Stanley Cup Finals television ratings

The following is an overview of the television ratings for the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Stanley Cup Finals in both the United States and Canada.
==American television==
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===NBC's coverage (2006–present)===
The following table shows the ratings for each game of the Stanley Cup finals. The numbers in parentheses represent number of viewers (measured in millions).
Year	Network (Games) 	Results 	Avg. 	Game one 	Game two 	Game three 	Game four 	Game five 	Game six 	Game seven 	
 	NBC (1, 4, 5, 6, 7) NBCSN (2, 3)	St. Louis Blues 4, Boston Bruins 3 	3.0 (5.333M)	2.9 (5.251M)	2.0 (3.386M)	1.6 (2.930M)	3.1 (5.128M)	3.2 (5.443M)	3.6 (6.469M)	4.9 (8.723M)	
 	NBC (1, 4, 5) NBCSN (2, 3) 	Washington Capitals 4, Vegas Golden Knights 1	3.0 (4.9M) 	2.9 (5.2M) 	2.8 (3.8M) 	2.5 (3.6M) 	3.0 (5.1M) 	3.9 (6.7M) 	No Game 	No Game 	
2017	NBC (1, 4, 5, 6) NBCSN (2, 3) 	Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Nashville Predators 2 	2.7 (4.7M) 	2.8 (4.9M) 	1.8 (3.2M) 	1.6 (3M) 	3.2 (5.7M) 	2.6 (4.4M) 	3.9 (7.0M) 	No Game 	
2016	NBC (1, 4, 5, 6) NBCSN (2, 3) 	Pittsburgh Penguins 4, San Jose Sharks 2 	2.4 (4.0M) 	2.7 (4.1M) 	1.4 (2.5M) 	1.5 (2.8M) 	2.5 (4.2M) 	3.0 (5.0M) 	3.1 (5.4M) 	No Game 	
2015	NBC (1, 2, 5, 6) NBCSN (3, 4) 	Chicago Blackhawks 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 	3.2 (5.6M) 	3.3 (5.5M) 	3.9 (6.6M) 	2.2 (3.9M) 	2.2 (3.9M) 	3.0 (5.3M) 	4.4 (8.0M) 	No Game 	
2014	NBC (1, 2, 5) NBCSN (3, 4) 	Los Angeles Kings 4, New York Rangers 1 	3.0 (5.0M) 	3.0(4.8M) 	3.7(6.4M) 	1.7(2.9M) 	2.0 (3.4M) 	3.7(6.0M) 	No Game 	No Game 	
2013	NBC (1, 4, 5, 6) NBCSN (2, 3) 	Chicago Blackhawks 4, Boston Bruins 2 	3.3(5.8M) 	3.9(6.4M) 	2.0(4.0M) 	2.3(4.0M) 	3.8(6.5M) 	3.2(5.6M) 	4.7(8.2M) 	No Game 	
2012	NBC (1, 2, 5, 6) NBCSN (3, 4) 	Los Angeles Kings 4, New Jersey Devils 2 	1.8 (3.0M) 	1.8(2.9M) 	1.7(2.9M) 	1.0(1.7M) 	1.2(2.1M) 	2.0(3.3M) 	3.1(4.9M) 	No Game 	
2011	NBC (1, 2, 5, 6, 7) Versus (3, 4)	Boston Bruins 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 	2.7(4.6M) 	2.7(4.6M) 	2.2(3.6M) 	1.6(2.8M) 	1.6(2.7M) 	2.6(4.3M) 	3.2(5.5M) 	4.8(8.5M) 	
2010	NBC (1, 2, 5, 6) Versus (3, 4) 	Chicago Blackhawks 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2 	3.1 (5.2M) 	2.8(4.4M) 	4.1(5.9M) 	2.0(3.6M) 	1.7(3.1M) 	3.3(5.8M) 	4.7(8.3M) 	No Game 	
2009	NBC (1, 2, 5, 6, 7) Versus (3, 4)	Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 	2.7 (4.9M) 	2.4(4.3M) 	3.1(5.4M) 	1.7(3.0M) 	1.8(3.4M) 	2.4(4.4M) 	3.4(5.8M) 	4.3(8.0M) 	
2008	NBC (3, 4, 5, 6) Versus (1, 2) 	Detroit Red Wings 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 	2.6 (4.3M) 	1.2(2.4M) 	1.3(2.6M) 	2.4(4.0M) 	2.3(4.0M) 	3.8(6.2M) 	4.0(6.8M) 	No Game 	
2007	NBC (3, 4, 5) Versus (1, 2) 	Anaheim Ducks 4, Ottawa Senators 1 	1.2 (1.6M) 	0.5(525K) 	0.4(450K) 	1.1(1.7M) 	1.9(2.1M) 	1.8(3.0M) 	No Game 	No Game 	No Game
2006	NBC (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) OLN (1, 2) 	Carolina Hurricanes 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 	1.8(2.9M) 	0.6(650K) 	0.5(525K) 	1.6(2.9M) 	2.6(3.9M) 	2.5(4.1M) 	1.9(3.0M) 	3.3(5.3M) 	
===ABC's coverage (2000–2004)===
Year	Teams 	Games Carried	Rating
 	Tampa Bay Lightning–Calgary Flames 	3, 4, 5, 6, 7	2.6
 	New Jersey Devils–Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3, 4, 5, 6, 7	2.9
 	Detroit Red Wings–Carolina Hurricanes 	3, 4, 5 	3.6
 	Colorado Avalanche–New Jersey Devils 	3, 4, 5, 6, 7	3.3
 	New Jersey Devils–Dallas Stars 	3, 4, 5, 6 	3.7
===Fox's coverage (1995–1999)===
Year	Teams 	Games Carried	Rating
