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NBC POSTS STRONG GAME 5 RATING

Game 5 on NBC delivered a 3.7 HH rating and 6.0 million viewers, making it the most-watched Stanley Cup Final Game 5 since the triple-overtime fifth game of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final between Pittsburgh and Detroit (6.2 million, NBC). Viewership was up seven percent vs. Game 5 on NBC last year between Chicago and Boston (5.6 million) It was also up 82% compared to the fifth game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, which also featured the Kings (vs. Devils) and was a potential Cup-clinching game (3.3 million). The game peaked at over 8.5 million viewers from 12-12:30 a.m. ET.

Los Angeles delivered a 12.4 rating, ranking as the market’s second-best rating ever on NBC or NBCSN and up 41% vs. Game 5 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final (8.8), which was a potential Cup-clinching game. Last night’s game trailed only the Cup-clinching Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final (13.6) as the most-watched in the L.A. market’s history for an NHL game on NBC or NBCSN.

New York also scored its second-best NHL rating ever on NBC or NBCSN with a 10.4 rating. It only trailed another double-overtime game, Game 2 of this series, by a tenth of a rating point (10.5).

The top 5 markets for Game 5: Los Angeles, 12.4: New York, 10.4; Buffalo, 9.2; Boston and Minneapolis-St. Paul, 6.3.

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* Information provided by NHL/NBC Press Release