Versus Cleans Up With Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final

Versus got its highest ratings ever thanks to last night’s Game 3 that went into overtime. Needless to say, the people at Versus, the NHL and hockey fans across the US couldn’t be happier.

VERSUS #1 CABLE NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY DURING LAST NIGHT’S GAME THREE STANLEY CUP FINAL TELECAST

NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 3, 2010)-VERSUS, the fastest growing sports cable network in the country, garnered a 3.1 national HH rating and averaged 3.6 million viewers for last night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 3 telecast. The game made VERSUS the most-watched cable network in the country among total viewers, all key male demos and among Adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.

It was the most-watched Final game on cable since 2002 and the highest-rated and most-watched telecast ever in network history, surpassing the net’s previous high set by Game 4 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final (2.8 HH rating and 3.448 million viewers). The game peaked at a 4.3 HH rating and 5.051 million viewers between 10:30-10:45 p.m. ET.

Locally, VERSUS garnered a 17.7 HH rating and averaged 1.099 million viewers in Chicago and a 17.4 HH rating and 801,000 viewers in Philadelphia, making VERSUS the top-rated network overall-among both broadcast and cable-in both markets. The local market ratings were the best ever for a Blackhawks or Flyers game on cable in both cities.

Good numbers for the game. I’ll give you some numbers crunching later.

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