NHL power ratings: Avalanche lead the pack after Week 1 of 2025-26 season
With one week of the 2025-26 NHL season in the books, a total of eight teams have yet…
NHL season gets off to stronger start on ESPN
The NHL season got off to a much stronger start than a year ago. Tuesday’s NHL Opening Night…
Down Stanley Cup Final caps NHL’s rollercoaster ratings year
The 2024-25 NHL season proved to be unlike anything before from a ratings perspective. From the NHL-run 4…
Cup Final rematch still down, but Game 4 up from previous TNT series
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final scored a rare increase over the previous time it aired exclusively…
NHL conference finals both down double-digits in U.S.
Continuing a playoff-long trend, both NHL conference finals declined double-digits from last year on American television. Thursday’s Oilers-Stars…
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs ratings down big versus last season
O Canada, you’re a ratings killer south of the border. This year’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs ratings are…
Canada-heavy Stanley Cup Playoffs still down in U.S.
A heavy presence of Canadian teams continues to drag down U.S. viewership for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Stanley…
The Needle: Is NHL ratings story incomplete without Canadian viewership?
Welcome back to “The Needle,” a new ratings-focused column on Sports Media Watch that will break down the…
Rough start for Stanley Cup Playoffs, continuing regular season trend
After a double-digit drop in regular season viewership, the NHL has gotten no repreive in the early days…