Canucks and Beyond
Vancouver’s Game 7 Draws Big Viewing Numbers
by Alanah McGinley on 04/27/11 at 09:28 PM ET
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For CBC, the numbers were huge for a first round playoff matchup. Game 7 between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks drew an average of 3.82 million viewers throughout the broadcast, hitting a peak of 5.08 million at one point.
The only first round game to exceed this on CBC since 2000 was the 2004 game 6 matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators which reached an average of 3.9 million.
On Versus, the numbers were comparatively strong for their network too. From Puck the Media:
That telecast drew an average of 1.135 million viewers in the late night slot, and is the second most-watched VERSUS first round broadcast this year, and in network history for the Conference Quarterfinal. It was down a little over 2% from the network’s Game 6 broadcast on Sunday night, which set an all-time Round 1 record for VERSUS. The network averaged 763,000 viewers over seven telecasts for the instant classic series.
PTM further notes, “If you added in CSN viewers, total would be 1.6-1.7M viewers.”
All in all, a good night for hockey television coverage… though in absolute numbers, CBC certainly had the windfall.
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Not sure I`m breathing yet. But the heart is still working, so that`s something!
I`m not going to dare think about the WCF yet. The whole idea will just get me hyperventillating all over again. One potential disaster at a time… 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 04/27/11 at 10:34 PM ET
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Alanah McGinley has been blogging hockey since 2003 (with a notable gap in time through 2010, kicking it with new baby Lucy while living knee-deep in chaos while reading "parenting for complete idiots" during every spare minute) sharing opinions, rants and not-so-deep thoughts with anyone who will listen.
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I see you have resumed breathing Alanah!
Congrats to your team.
Rinne can be a beast. And you will learn to feel the hate of those damn whistles in NSH.
Good luck. Hope to see your team in the WCF.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 04/27/11 at 09:32 PM ET