Monday Final Nationals: Positive Start to the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final on NBC

NBC was Monday night’s top network in total viewers (4.81 million from 8-11 p.m.) and all key demos with Game 1 of the “2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final” series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators. 4.92 million viewers tuned into this game (4.85 million on TV, 71,000 via streaming) marking it as the third-largest Stanley Cup Final Game 1 audience in 18 years, behind only Chicago-Boston in 2013 (6.4 million) and Chicago-Tampa Bay in 2015 (5.5 million). Predators-Penguins saw an increase of 21 percent over the year-ago Game 1 of Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay from May 30, 2016 (4.08 million).

Game 1 (8:11 – 11:04 p.m. ET) peaked with 5.5 million TV-only viewers during the 10:45-11 p.m. ET quarter-hour.

Locally, Nashville posted a 22.5 rating, an all-time record for a Predators game on the networks of NBC. Pittsburgh delivered a 35.7 local rating, a Top 5 Penguins rating in the market, up 16 percent vs. last year’s Game 1 (30.9), and topping all Stanley Cup Final games last year, except for Game 5 (36.9).

(Sources: NBC Sports, Sports Media Watch)

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	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Monday, May 29, 2017
8-11	Network Average			3.0/6	4567	0.9/4	1.2/4	1.4/4
8:00	The Bachelorette	253	93	3.6/7	5679	1.2/6	1.5/6	1.8/6
10:01	Still Star-Crossed (p)	253	93	1.5/3	2288	0.3/1	0.5/2	0.6/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.3/4	3420		0.5/2	0.8/3
8:00	Kevin Can Wait (rs)	253	93	2.4/5	3731	0.3/2	0.6/2	0.9/3
8:30	Man with a Plan (rs)	253	93	2.3/4	3592	0.3/2	0.6/2	0.9/3
9:00	Superior Donuts (rs)	253	93	2.3/4	3444	0.3/2	0.6/2	0.9/3
9:30	2 Broke Girls (rs)	253	93	1.9/3	2817	0.3/1	0.5/2	0.8/2
10:00	Scorpion (rs)	253	93	2.3/5	3471	0.2/1	0.5/2	0.8/2
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.8/5	4810		1.7/7	2.0/6
8:00	NHL Stanley Cup Final Pre-Game (s)	212	90	2.5/5	4255	0.9/5	1.2/5	1.5/5
8:11	NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1: Nashville @ Pittsburgh (s) (thru 11:04)	244	93	2.8/5	4854	1.4/7	1.7/7	2.0/6
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			2.0/4	3164	0.6/3	0.9/4	1.2/4
8:00	Gotham	257	93	1.8/3	3027	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.2/4
9:01	Lucifer (f)	257	93	2.1/4	3305	0.6/3	0.9/3	1.1/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.6/1	979	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
8:00	Supergirl (r)	247	90	0.7/1	1015	0.1/0	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:00	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (p)	247	90	0.6/1	944	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:30	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r)	247	90	0.6/1	945	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.8/2	1615		0.6/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			0.8/2	1377		0.5/2
8:00	La Reina de la Cancion			0.8/1	1526		0.5/2
9:00	La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo			0.9/2	1736		0.6/2
10:03	La Piloto			0.8/2	1575		0.6/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.4/1	755		0.4/1
7:00	Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r)			0.4/1	795		0.3:1
7:57	Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos			0.7/1	1276		0.4/2
9:00	La Candidata (p)			0.3/1	589		0.2/1
10:00	El Bienamado			0.2/0	389		0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average (preliminary)			0.6/1	950	0.3/1	0.4/2
8:00	El Capo (preliminary)			0.6/1	971	0.2/1	0.4/1
9:00	La Querida del Centauro (preliminary)			0.6/1	970	0.3/1	0.4/2
10:00	La Querida del Centauro (preliminary)			0.5/1	910	0.3/1	0.4/2

Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 5/22/17

“The Bachelorette” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.8/8
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 2.2/8
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
Women 25-54: 2.5/8
Men 25-54: 1.1/3

“Still Star-Crossed” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/2
Men 18-49: 0.3/1
Women 25-54: 0.9/3
Men 25-54: 0.4/1

“NHL Stanley Cup Final Pre-Game” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 1.1/7
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 1.4/7
Women 25-54: 1.3/5
Men 25-54: 1.6/6

“NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1: Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/5
Men 18-34: 1.8/10
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 2.2/9
Women 25-54: 1.5/5
Men 25-54: 2.5/6

“Gotham” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 1.1/5
Women 25-54: 1.0/3
Men 25-54: 1.3/4

“Lucifer” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
Women 25-54: 1.2/4
Men 25-54: 1.1/3

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (CW, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.1/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1
Women 25-54: 0.3/1
Men 25-54: 0.3/1

“Movie: Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.47
Men 18-34: 0.25
Women 18-49: 0.75
Men 18-49: 0.38

