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Main article: NHL on ABC

In the 1992–93 season, ABC televised five weekly playoff telecasts [1] (the first three weeks were regional coverage of various games and two national games) [2] [3] on Sunday afternoons starting on April 18. [4] In the 1993–94 season, ABC televised six [5] weekly regional telecasts [6] [7] on Sunday afternoons beginning in March [8] (or the last three Sundays [9] of the regular season). ABC then televised three weeks worth of playoff games on first three Sundays. [10]

Overall, ABC averaged a 1.7 rating [11] [12] [13] [14] for those two seasons.

Stanley Cup Finals

Further information: Stanley Cup Finals television ratings
Year Teams Games carried Rating
2000 New Jersey- Dallas 3-6 [15] 3.7[ citation needed]
2001 Colorado- New Jersey 3-7 3.3[ citation needed]
2002 Detroit- Carolina 3-5 3.6[ citation needed]
2003 New Jersey- Anaheim 3-7 [16] 2.9 [17]
2004 Tampa Bay- Calgary 3-7 2.6[ citation needed]
2022 Colorado- Tampa Bay 1-6 2.31[ citation needed]

Regular season

Season Number of dates Rating
1993-94 6 1.7 [18]
1999–2000 [19] 4 1.3[ citation needed]
2000–01 [20] 5 1.1[ citation needed]
2001–02 5 1.4 [21]
2002–03 [22] 5 1.1[ citation needed]
2003–04 5 1.1[ citation needed]
2021-22 10 0.45[ citation needed]
2022-23 9 TBD
2023-24 11 TBD

All-Star Game

Year Rating
2000 2.7[ citation needed]
2001 1.7[ citation needed]
2002 1.8[ citation needed]
2003 1.7[ citation needed]
2004 1.8[ citation needed]
2022 0.6[ citation needed]
2023 1.0[ citation needed]
2024 0.7[ citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Stanley Cup playoffs debut on ABC, ESPN". pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca. April 17, 1993.
  2. ^ "NHL governors "ecstatic' over reported TV package". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. August 27, 1992. p. E2.
  3. ^ E.M. Swift (June 20, 1994). "Hot Not". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ "ABC to televise five Sunday NHL playoff games". Tampa Bay Times. March 4, 1993.
  5. ^ "NHL strikes TV deal with ESPN". UPI. September 2, 1992.
  6. ^ "NHL governors "ecstatic' over reported TV package". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. August 27, 1992. p. E2.
  7. ^ E.M. Swift (June 20, 1994). "Hot Not". Sports Illustrated.
  8. ^ Rudy Martzke (February 5, 1993). "NHL's new boss ready to clear up confusion". USA Today. p. 3C.
  9. ^ Michael Hiestand (April 28, 1993). "Camera could be newest Derby rider". USA Today. p. 3C.
  10. ^ Mike Kiley (January 21, 1994). "NHL BOSS FINISHES EVENTFUL 1ST YEAR BETTMAN FOCUSES ON CBS DEAL". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.
  11. ^ "Fox checks CBS to win TV rights to NHL". September 10, 1994.
  12. ^ Aaron N. Wise and Bruce S. Meyer (1997). International sports law and business, Volume 3. Kluwer Law International. p. 1704.
  13. ^ DiGivanna, Mike (October 3, 1993). "MIGHTY DUCKS '93-94: PREMIERE SEASON : A Brave new NHL : As It Welcomes Two New Members, the National Hockey League Ponders What It Needs to Do to Become the Sport of the '90s". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ Coach`s Corner - ABC covering the NHL on YouTube
  15. ^ Walters, John (June 19, 2000). "A Small Victory". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014.
  16. ^ Farber, Michael (June 14, 2004). "Dark Days Ahead". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  17. ^ Martzke, Rudy (19 May 2004). "NHL announces TV deal with NBC". USA Today.
  18. ^ The NHL also had six games televised this season on an over-the-air network, ABC, where it drew a lowly 1.7 average rating. Archived March 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ NHL's 1999-2000 Television Schedule Open this result in new window Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ RGJ.com - ABC to add fifth day of NHL coverage in 2000-01[ dead link]
  21. ^ OVERNIGHT TV RATINGS JUMP 60 PERCENT FOR NHL ON ABC
  22. ^ ABC's 2002-2003 NHL schedule

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