Overview
- The Warriors' Game 7 win over the Rockets averaged 6.63 million viewers on TNT and truTV, marking the most-watched first-round NBA playoff game on cable since 2009.
- The full first round of the NBA Playoffs averaged 3.27 million viewers across networks, a 4% increase from last year, with ABC seeing a 14% rise in viewership.
- The NHL's Stanley Cup opening round averaged 727,000 viewers on ESPN/ABC and 704,000 on TNT in the U.S., representing significant declines compared to last year.
- In Canada, the NHL's first-round viewership grew by 12%, averaging 1.8 million viewers, contributing to a stable combined U.S.-Canada average of 2.5 million.
- Saturday's Avalanche-Stars Game 7 was the most-watched NHL game of the opening round with 2.4 million viewers, while Blues-Jets Game 7 drew 1.6 million on TBS.