NESN is definitely sad about not being able to carry another Boston Bruins game this season. The last game of the season on Monday, Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Bruins received a 16.8 rating with a 26 share in Boston. That is the third highest Bruins rating in the history of the regional sports network dating back to 1984.
It was the best rating of the series, beating the previous high, a 14.3 for Game 6 on Sunday. In fact, the series averaged an 11.7 rating for the 7 games. Two of the five highest-rated Bruins games came during the Leafs-B’s series.
Here’s the NESN press release.
BRUINS-MAPLE LEAFS GAME #7 RECEIVED A 16.8 HH RATING
3rd BEST IN NESN BRUINS HISTORYMay 15, 2013 – NESN televised every game of the Bruins Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Maple Leafs and garnered a series-best 16.8 average household rating in the Boston DMA (26 Share) for Monday night’s game 7. The Bruins incredible third period comeback and 5-4 overtime win ranks as NESN’s third highest rated hockey game since the network’s inception in 1984.
NESN’s game coverage during the Bruins 7 game series against the Maple Leafs averaged a 11.7 HH rating, which included 2 of the top 5 highest rated Bruins games in NESN history. NESN’s highest-rated Bruins game ever was game 7 of last year’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Washington Capitals (4/25/12) which received a 19.6 HH rating (31 Share) in the Boston DMA.
NESN’s Top 5 Bruins Game Ratings of All-Time
Date
Opponent
Rating
4/25/12
Washington (Game 7)
19.6
4/27/11
Montreal (Game 7)
17.7
5/13/13
Toronto (Game 7)
16.8
5/6/11
Philadelphia (Game 4)
15.2
5/12/13
Toronto (Game 6)
14.3
That will do it.
