Even when Canadian teams aren’t playing, this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs have been a big ratings draw, according to Numeris data for May 30 to June 5.
The final game of the playoffs’ second round – featuring the New York Rangers putting away the Carolina Hurricanes in game seven – had an AMA of 1.078 million for Sportsnet.
The remaining games of the week – which covered the opening games of the Conference Finals, and featured the Edmonton Oilers facing off against the Colorado Avalanche in the West and Tampa Bay Lightning against the Rangers in the East – had an AMA of 1.201 million across six nights on Sportsnet.
Due to the way Numeris logged Sportsnet’s hockey broadcasts, the singular round-two matchup of the week was counted as a single-night broadcast, and is included in the listings below. The round three games – counted as multi-night broadcasts – are not included.
Summer-favourite unscripted shows also made their presence known in the ratings, with America’s Got Talent, Masterchef and Masterchef Junior all reaching the top-rated programs nationally. CTV’s coverage of the Ontario provincial election rounded out the top five.
In Quebec, TVA’s Un zoo pas comme les autres was the most-watched French show for yet another week.
National
1. NHL Playoffs Round 2 on Sportsnet Monday at 8:08 p.m.: 1.078 million
2. America’s Got Talent on Citytv Tuesday at 8 p.m.: 845,000
3. Masterchef on CTV Wednesday at 8 p.m.: 841,000
4. Masterchef Junior on CTV Thursday at 8 p.m.: 681,000
5. CTV News Special on CTV Thursday at 9 p.m.: 666,000
Quebec (Francophone)
1. Un zoo pas comme les autres on TVA Monday at 7:30 p.m.: 846,000
2. Dans l’oeil du dragon on SRC Wednesday at 8 p.m.: 742,000
3. Les chefs! on SRC Monday at 8 p.m.: 736,000
4. La poule aux oeufs d’or on TVA Sunday at 5:30 p.m.: 700,000
5. Hôpital New Amsterdam on TVA Monday at 8 p.m.: 699,000
Toronto/Hamilton
1. Masterchef on CTV Wednesday at 8 p.m.: 178,000
2. CTV News Special on CTV Thursday at 9 p.m.: 168,000
3. America’s Got Talent on Citytv Tuesday at 8 p.m.: 167,000
4. Masterchef Junior on CTV Thursday at 8 p.m.: 164,000
5. NHL Playoffs Round 2 on Sportsnet Monday at 8:08 p.m.: 152,000
Montreal
1. Coronation Street on CBC Friday at 2:30 p.m.: 35,000
2. America’s Got Talent on Citytv Tuesday at 8 p.m.: 28,000
3. Shark Tank on CTV Friday at 8 p.m.: 26,000
4. 60 Minutes on Global Sunday at 7 p.m.: 25,000
5. Celebrity I.O.U. on HGTV Monday at 10 p.m.: 24,000
Calgary
1. America’s Got Talent on Citytv Tuesday at 9 p.m.: 40,000
2. Crime Beat on Global Friday at 8 p.m.: 39,000
3. NHL Playoffs Round 2 on Sportsnet Monday at 6:08 p.m.: 36,000
3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on CTV Sci-Fi Thursday at 9 p.m.: 36,000
5. Masterchef on CTV Wednesday at 9 p.m.: 34,000
Edmonton
1. Hockeycentral on Sportsnet Saturday at 5:30 p.m.: 73,000
2. Global News Morning on Global Saturday at 7 a.m.: 65,000
3. Global News Morning on Global Sunday at 7 a.m.: 63,000
4. America’s Got Talent on Citytv Tuesday at 9 p.m.: 55,000
5. Alone on History Thursday at 10 p.m.: 47,000
Vancouver/Victoria
1. America’s Got Talent on Citytv Tuesday at 8 p.m.: 145,000
2. 60 Minutes on Global Sunday at 7 p.m.: 127,000
3. Alone on History Thursday at 10 p.m.: 119,000
3. NHL Playoffs Round 2 on Sportsnet Monday at 8:08 p.m.: 119,000
5. The National on CBC Thursday at 10 p.m.: 88,000
