Last night’s overtime Game 1 between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals resulted in a 3.8 overnight rating for NBC Sports. Compared to last year, it’s down 21% from last year’s Game 1 between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks which went three overtimes and garnered a 4.8 overnight.
NBC notes that last night’s contest was the second-highest SCF Game 1 overnight rating. Last year set the record.
The Peacock is proud to note that last night’s number is 58% better than two years ago (2.4) which had the Kings and the New Jersey Devils.
Here’s NBC’s blurb on this.
RANGERS-KINGS DELIVERS NBC’S SECOND-BEST STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1 OVERNIGHT RATING EVER
With a 3.8 metered market rating, last night’s overtime Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final ranks as NBC’s second-best SCF Game 1 overnight ever, behind only last year’s triple-overtime Game 1 between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks (4.8 overnight).
- The overnight is up 58% as compared to Game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, which also featured the L.A. Kings (vs. New Jersey Devils, 2.4 overnight).
- New York delivered its best NHL rating ever on NBC/NBCSN with a 10.1 metered market rating, surpassing last week’s 8.5 rating for the Eastern Conference Final Game 6 on NBCSN.
- Los Angeles drew a 7.1 metered market rating, ranking as L.A.’s third-best ever on NBC, trailing only Games 5 and 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, which were both championship-clinching games for the Kings (they won it in Game 6).
- NBC was the No. 1 network in both markets during the game.
There you have it.
