The opening game of the 2024 NHL season between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers was watched by approximately 790,000 viewers on ESPN. This marked a decrease of almost 50 percent on the opening night game from the previous season.
Average TV viewership of NHL season opener games in the U.S. from 2009 to 2024
(in 1,000 viewers)
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Sports Media Watch. (October 16, 2024). Average TV viewership of NHL season opener games in the U.S. from 2009 to 2024 (in 1,000 viewers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251545/us-average-tv-audience-for-selected-nhl-games/
Sports Media Watch. "Average TV viewership of NHL season opener games in the U.S. from 2009 to 2024 (in 1,000 viewers)." Chart. October 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251545/us-average-tv-audience-for-selected-nhl-games/
Sports Media Watch. (2024). Average TV viewership of NHL season opener games in the U.S. from 2009 to 2024 (in 1,000 viewers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251545/us-average-tv-audience-for-selected-nhl-games/
Sports Media Watch. "Average Tv Viewership of Nhl Season Opener Games in The U.S. from 2009 to 2024 (in 1,000 Viewers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251545/us-average-tv-audience-for-selected-nhl-games/
Sports Media Watch, Average TV viewership of NHL season opener games in the U.S. from 2009 to 2024 (in 1,000 viewers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251545/us-average-tv-audience-for-selected-nhl-games/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Average TV viewership of NHL season opener games in the U.S. from 2009 to 2024 (in 1,000 viewers) [Graph], Sports Media Watch, October 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251545/us-average-tv-audience-for-selected-nhl-games/