 	Dallas Stars–Buffalo Sabres 	1, 2, 5 	3.4
 	Detroit Red Wings–Washington Capitals	1 	3.3
 	Detroit Red Wings–Philadelphia Flyers	1 	4.0
 	Colorado Avalanche–Florida Panthers 	1, 3 	3.6
 	New Jersey Devils–Detroit Red Wings 	1, 4 	3.4
==Most watched games==
===Most watched Stanley Cup finals games (1966–present)===
Source: 
# May 18, 1971, Montreal-Chicago – game seven, 12.41 million, 20.6 rating CBS 
# May 11, 1972, Boston-NY Rangers – game six, 10.93 million, 17.6 rating CBS
# May 10, 1973, Montreal-Chicago – game six, 9.41 million, 15.2 rating NBC
# June 12, 2019, St. Louis-Boston - game seven, 8.72 million, 4.9 rating NBC
# June 15, 2011, Boston-Vancouver – game seven, 8.54 million, 4.8 rating, 8 share NBC
# April 30, 1972, NY Rangers-Boston – game one, 8.51 million, 13.7 rating CBS
# May 12, 1974, Boston-Philadelphia – game three, 8.30 million, 12.5 rating NBC
# June 9, 2010, Chicago-Philadelphia – game six, 8.28 million, 4.7 rating, 6 share, NBC
# May 7, 1972, Boston-NY Rangers – game four, 8.26 million, 13.3 rating CBS
# June 24, 2013, Chicago-Boston — game six, 8.16 million, 4.7 rating, NBC
# June 15, 2015, Chicago-Tampa Bay – game six, 8 million, 4.4 rating, 8 share, NBCMonday Final Nationals: 2015 Stanley Cup Final Clincher on NBC Ranks as Fourth Most-Watched NHL Telecast Since 1995
===Stanley Cup game seven viewership history (1966–present)===
As per Fang's Bites.
# May 18, 1971, Montreal-Chicago, 12.41 million, 20.6 rating CBS
# June 12, 2019, St. Louis-Boston, 8.72 million, 4.9 rating, NBC
# June 15, 2011, Boston-Vancouver, 8.54 million, 4.8 rating, NBC
# June 12, 2009, Pittsburgh-Detroit, 7.99 million, 4.3 rating, NBC
# June 9, 2003, Anaheim-New Jersey, 7.17 million, 4.9 million households, 4.6 rating, ABC
# June 9, 2001, New Jersey-Colorado, 6.95 million, 4.268 million households, 4.2 rating, ABC
# June 7, 2004, Calgary-Tampa Bay, 6.29 million, 4.5 million households, 4.2 rating, ABC
# June 14, 1994, NY Rangers-Vancouver, 5.44 million, 3.28 million households, 5.2 rating (6.9 rating when including MSG network), ESPN
# June 19, 2006, Edmonton-Carolina, 5.29 million, 3.3 rating, NBC
# May 31, 1987, Edmonton-Philadelphia, 2.14 million households, ESPN
==Canadian television==
* – Game seven was second most-watched CBC Sports program, drawing an average of 8.76 million viewers and trailing only the men's gold medal game in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics;
* – Game one was viewed by people on CBC. Game six was the most-watched All-American Stanley Cup Final game, with 4.077 million viewers. The Final averaged 3.107 million viewers, up 44 percent from 2009.
* – Game seven drew an average of 3.529 million viewers to the CBC. However, it averaged 2.154 million viewers for the seven-game rematch, down 7% from the 2008 final.
* – With an average Canadian audience of 4.957 million viewers, game seven was the most watched CBC Sports program until the 10.6 million viewers for the men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2002 Winter Olympics, when Canada won its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal since the 1952 Winter Olympics. Bob Cole said that Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games.
==See also==
* Super Bowl television ratings
* World Series television ratings
* NBA Finals television ratings
==References==
==External links==
*NHL Stanley Cup Finals TV Ratings, 1995-2008
*Sports Media Watch: Ratings
**Stanley Cup Final Numbers Game
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*Stanley Cup Final Game 7 Becomes The Most Watched NHL Game In 38 Years
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