NHL ratings: Numbers up slightly for Winter Classic on NBC Saturday night
Sports Media Watch | Jan. 3, 2011 2:01 p.m.
"Pushed to primetime due to inclement weather, Saturday's NHL Winter Classic had a modest rise in overnight ratings on NBC," Sports Media Watch writes, adding, "The Capitals' win over the Penguins in the Winter Classic earned a 2.8 overnight rating on NBC Saturday night, up eight percent from last year (PHI/BOS: 2.6), but down a tick from 2009 (DET/CHI: 2.9). The 2.8 overnight is the second-highest for a regular season NHL game since February 1996 (regional: 3.0, FOX)."