Gold Medal Game a Ratings Success

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

Hockey Night in America: Gold Medal Game Draws 17.6 Overnight

Hockey drew NFL-like ratings on NBC Sunday.

The Canada/USA Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal game drew a 17.6 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, up 46% from the '02 Gold Medal game, which featured the same two teams.

Sunday's game is on pace to finish as the highest rated hockey telecast in the United States since 1980.

To put the numbers in perspective, Sunday's game drew a higher overnight rating than every World Series game since 2004 (including every game of Yankees/Phillies last year), every NBA Finals telecast since 1998, and every NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four game since at least '98.

Excluding the NFL, the 17.6 overnight for the game is the second-highest of the year for any sporting event, behind only the Texas/Alabama BCS National Championship Game in January (18.2).

The game was the most-watched Canadian television broadcast ever.

Aired on nine television networks in eight languages, the game garnered an average audience of 16.6 million viewers, and 80% of Canadians (26.5 million) watched some part of the game.

(Sports Business Daily)

[ace bdream]

It should of been the most. It was one of the greatestt games . Had a couple of heart attacks watching it myself. Wasnt really too disapointted that Usa lost. 3rd peridod they play great.

[Fishhead]

.......and what a great game it was!!!

[Gobbler's Knob]

I knew we would win so I watched my Sledge Hammer DVD's instead. Heard Ryan Miller really pooched that OT goal