FS South DirecTV Feed Blacks Out For Conclusion Of Devils-Canes

FS South Exec Says Cause Of Blackout During Devils-Hurricanes Game Is Undetermined

LET'S GO STREAMING: The GLOBE & MAIL's Murray Malkin reports the CBC plans to air "just the first hour" of tonight's Penguins-Flyers Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game Four, from 7:00-8:00pm ET, before switching to Canucks-Blues Western Conference Quarterfinal Game Four. The remainder of the Penguins-Flyers game will be streamed on CBCSports.ca, though one CBC affiliate -- CHEX-Peterborough-Durham -- "will continue showing" the game (GLOBE & MAIL, 4/21). Meanwhile, the 1.7/4 overnight Nielsen rating NBC earned for its coverage of Penguins-Flyers Game Three on Sunday marked the "second-highest rated NHL game on the network this season behind" the Red Wings-Blackhawks NHL Winter Classic. The 1.7 rating is up 70% from NBC's first Sunday playoff broadcast last season, which featured Flyers-Capitals. Penguins-Flyers earned an 18/33 rating in the Pittsburgh market (Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 4/21).

MORE RATINGS NOTES: FS Detroit earned a 9.7 local rating for Saturday's Blue Jackets-Red Wings Western Conference Quarterfinal Game Two, marking the highest-rated program for the day in the Detroit market. Thursday's Game One also earned a 9.7 rating, again serving as the top-rated program that night (FSN)....CSN Bay Area earned a 3.88 local rating for Sunday's Ducks-Sharks Western Conference Quarterfinal Game Two, down from a 4.2 for Thursday's Game One, which was "nearly double the previous high for a playoff opener" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 4/21).

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