“Special: Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Icon” (Lifetime)
Women 18-34: 0.39
Men 18-34: 0.30
Women 18-49: 0.57
Men 18-49: 0.34

Cable Rankings – Monday 5/29/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, May 29:

* Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No. = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No. = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49)
V-No.*	D-No.*	Program	Net	Start	Dur	Vwrs*	A1849
76	84	LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY	A&E	8:00 PM	60	544	0.17
18	18	LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY SPECIAL	A&E	9:00 PM	126	1341	0.47
69	66	KING OF THE HILL	ADSM	8:00 PM	30	602	0.20
66	49	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	8:30 PM	30	636	0.25
54	27	CLEVELAND SHOW	ADSM	9:00 PM	30	802	0.37
44	22	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	9:30 PM	30	920	0.43
34	17	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	10:00 PM	30	1013	0.49
25	7	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	10:30 PM	30	1185	0.58
73	78	RIVER MONSTERS	APL	8:00 PM	60	567	0.18
79	72	RIVER MONSTERS	APL	9:00 PM	60	538	0.19
77	72	RIVER MONSTERS SPECIAL	APL	10:00 PM	60	541	0.19
83	78	BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BOOMERANG	BET	7:00 PM	185	501	0.18
80	84	SOUTHERN CHARM	BRAVO	8:00 PM	60	534	0.17
22	22	SOUTHERN CHARM	BRAVO	9:00 PM	61	1260	0.43
64	66	SOUTHERN CHARM SAVANNAH	BRAVO	10:01 PM	60	654	0.20
92	72	SCRUBS	CMDY	8:00 PM	30	402	0.19
93	78	SCRUBS	CMDY	8:30 PM	30	364	0.18
97	97	SCRUBS	CMDY	9:00 PM	30	327	0.15
94	90	SCRUBS	CMDY	9:30 PM	30	360	0.16
95	90	SCRUBS	CMDY	10:00 PM	30	337	0.16
91	55	SCRUBS	CMDY	10:30 PM	30	409	0.22
82	84	SHARK TANK	CNBC	8:00 PM	60	509	0.17
87	97	THE PROFIT	CNBC	9:00 PM	60	443	0.15
28	90	SIXTIES	CNN	8:00 PM	120	1103	0.16
41	31	STREET OUTLAWS	DISC	7:00 PM	120	923	0.33
3	1	STREET OUTLAWS	DISC	9:00 PM	76	2514	1.03
19	14	VEGAS RAT RODS	DISC	10:16 PM	61	1334	0.53
38	72	ANDI MACK	DSNY	9:30 PM	30	942	0.19
39	59	ANDI MACK	DSNY	10:00 PM	30	925	0.21
37	55	ANDI MACK	DSNY	10:30 PM	30	950	0.22
86	59	MOVIES WE LOVE: THE OTHER GUYS	E!	7:00 PM	151	447	0.21
100	90	MOVIES WE LOVE: SUPERBAD	E!	9:31 PM	151	286	0.16
49	51	MLB MONDAY NIGHT – EARLY: DETROIT @ KANSAS CITY (0.52 HH, 0.18 A18-34)	ESPN	7:12 PM	224	844	0.24
48	47	KIDS BBQ CHAMPION 2	FOOD	8:00 PM	60	864	0.26
59	59	DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES	FOOD	9:00 PM	30	729	0.21
61	59	DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES	FOOD	9:30 PM	30	702	0.21
51	36	DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES	FOOD	10:00 PM	30	824	0.29
56	41	DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES	FOOD	10:30 PM	30	788	0.28
8	84	TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL	FOXNC	8:00 PM	60	1843	0.17
10	90	THE FIVE SPECIAL	FOXNC	9:00 PM	60	1710	0.16
15	97	THE STORY SPECIAL	FOXNC	10:00 PM	60	1430	0.15
57	36	BIG SCREEN MOVIE: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL	FRFM	8:00 PM	180	753	0.29
23	8	FX MOVIE PRIME: GROWN UPS 2	FX	8:00 PM	120	1235	0.57
46	20	FX MOVIE PRIME: GROWN UPS 2	FX	10:00 PM	120	899	0.44
98	90	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	9:30 PM	30	319	0.16
95	90	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	10:30 PM	30	337	0.16
62	97	LAST MAN STANDING	HALL	8:30 PM	30	701	0.15
71	84	SULLY	HBO	8:00 PM	96	588	0.17
17	41	TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING	HGTV	8:00 PM	30	1350	0.28
16	35	TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING	HGTV	8:30 PM	30	1367	0.30
13	31	TINY HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	9:00 PM	30	1612	0.33
9	29	TINY HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	9:30 PM	30	1753	0.35
6	28	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	10:00 PM	30	1956	0.36
