Blackhawks TV Ratings Soar In October On Comcast SportsNet

[SportsWorld]

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Chicago, IL (November 3, 2008) – Comcast SportsNet, the television home for the most games and most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks in HD, posted significant television ratings for the first month of the 2008-09 NHL season, which resulted in solid game, pre-game & post-game ratings increases compared to last season.
Comcast SportsNet’s Blackhawks ratings averaged a 1.0 household average rating in October (approx. 35,000 households watching per game) -- a 150% increase over last October’s 0.4 average.

The key advertiser demos of Men 25-54 and Adults 25-54 also received massive ratings increases compared to last season. For Men 25-54, October monthly ratings were up 333% (1.3 in Oct. ’08, compared to a 0.3 in Oct. ’07). For Adults 25-54, October monthly ratings increased 300% (0.8 in Oct. ’08, compared to a 0.2 in Oct. ’07).

In addition to its game ratings increases, Comcast SportsNet’s Chevy Blackhawks Pre-Game Live household ratings are up 33% compared to last October, while Smirnoff Vodka Blackhawks Post Game Live ratings have increased 63%. Source for all ratings information is provided by Nielsen Media Research overnights.

[Posey H8er]

I wish 'household' could be defined as to how many people actually watched. Good news nonetheless.

[WEFFPIM]

I wish 'household' could be defined as to how many people actually watched. Good news nonetheless.

It'd be almost impossible to determine how many people watched. Regardless, the Nielsen system is so blatantly flawed it's a wonder that the Bush administration didn't enact it.

[shakes]

Now if they could just fire Ed Olcheck and replace him with a pile of old truck tires it would be a HUGE improvement to the telecast.

He really does take away from watching the game and I actually find myself yelling at him through my tv during the games, thats how god awful he is. The worst is when he tries to be funny and then he goes off on some stupid non funny story for 5 minutes while the game is taking place. If I could smack him through the tv I would.

Its also pretty bad when the very first replay of a goal showed the player putting it in the net with his stick CLEARLY and yet even as 10 replays were being shown showing the same thing Olcheck was going on and on about how it would be reviewed since it went off his skate.

And then he made it even worse when he tried to cover for himself by saying that it went off the stick and I guess they're not going to review whether or not he kicked it from his skate to his stick. Hey genius, hes ALLOWED to kick the puck from his skate to his stick. Wow, is he a moron.


He's so bad that he actually makes Foley worse. Either that or Foley has gotten worse cause I rmemeber him being a lot better years ago.

[WEFFPIM]

I can handle EdZo. My favorite is when there's a few highlights in a row he has to analyze and doesn't say a word because he can't comprehend what's going on. Toss a few more back, Eddie!

STOP IT RIGHT THERE!!! There's some happy humans!!!