In the season, ABC televised five weekly playoff telecasts (the first three weeks were regional coverage of various games and two national games) on Sunday afternoons starting on April 18. In the season, ABC televised six weekly regional telecasts on Sunday afternoons beginning in March (or the last three Sundays of the regular season). ABC then televised three weeks worth of playoff games on first three Sundays.
Overall, ABC averaged a 1.7 rating for those two seasons.
Stanley Cup Finals
Year Teams Games carried RatingNew Jersey–Dallas 3–6 3.7Colorado–New Jersey3–73.3Detroit–Carolina 3–53.6New Jersey–Anaheim 3–7 2.9Tampa Bay–Calgary 3–72.6Colorado–Tampa Bay All games2.31Florida–Edmonton2.09Carolina–Vegas2.53
Regular season Season Number of dates Rating1993-9461.7The NHL also had six games televised this season on an over-the-air network, ABC, where it drew a lowly 1.7 average rating. 1999–2000NHL's 1999-2000 Television Schedule Open this result in new window 4 1.32000–01RGJ.com - ABC to add fifth day of NHL coverage in 2000-015 1.12001–025 1.42002–03ABC's 2002-2003 NHL schedule5 1.12003–04 5 1.12021–22100.452022–239TBD2023–2411TBD
All-Star Game Year Rating2000 2.72001 1.72002 1.82003 1.72004 1.820220.620231.020240.7
References
External links NHL U.S. Television Ratings