything else since NBC had almost a 50% share of TVs there. I would like to see the numbers for Detroit anyway.

In Buffalo CBC viewing would've been insignificant, and all of the CBC viewing would be relatively insignificant to the national viewing totals anyway (Buffalo is the 50th biggest market) and the NBC affiliate in Seattle didn't think it would draw well enough to put it on the main network affiliate. We're not talking big numbers.

]]> By: Johnny Most http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040#comment-14866 Johnny Most Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:07 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4040#comment-14866 There are some other factors which influence the overall NHL finals ratings. These would be interesting to add to get a clearer picture of where these finals ranked. First, what is the overall CBC viewership along the border and watching on a dish. This includes Buffalo, Detroit, and Seattle. <br><br>As to Seattle and other West Coast cities, the NHL wasn't carried on the local NBC affiliates. How much did that hurt the ratings and what was the clearance for the games? There are some other factors which influence the overall NHL finals ratings. These would be interesting to add to get a clearer picture of where these finals ranked. First, what is the overall CBC viewership along the border and watching on a dish. This includes Buffalo, Detroit, and Seattle.

As to Seattle and other West Coast cities, the NHL wasn't carried on the local NBC affiliates. How much did that hurt the ratings and what was the clearance for the games?

]]> By: Peter L http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040#comment-14865 Peter L Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:49:08 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4040#comment-14865 Who are you going to put in one conference? Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Minnesota, New York, Buffalo... and who else? Are you really telling me you can divide the team into 15 exciting big market teams? and 15 not? You're saying that the NHL should change the dynamics of all of the divisions. What happens to the Rangers and Devils rivalry? We know that NJ isn't a big market team and their style of play is boring to most casual watchers. So lets just get rid of every rivalry built over the last 100 years of hockey just so that more casual people watch hockey? I don't think so. Who are you going to put in one conference? Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Minnesota, New York, Buffalo… and who else? Are you really telling me you can divide the team into 15 exciting big market teams? and 15 not? You're saying that the NHL should change the dynamics of all of the divisions. What happens to the Rangers and Devils rivalry? We know that NJ isn't a big market team and their style of play is boring to most casual watchers. So lets just get rid of every rivalry built over the last 100 years of hockey just so that more casual people watch hockey? I don't think so.

]]> By: kevin http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040#comment-14864 kevin Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:42:04 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4040#comment-14864 All I'm saying is if the NHL is cool with an Edmonton/Ottawa final don't change anything. I'll watch it but the rest of America won't. Otherwise have one conference with big market teams and the other with the remainder. That isn't being unfair to anyone. You still have to win to make the Finals. All I'm saying is if the NHL is cool with an Edmonton/Ottawa final don't change anything. I'll watch it but the rest of America won't. Otherwise have one conference with big market teams and the other with the remainder. That isn't being unfair to anyone. You still have to win to make the Finals.

]]> By: vic20420 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040#comment-13781 vic20420 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:57:38 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4040#comment-13781 It was great to see the numbers for the NHL increase this year and it for sure had to do with the matchup. I am interested to see the numbers for both cities and see who was watching more. I noticed that once the Pistons lost in the NBA playoffs and there was no competetion in the Detriot market the numbers saw such a large increase. Overall good for the NHL we will see next year if they can keep it up. It was great to see the numbers for the NHL increase this year and it for sure had to do with the matchup. I am interested to see the numbers for both cities and see who was watching more. I noticed that once the Pistons lost in the NBA playoffs and there was no competetion in the Detriot market the numbers saw such a large increase. Overall good for the NHL we will see next year if they can keep it up.

]]> By: Sandy http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/06/05/nielsen-ratings-june-4-2008-nhl-shoots-and-scores-with-seven-million/4040#comment-13780 Sandy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:52:29 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4040#comment-13780 Wow, SYTYCD did amazing in the demo. Wow, SYTYCD did amazing in the demo.

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