Ratings For NHL, NBA Playoffs Continue To Trend High

FSN Southwest earned a 3.1 HH rating for Stars-Sharks Game Four Wednesday night. That marks the best rating for a Stars game on the net since last year's first-round Canucks-Stars Game Three, which also earned a 3.1 (FSN Southwest)....The CBC drew 1.662 million viewers for its telecast of Canadiens-Flyers Game Four Wednesday, edging out RDS, which had an audience of 1.631 million (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 5/2)....CSN Philadelphia drew about 250,000 HHs in the market for Wednesday's Canadiens-Flyers Game Four, making it the third most-watched show of the night behind CBS' "Criminal Minds" and Fox' "American Idol." Additionally, viewership for 76ers playoff games has averaged about 102,000 HHs (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/2)....CSN New England's telecast of Hawks-Celtics Game Five Wednesday night earned a 7.7 HH rating (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/2).

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