Pittsburgh Tops in U.S. TV Ratings

[evolver115]

Penguins again top NHL in U.S. TV ratings

The Penguins learned Monday that their local television viewership was No. 1 among the NHL's U.S.-based teams with an 8.68 rating and an average of 101,000 homes tuning in per game. It was their fourth consecutive finish at the top, but this one came despite missing their marquee attractions, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, for half the season.

"Our fans never cease to amaze us," said Tom McMillan, the Penguins' vice president of communications. "To have hockey established here to the point where we lead the country in ratings two years in a row, that's a statement enough for Pittsburgh. But I think this year it means even more because we lost so much of our star power. Sometimes, there's a belief that, if your star power goes away, so does the interest. That clearly didn't happen."

So much for the theory that Pittsburgh fans only turn out for the stars

 

[SLY]

Flightless birds are still lame.

 

[evolver115]

Flightless birds are still lame.

That may be true, but they sure know how to bring home the hardware

 

[TOX1]

This only proves Pen's fans sit at home and watch the games alone while in other cities and their surround towns, they enjoy the company of others in the sportbars.






Okay....so it's a reach.....fuck off.

 

[SLY]

This only proves Pen's fans sit at home and watch the games alone while in other cities and their surround towns, they enjoy the company of others in the sportbars.






Okay....so it's a reach.....fuck off.

I wish I lived in a hockey state. Last night I went to a bar for the game. There were a few casual fans that didn't make a peep. My buddy hates everything Boston so he was cheering for the Habs, I was loud as a mofo. I dont give a shit.

It would just be nice to be in a hockey environment. CT blows.

 

[maddogmark25]

just wait till they lose

 

[evolver115]

just wait till they lose

It's gonna be a while till that happens

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Panthers still stuck at 3000 households per game ... adding that to their home attendance wouldnt even fill their arena

 

[maddogmark25]

It's gonna be a while till that happens

His father is rolling in his grave seeing that photo :p

 

[awaz]

Call Pittsburgh the new Hockey-tahn.

 

[pixburgher66]

Yeay! Now if only those passionate fans sitting at home were the ones at the game...because Consol crowds have been lamer than ever this year. I dunno what it is exactly, but before the playoffs struck, they were just quiet as ever.

 

[beantownmaniac]

Yeay! Now if only those passionate fans sitting at home were the ones at the game...because Consol crowds have been lamer than ever this year. I dunno what it is exactly, but before the playoffs struck, they were just quiet as ever.

Maybe they're busy watching Bruins games on their Ipads.

 

[maddogmark25]

Maybe they're busy watching Bruins games on their Ipads.

 

[evolver115]

His father is rolling in his grave seeing that photo :p

His father is probably doing somersaults knowing that his son is managing the team he taught his players to loathe

Here is a good article about Ray talking about Fred:

Ray Shero on His Father, an Icon

Shero was the bench boss for the Broad Street Bullies from 1971 through 1978, leading the franchise to its only two Stanley Cup championships during the '73-'74 and '74-'75 seasons. During that time Fred's son, Ray Shero, spent a large portion of his childhood hanging around the club.

"I was a huge Flyers fan growing up and it's hard to say that now that I'm the Penguins manager," laughed Ray.

 

[KillerVee]

It would just be nice to be in a hockey environment. CT blows.

You think you have it bad?!

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Probably number two to Buffalo. A lot of Buffalonians prefer to watch on Canadian TV and that does not count in the rankings but congrats.

We will see when the complete numbers come out.

BTW, I wasn't trying to piss on your parade.

 

[evolver115]

Probably number two to Buffalo. A lot of Buffalonians prefer to watch on Canadian TV and that does not count in the rankings but congrats.

We will see when the complete numbers come out.

BTW, I wasn't trying to piss on your parade.

Haha :bump2:

 

[Darkstone42]

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Probably number two to Buffalo. A lot of Buffalonians prefer to watch on Canadian TV and that does not count in the rankings but congrats.

We will see when the complete numbers come out.

BTW, I wasn't trying to piss on your parade.

I made that comment before and was told that most people in Buffalo don't watch the Canadian feeds because they don't feature RJ. Not sure if there's truth to that statement, but I've tried to find numbers and can't seem to locate any. It's hard to get accurate ratings from towns that get CBC like Buffalo and Detroit, and I've been told CBC numbers are nearly impossible to get a hold of.

 

[IPostedWhat]

I made that comment before and was told that most people in Buffalo don't watch the Canadian feeds because they don't feature RJ. Not sure if there's truth to that statement, but I've tried to find numbers and can't seem to locate any. It's hard to get accurate ratings from towns that get CBC like Buffalo and Detroit, and I've been told CBC numbers are nearly impossible to get a hold of.

CBC doesn't even show Sabres games. I'm sure Boss meant overall Hockey viewing?