Monday’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, in which the Chicago Blackhawks clinched the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, delivered another round of strong overnight ratings for NBC and Bay area affiliate WFLA-TV.
In the 8-11 p.m. block, the game scored a 2.6 among the 18- to 49-year-old group coveted by advertisers, best among the broadcast networks, according to Nielsen Co. That equates to about 7.6 million viewers.
Overall, it posted a 5.6 household rating, the third-best numbers for a Game 6 since 1995 and the network’s fourth-best NHL overnight ever. According to the NBC, that rating trailed only the 2010 Game 6 between Chicago and Philadelphia Flyers (5.