Nhl viewership demographics. 2019 total broadcasting rights of the nhl by sector in 201920. Nhl fans of the five major sports i reviewed professional hockey has the largest distribution of millennials behind the mls. Hockey fans also have the highest average household income at 104k a year.
2019 20 2018 19 2017 18 2016 17 2015 16 2014 15 2013 14 2012 13 2011 12 2010 11 2009 10 2008 09 2007 08 2006 07 2005 06 2004 05 2003 04 2002 03 2001 02 2000 01. Nhl attendance report 2019 20 season. One in three hockey fans are between the ages of 18 and 34 years old.
The statistic depicts the average tv ratings of stanley cup games in the united states from 2006 to 2019. The may 13 2006 carolina new jersey game on a saturday afternoon had fewer viewers than the surfing competition that was its lead in. Where the nfl seems to be losing viewer interest is within the 20 29 year old age range as those consumers are 10 less likely to be interested in the nfl.
Founded in 1917 the league initially comprised five teams all of which were located in canada. The share of canadians in the league dropped to 75 by the 1980s and is now slightly less than 50. The nfl fan is 41 more likely to be a male than a female and is most likely to fall with the 50 59 age range.
Nbcs 11 average rating for the 2006 nhl playoffs was 21 lower than abcs pre lockout average of 14 in 200304. Female viewers made up between 37 and 40 of the audience for the nba finals with 106 million tuning into game 7 40 of the total audience 263m. More people watched a poker event that particular weekend than watched that hockey game.
Gender breakdown of nhl television audience in 2012 2013 regular season. Tv ratings nhl stanley cup games 2006 2019 tv viewership national hockey league opener in the us.