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Sunday's Game 2 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals which saw the Detroit Red Wings go up 2-0 over the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Sunday night Nielsen ratings battle in all demos pulling 5.33 million average viewers, which was a higher average than average for the entire Stanley Cup Finals series last year. The game pulled the following 8:00PM18-49 Rating - 2.1 18-49 Share - 6 18-34 Rating - 2.0 18-34 Share - 6 Viewers Live+SD (000) - 5.093 9:00PM18-49 Rating - 2.5 18-49 Share - 7 18-34 Rating - 2.4 18-34 Share - 7 Viewers Live+SD (000) - 5.563 10:00PM 18-49 Rating - 2.4 18-49 Share - 6 18-34 Rating - 2.3 18-34 Share - 6 Viewers Live+SD (000) - 5.471 Full Data for NHL Stanley Cup Finals Ratings, 1995-2008 | Year | Net | Games | HH Rating | HH Share | Avg. HHs (million) | Avg. Viewers (million) | Teams | | 2008 | NBC/VS | 6 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.929 | 4.479 | Pittsburgh vs. Detroit | | 2007 | NBC/VS | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.307 | 1.764 | Ottawa vs. Anaheim | | 2006 | NBC/OLN** | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.994 | 2.834 | Carolina vs, Edmonton | | 2005 | | | | | |
| NHL Season Cancelled | | 2004 | *ABC/ESPN | 7 | 2.2 | 4 | 2.366 | 3.286 | Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Calgary Flames | | 2003 | *ABC/ESPN | 7 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.557 | 3.627 | New Jersey Devils vs. Anaheim Ducks | | 2002 | ABC | 3 | 3.6 | 7 | 3.815 | 5.768 | Detroit Red Wings vs. Carolina Hurricanes | | 2001 | ABC | 5 | 3.3 | 6 | 3.371 | 5.058 | Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils | | 2000 | ABC | 4 | 3.7 | 8 | 3.734 | 5.511 | New Jersey Devils vs. Dallas Stars | | 1999 | FOX | 3 | 3.4 | 6 | 3.379 | 4.873 | Dallas Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres | | 1998 | FOX | 1 | 3.3 | 6 | 3.230 | 4.830 | Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals | | 1997 | FOX | 1 | 4.0 | 8 | 3.930 | 6.370 | Detroit Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers | | 1996 | FOX | 2 | 3.6 | 7 | 3.430 | 5.090 | Colorado Avalanche vs. Florida Panthers | | 1995 | FOX | 2 | 3.4 | 8 | 3.254 | 5.210 | New Jersey Devils vs. Detroit Red Wings | *ABC had 5 telecasts & ESPN had 2 telecasts so this is the combined average of both networks. **NBC had 5 telecasts & OLN had 2 telecasts so this is the combined average of both networks. Data for 2006-8 is Live+SD, all previous years is Live viewing. Source: Nielsen Media Research
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