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Wednesday’s NHL on TNT ratings are in and they have some pretty big numbers to go with them!
Last night, the Penguins vs Red Wings was the sole game on TNT as the game began at 7:30 PM ET. Detroit’s victory proved to have had some numbers behind it as the game averaged 699,000 viewers throughout its window. This was up a massive 107% versus last year’s comparable game on TNT, which was between the Panthers-Flyers and averaged 338K viewers.
The Penguins vs Red Wings also broke a TNT record as it was the most-watched weeknight regular season game ever on the network, outside of opening night.
After two weeks, TNT’s season average is up a massive 47% through three games with 657,000 viewers and is currently on track to break cable records for the NHL. At this same point last year, TNT’s average was 448,000 viewers.
Will the NHL’s ratings bonanza continue with tonight’s Blackhawks-Avalanche game on ESPN? We will soon find out!