Take two proud hockey countries in the Best On Best final, add a ton of geopolitics to the equation, and finish the matchup with historic overtime targets by the best players of the game. This is a historic viewership recipe. That's what he saw in Canada's 3-2 overtime victory in the US on Thursday in the four-country faceoffs in Boston.
The game, according to Nielsen, attracted an astounding 9.3 million viewers on ESPN. With this in mind, it has surpassed Game 7 of the NHL Final between Boston and St. Louis in 2019, and has seen 8.9 million viewers on NBC, the NHL game, since the league returned to broadcast television in 1995. We gathered people.
In Canada, Sportsnet said the game averaged 5.7 million viewers and peaked at 7.3 million when Conor McDavid scored the OT winner. According to Better Collective's Adam Seaborn, it added 1.18 million viewers to TVA, and the game averaged nearly 7 million viewers. Canada has a population of 40 million.
Therefore, please add both countries. The game attracted over 16 million viewers in North America.
Early round game between the US and Canada – 3-1 win over Canada on Saturday night in Montreal – ABC averaged 4.4 million viewers and 5.2 million in the 10:45 quarter It reached its peak with viewers. time. This was the most viewed non-Stanley Cup final television broadcast in the United States, with the 2019 Blue Jacket-Bruins playoff game averaged 4.5 million. The NHL said the total North American viewers for last Saturday's game was 10.1 million viewers.
The tournament clearly shows the desire of hockey fans who have dreamed of the best for years. Best of the Best Next Destination: Olympic Games at Cortina Milan next year.
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