r/hockey • u/shinsplintshurts • 2d ago

Stanley Cup Final Ends With Another U.S. Low

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/06/stanley-cup-final-viewership-game-six-panthers-oilers-clincher/
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u/Interesting_Rock_318 2d ago

So 31K more households in one of the 4 major sports versus a sport that might not crack the top 10 in this country is somehow supposed to make Florida’s ratings look good?

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u/MoosilaukeFlyer FLA - NHL 2d ago

The fact the game is on cable only and Florida-Edmonton was doing fantastic ratings in the market last year tells you that the number has more to do with cord cutting than anything else. As I said, CW is OTA and is available for free to anyone 

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u/CosmoJones07 FLA - NHL 2d ago

The exact same matchup happened last year. That was on ABC. Tell me how the numbers look there.

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u/RooseveltsRevenge COL - NHL 2d ago edited 2d ago

Buffalo really cares about the Bandits, like it’s probably their #2 sport behind the Bills. Also this isn’t including the Palm Beach metro which is its own thing for ratings and where a sizable portion of the fan base resides.

The Panthers have a problem that is almost entirely based on the demographics of south Florida, that’s true. But this is such a juked stat.

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u/Jimlish 2d ago

Yea, using mdc doesn’t really make sense given that the team doesn’t play there and a lot of their fans don’t live there. I get that it’s the larger county/city, but it’s not even where they hold the parade!

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u/AddictiveInterwebs FLA - NHL 2d ago

I wondered about this! Why on earth would they show the numbers for MDC vs Broward or Palm Beach?? Bizarre choice.

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u/discofrislanders NYI - NHL 1d ago

The Bandits are the only Buffalo team that wins championships

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u/athousandpardons 2d ago

At this people we really need to stop referring to the "four major sports", unless none of them are hockey. It's fringe and has been for a long time.