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St. Louis Blues telecasts earned their highest October TV ratings in the team’s 18 seasons on FOX Sports Midwest.

Blues games on FOX Sports Midwest averaged a 3.5 household rating in St. Louis in October, according to Nielsen Media Research. That’s up 94 percent vs. October 2011 (1.8) and 13 percent higher than the previous October best on FOX Sports Midwest, a 3.1 in 1997.

Blues hockey performed especially well among young male viewers. Among men 18-49, FOX Sports Midwest was No. 1 in prime time on six of the eight nights it televised a Blues game in October.