7	26	HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL	HGTV	10:30 PM	30	1899	0.38
11	47	AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF	HIST	8:00 PM	60	1666	0.26
26	59	TIME MACHINE	HIST	9:00 PM	123	1182	0.21
20	36	WHO KILLED ANGIE DODGE	ID	8:00 PM	120	1314	0.29
21	33	REAL STORY W/ MARIA ELENA	ID	10:00 PM	60	1281	0.32
5	8	MOVIE- LOM PREM: MICHAEL JACKSON: SEARCHING FOR NEVERLAND	LIF	8:00 PM	152	1993	0.57
12	19	LIFETIME SPECIAL: MICHAEL JACKSON: THE ULTIMATE ICON	LIF	10:32 PM	60	1664	0.45
31	6	TEEN MOM SSN 6B	MTV	9:00 PM	61	1068	0.60
68	33	TEEN MOM SSN 6B AFTER	MTV	10:01 PM	31	606	0.32
99	84	PROMPOSAL	MTV	10:32 PM	31	310	0.17
24	49	HENRY DANGER	NICK	7:30 PM	60	1217	0.25
42	66	HENRY DANGER	NICK	8:30 PM	30	922	0.20
63	55	FULL HOUSE	NAN	9:00 PM	30	695	0.22
58	51	FULL HOUSE	NAN	9:30 PM	30	740	0.24
55	36	FULL HOUSE	NAN	10:00 PM	30	801	0.29
53	41	FULL HOUSE	NAN	10:30 PM	30	815	0.28
70	59	SPIKE TV MOVIE: FAST FIVE	SPIKE	8:00 PM	180	597	0.21
29	46	SYFY MOVIE: INDEPENDENCE DAY	SYFY	8:00 PM	184	1091	0.27
33	12	FAMILY GUY	TBS	8:00 PM	30	1043	0.54
32	12	FAMILY GUY	TBS	8:30 PM	30	1064	0.54
35	14	FAMILY GUY	TBS	9:00 PM	30	991	0.53
47	16	FAMILY GUY	TBS	9:30 PM	30	893	0.50
36	11	AMERICAN DAD TBS	TBS	10:00 PM	30	979	0.55
75	41	ANGIE TRIBECA	TBS	10:30 PM	30	553	0.28
67	78	MY 600-LB LIFE	TLC	7:00 PM	120	622	0.18
50	59	MY 600-LB LIFE	TLC	9:00 PM	120	833	0.21
27	24	TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES	TNT	8:00 PM	180	1160	0.40
72	66	BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION	TRAV	8:00 PM	30	580	0.20
74	78	BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION	TRAV	8:30 PM	30	561	0.18
85	55	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	8:00 PM	30	461	0.22
88	66	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	8:30 PM	30	418	0.20
84	51	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	9:00 PM	30	500	0.24
81	51	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	9:30 PM	30	513	0.24
90	72	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	10:00 PM	30	413	0.19
89	66	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	10:30 PM	30	414	0.20
42	78	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:00 PM	30	922	0.18
40	72	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:30 PM	30	924	0.19
1	2	WWE RAW (1.56 HH, 0.71 A18-34)	USA	8:00 PM	60	2689	0.88
2	2	WWE RAW (1.60 HH, 0.71 A18-34)	USA	9:00 PM	60	2681	0.88
4	4	WWE RAW (1.46 HH, 0.68 A18-34)	USA	10:00 PM	66	2468	0.83
65	36	T.I. AND TINY 6	VH1	8:00 PM	30	653	0.29
60	29	T.I. AND TINY 6	VH1	8:30 PM	30	724	0.35
52	25	T.I. AND TINY 6	VH1	9:00 PM	30	823	0.39
45	20	T.I. AND TINY 6	VH1	9:30 PM	30	901	0.44
14	5	T.I. AND TINY 6	VH1	10:00 PM	30	1531	0.78
30	8	MTV FEAR FACTOR SNEAK	VH1	10:30 PM	8	1083	0.57
78	41	LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6	VH1	10:38 PM	57	540	0.28

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

4 Comments

theratingsjunkie says:

June 1, 2017 at 11:10 am

Is it me or are the 18-34 numbers actually 18-49, and the 18-49 actually 25-54?
- SonOfTheBronx says:
  
  June 1, 2017 at 4:40 pm
  
  Thank you. I added 18-34s and kept the prior info but corrected the data labels. Only the cable entries were correct before.
Eric N says:

June 3, 2017 at 11:53 am

Loud House 5:30-7pm please?
- SonOfTheBronx says:
  
  June 21, 2017 at 3:45 pm
  
  Loud House (Nickelodeon, 5/29 5:30-6:00 p.m.)
  – 1.426 million viewers
  – 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
  
  Loud House (Nickelodeon, 5/29 6:00-6:30 p.m.)
  – 1.570 million viewers
  – 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
  
  Loud House (Nickelodeon, 5/29 6:30-7:00 p.m.)
  – 1.638 million viewers
  – 0.32 adults 18-49 rating

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