Rogers Sports and Media said Tuesday Sportsnet’s coverage of Monday night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 7 delivered the sports network’s most-watched broadcast ever with an average minute audience of 7.55 million across Sportsnet, Citytv and CBC.
Game 7 — which saw the Florida Panthers capture their first NHL championship in franchise history by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 — reached 15 million Canadians, or 39 per cent of the population, according to a press release. The broadcast was the second most-watched NHL game ever in Canada, based on data since 2009, the release says.
It was also the most-watched program ever on Sportsnet+, reaching 1.93 million streamers, according to the release.
Before puck drop on Monday, Sportsnet’s Hockey Central pre-game show delivered an average audience of 4.1 million, Rogers says.
In addition, from April 20 to June 24, the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sportsnet reached 25.4 million Canadians, or 66 per cent of the population, and averaged 1.5 million viewers, according to Rogers, which cited Numeris as its data source.
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