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NHL Game Viewership On Versus Up 19% To Start '09-10 Season
Published October 21, 2009
Versus is averaging 313,000 viewers through its first eight NHL game telecasts this season, up 18.6% from 264,000 viewers through the first eight games last year. This season's telecasts on the net began with two primetime games in the U.S. on October 1 which averaged 417,000 viewers. Last year's season began with two Sunday afternoon telecasts of games being held in Europe, which averaged 112,000 viewers. This year's Europe games were played on a Friday afternoon (October 2), averaging 189,000 viewers. The Capitals-Bruins season-opening telecast averaged 501,000 viewers. For the '08-09 season, only three telecasts on Versus topped a half-million viewers.
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'09-10 NHL RATINGS, VIEWERSHIP ON VERSUS TO DATE
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DATE
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GAME
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CABLE RATING
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VIEWERS (000)
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10/1
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Capitals-Bruins
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0.5
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501
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10/1
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Sharks-Avalanche |
0.4
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332
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10/2
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Panthers-Blackhawks* |
0.1
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100
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10/2
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Blues-Red Wings** |
0.3
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278
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10/5
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Rangers-Devils |
0.3
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269
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10/6
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Capitals-Flyers |
0.4
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405
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10/12
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Flames-Blackhawks |
0.2
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177
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10/13
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Red Wings-Sabres |
0.5
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467
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NOTES: * = Game was played in Helsinki, Finland. ** = Game was played in Stockholm, Sweden.
