NHL playoff ratings show another gulf between Canadians and Americans

NHL playoff ratings show another gulf between Canadians and Americans

Lack of American Original 6 teams hurts U.S. viewership

NBA, NHL Playoff Ratings Lack Recent Help From New York, Los Angeles Teams

Over on TVREV, I wrote about NBA and NHL postseason ratings this year, and the factors that might impact audiences tuning in (or not). Key to that was the fact that since 2021, both leagues have lacked long runs of success from the nine teams located in its biggest markets, New York and Los Angeles.Early in the first round, the NBA enjoyed big TV audience wins, while the NHL did not. But ratings for both could potentially be a lot higher with gr…