BTW if you didn't know, I'm a Sabres fan and I consistently read articles that the last few stanley cups and new years day games, the Sabres had either the third or fourth highest rating, only behind the two teams playing.
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Sabres miss the playoffs, have 2nd highest TV ratings even though 10 games were not shown on local TV due to Time Warner disputes.
There's your answer. A team that was in last place for a duration of the year, didn't have 10 games locally televised, and still finished second and missed the playoffs.Comment -
That's pretty impressive but I don't read into that to much. Teams like the Flyers and Sharks are only shown on comcast sportsnet for most of the regular season and post-season, meaning that you need comcast to watch a Flyers game. Even in the playoffs this year all games on NBCSN were blacked out in Philadelphia because comcast was also broadcasting it.Comment -
On January 3, 2009, the NHL reported that the overnight television ratings had increased 12% over the 2008 game. Nationally, the game had 2.9 overnight rating and a 6 share. In Chicago, Thursday's game drew a national high of an 11.8 rating and 21 share, with Detroit second at 10.5 and 21 (this despite that yet again, a Michigan-based team was playing in the Capital One Bowl opposite the Winter Classic—this time the Michigan State Spartans). Other above-average markets included Buffalo (whose 10.1 rating/20 share was comparable to Detroit's), St. Louis (5.3/10), Pittsburgh (4.4/8),Comment
