Comcast SportsNet and the Capitals had great numbers for last night’s Game 1 against the Rangers, a 6.18 average household rating in the Washington market. That’s the second-highest Capitals rating in network history. Here are a few other notes from our friends at CSN:
o The Game 1 Washington DMA average household rating equates to approximately 145,000 homes, which, when combined to the average Baltimore DMA audience of roughly 34,000 households (2.67), brings the average Game 1 audience to approximately 179,000 area homes.
o Game 1 earned peak household ratings of 7.85 in the Washington DMA and 3.20 in the Baltimore DMA in overtime, which equates to a combined peak audience of roughly 225,000 area homes.
o The Washington DMA average household rating of 6.18 tops Game 1 of the Capitals 2010 opening-round series by 21 percent (5.10), the previous network record for a Game 1, and beat the 2010 seven-game average rating by 16 percent (5.34), the network’s current all-time playoff series mark.
o In key Washington DMA demographics, the game posted an average rating of 6.36 among Men 25-54, a 5.03 in Adults 25-54 and a 6.35 in Men 18-49, increases versus Game 1 of the 2010 Capitals first-round series of eight percent, 22 percent and 24 percent, respectively.
Highest-Rated Capitals Games on Comcast SportsNet (WSH DMA):
1.) 8.10 April 28, 2010 ECQ Game 7 vs. MTL
2.) 6.18 April 13, 2011 ECQ Game 1 vs. NYR
3.) 5.80 February 10, 2010 Regular Season vs. MTL
4.) 5.59 April 26, 2010 ECQ Game 6 vs. MTL
5.) 5.54 May 13, 2009 ECS Game 7 vs. PIT
6.) 5.34 April 21, 2010 ECQ Game 4 vs. MTL
5.34 April 22, 2008 ECQ Game 7 vs. PHI
8.) 5.33 May 11, 2009 ECS Game 6 vs. PIT
9.) 5.10 April 15, 2010 ECQ Game 1 vs. MTL
10.) 5.05 April 19, 2010 ECQ Game 3 vs. MTL
