Greg Wyshynski at The Yahoo Experts Blog reports...Sports Media Watch reports a 3.8 ratings and a 6 share overnight rating for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, averaging 5.8 million viewers and allowing NBC to tie for the lead in adults 18-49 with CBS with a 2.5/7. Ratings were up 52 percent over last postseason's Wednesday night Game 5 between the Ducks and Senators.
Here's the kicker: The ratings don't even include nearly any of the classic game's multiple overtimes, and hockey's ratings grew as the night went on: In the 10 p.m. hour, Game 5 snagged a 4.1/7 while the premiere of "The Mole" on ABC garnered just a 3.4/6.
***UPDATE*** -- Sports Media Watch offers revised numbers for Game 5: "... 4.3/8 overnight last night, up 72% from a 2.5 for last year's clinching Game 5, which was played on a Wednesday. The rating peaked with a 5.8/10 from 11:00-11:30 PM."
...this is great news for the NHL and means that tomorrow's ratings for Game 6 should trump these numbers.
...maybe Bettman did know what he was doing when he told the refs in the Rangers/Pens series to make sure the Pens won.
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