The Hawks and Kings are well run. Not saying of all time but in this time they're doing right, through the draft and picking up pieces along the way. Dean Lombardi and Stan Bowman are the best GM's in hockey right now.
yeah but in the last three years no team has played more playoff games than the Kings and Hawks.
They went 16-4 in 2012 which tied the record for fewest games to win a Cup.
Conference finals 2013
and back to cup in 2014
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The game scored a 10.1 rating in New York, the highest ever for NBC or NBCSN in the city. (Amazing, considering so many people watched the game at Bryant Park, right bitter Penguins fans?)
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LOS ANGELES – At its peak, 5.7 million viewers were glued to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night on NBC.
The network reported that an average of 4.777 million viewers watched the 3-2 overtime win for the Kings, making it the second-most watched Final Game 1 on the network, second only to the triple-overtime opener in 2013 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins (6.358 million viewers).
The game scored a 10.1 rating in New York, the highest ever for NBC or NBCSN in the city. (Amazing, considering so many people watched the game at Bryant Park, right bitter Penguins fans?) Los Angeles drew a 7.1 metered market rating, ranking as L.A.’s third-best ever behind Games 5 and 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, which were both elimination games.
NBC won the night for viewers ages 18-34. Oh hi, advertisers, welcome to hockey…
Here are the top 10 markets:
So, uh, save to say Chicago checked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Blackhawks did.
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</figure> New York Rangers left wing Benoit Pouliot, middle, celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings with right wing Mats Zuccarello, of Norway, right, and Derick Brassard during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
LOS ANGELES – At its peak, 5.7 million viewers were glued to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night on NBC.
The network reported that an average of 4.777 million viewers watched the 3-2 overtime win for the Kings, making it the second-most watched Final Game 1 on the network, second only to the triple-overtime opener in 2013 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins (6.358 million viewers).
The game scored a 10.1 rating in New York, the highest ever for NBC or NBCSN in the city. (Amazing, considering so many people watched the game at Bryant Park, right bitter Penguins fans?) Los Angeles drew a 7.1 metered market rating, ranking as L.A.’s third-best ever behind Games 5 and 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, which were both elimination games.
NBC won the night for viewers ages 18-34. Oh hi, advertisers, welcome to hockey…
Here are the top 10 markets:
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So, uh, save to say Chicago checked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Blackhawks did.
[h=1]NBA Sees Drop in Television Ratings in League's 3 Biggest Markets[/h] [h=4]<address class="article_author-info" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> By Stephen Babb , Featured Columnist </address> <time class="article_timestamp" itemprop="datePublished" data-updated_at="1398207734">Apr 22, 2014</time>[/h]
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During an NBA season in which typical big stories (Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks) have receded from national attention, television viewers have lost a little bit of interest. Though the drop-off has been leaguewide, it's particularly notable that local TV ratings are down for several of the league's biggest markets as well.
According to SportsBusiness Daily's John Ourand and John Lombardo, only the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks improved ratings among the eight largest markets:
The Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns boasted the largest ratings increases.
The success of smaller markets begs the question: Is the face of the league changing?
Not quite.
Take the much-improved Washington Wizards as an example. Back in February, The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg broke down how the team's improved ratings still weren't nearly enough to situate it among the league's best:
Even with their ratings declines, the Knicks and Lakers continue to have the largest local television audiences. The Chicago Bulls rank a solid fourth. Los Angeles and Chicago should see ratings increases next season as stars Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose return from serious injuries. Should the teams establish themselves as legitimate contenders, even better ratings will follow.
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During an NBA season in which typical big stories (Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks) have receded from national attention, television viewers have lost a little bit of interest. Though the drop-off has been leaguewide, it's particularly notable that local TV ratings are down for several of the league's biggest markets as well.
According to SportsBusiness Daily's John Ourand and John Lombardo, only the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks improved ratings among the eight largest markets:
The NBA's three biggest media markets posted significant drops in local TV viewership this season, with the five clubs in those markets shedding a combined 259,000 homes per game from last year. Those losses for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls highlight a story line for the NBA that saw the league heading into the final days of its regular season last week on pace to post audience declines in six of its eight biggest markets.
The Oklahoma City Thunder led the league in ratings for the second straight season, while the New York Knicks had the largest average audience size despite experiencing a steep ratings decline.
The Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns boasted the largest ratings increases.
The success of smaller markets begs the question: Is the face of the league changing?
Not quite.
Take the much-improved Washington Wizards as an example. Back in February, The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg broke down how the team's improved ratings still weren't nearly enough to situate it among the league's best:
Through the all-star break, Wizards broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet and CSN+ were averaging a 1.03 rating in the Washington TV market, good for an average of about 25,000 homes, via SportsBusiness Journal's John Ourand.
Now, there are a couple ways to look at that number. On the one hand, it's up 24 percent from last year at this time, and a whopping 34 percent from last year's final ratings number. That's a pretty sizable year-to-year increase, and in fact, it's the ninth-biggest increase in local TV ratings among NBA teams.
On the other hand, the Wizards still have the sixth-lowest TV ratings and the sixth-lowest average audience of the 27 NBA teams SportsBusiness Journal reported on. (The ratings for Memphis, Utah and Toronto are not included.)
Smaller-market teams are surely but very slowly closing the gap with their larger cohorts. Now, there are a couple ways to look at that number. On the one hand, it's up 24 percent from last year at this time, and a whopping 34 percent from last year's final ratings number. That's a pretty sizable year-to-year increase, and in fact, it's the ninth-biggest increase in local TV ratings among NBA teams.
On the other hand, the Wizards still have the sixth-lowest TV ratings and the sixth-lowest average audience of the 27 NBA teams SportsBusiness Journal reported on. (The ratings for Memphis, Utah and Toronto are not included.)
Even with their ratings declines, the Knicks and Lakers continue to have the largest local television audiences. The Chicago Bulls rank a solid fourth. Los Angeles and Chicago should see ratings increases next season as stars Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose return from serious injuries. Should the teams establish themselves as legitimate contenders, even better ratings will follow.
