NEW YORK – The overnight rating of a 4.0 and 7 share for last night's Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC was up 54 percent over last year's Game 5 (2.6, Detroit-Pittsburgh) and earned the best non-overtime Game 5 rating in eight years (Carolina-Detroit, 4.5, 2002 on ABC). In 2008, Detroit and Pittsburgh played a three-overtime Game 5 that generated a 4.3.
Last night's game peaked at a 4.7/7 from 9:30-10 p.m. ET. Chicago led all markets with a 26.0 rating and 41 share. Philadelphia followed with a 19.7 rating and 28 share. It was the highest rating for each local market so far.
Top 10 Markets
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1. |
Chicago |
26.0/41 |
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2. |
Philadelphia |
19.7/28 |
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3. |
Buffalo |
10.6/15 |
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4. |
Pittsburgh |
5.8/9 |
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5. |
Detroit |
4.2/6 |
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6. |
Las Vegas |
3.9/6 |
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7. |
Minneapolis |
3.8/7 |
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8. |
Fort Myers |
3.7/6 |
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9. |
Milwaukee |
3.6/6 |
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T10. |
Denver |
3.3/6 |
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T10. |
Columbus |
3.3/5 |
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T10. |
West Palm |
3.3/5 |