Game 6 of the Boston Bruins-Toronto Maple Leafs series registered the best rating of the series for NESN on Sunday. The game received a 14.3 rating with a 23. Through six games, the series is averaging a 10.8 rating in the Boston MMA.
Overall, the Bruins game was the 4th highest rated playoff game of all-time for the regional sports network. It marks the highest-rated playoff game of this season. Last year’s Game 7 between the Bruins and Washington Caps was the highest-rated in the network’s history.
Tonight’s Game 7 should be higher than last night’s contest. Here’s the press release.
NESN TO AIR BRUINS – MAPLE LEAFS GAME 7 TONIGHT
Game #6 14.3 HH Rating 4th Best in NESN Bruins History
May 13, 2013 – NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, will deliver live and regionally exclusive coverage of game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinals tonight with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:00 PM. NESN, which has televised every game of the series averaging a 10.8 HH rating through 6 games, garnered a series best 14.3 average household rating (23 Share) in the Boston DMA for game 6 on Sunday night. The 14.3 rating now stands as the 4th best rating for a Bruins game in network 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 garnered a 19.6 HH rating (31 Share) in the Boston DMA. Four of NESN’s top six rated Bruins games of all time are game 7’s, with the only other exception being game 4 of the Bruins four game sweep of the Flyers in the 2011 Conference Semifinals.
NESN’s Top 6 Bruins Playoff Game Ratings of All-Time
Date
Opponent
Rating
4/25/12
Washington (Game 7)
19.6
4/27/11
Montreal (Game 7)
17.7
5/6/11
Philadelphia (Game 4)
15.2
5/12/13
Toronto (Game 6)
14.3
5/14/09
Carolina (Game 7)
14.1
5/14/10
Philadelphia (Game 7)
13.2
That’s it.
