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Derek Sutton · 02-01-2023, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

https://twitter.com/user/status/1620596541739372544

I was a little bit surprised to see this. Reading a bit more into it, it sounds like it is partly the result of networks not promoting it hard and archaic blackout policies.

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Originally Posted by jayswin

Wait, NATIONAL viewership in the US is 373k - 478k per game?! That's like a rounding error in US population, like there could be that many TV's just accidentally left on the channel when an NHL game comes on. Wow, I had no idea NHL was that abysmal down there.

Just to clarify as I'm reading that quickly. Is this nationally televised games draw these numbers or is that all regional and national games averaged out?

This cannot be right can it?? ESPN/ TNT are nationally broadcast games, yet capturing 1% of their audience. There is no way the numbers can be that low.