Ratings Reference
Teams

Tampa Bay Lightning

150 telecasts with figures · 153 published claims
150
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-28

Top events · Tampa Bay Lightning

1
Eastern Conference First Round Game 7
2026-05-03 · TNT · truTV · HBO Max
2,310,000
NHL
2
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
2026-02-01 · ESPN
2,100,000
NHL
3
Eastern Conference First Round Game 4
2026-04-26 · ESPN
1,900,000
NHL
4
Eastern Conference First Round Game 1
2026-04-19 · TNT · truTV · HBO Max
1,400,000
NHL
5
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
2026-05-01 · ESPN2
1,000,000
NHL

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Blackhawks
Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 2015-06-15
8,005,000
9 telecasts
2
Flames
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 2004-06-07
6,290,000
7 telecasts
3
Avalanche
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 2022-06-24
5,145,000
10 telecasts
4
Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning · 2021-07-07
3,510,000
16 telecasts
5
Rangers
Eastern Conference Final Game 7 · 2015-05-29
3,300,000
12 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 2015-06-15
8,005,000
23 telecasts
2
ABC
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 2004-06-07
6,290,000
16 telecasts
3
NBCSN
Stanley Cup Final Game 4 · 2015-06-10
3,914,000
69 telecasts
4
ESPN
Eastern Conference Final Game 5 · 2022-06-09
2,480,000
19 telecasts
5
TNT
Eastern Conference First Round Game 7 · 2026-05-03
2,310,000
12 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

Methodology →
telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

Methodology →
2018-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,500,000
2017-12-12NHL Lightning–Blues289,000
2017-11-08NHL Lightning–Sharks201,000
2017-10-17NHL Lightning–Devils200,000
2017-03-27NHL Blackhawks–Lightning235,000
2017-02-07NHL Kings–Lightning144,000
2016-11-15NHL Lightning–Red Wings193,000
2016-11-01NHL Lightning–Islanders111,000
2016-05-26Eastern Conference Final Game 72,500,000
2016-05-22Eastern Conference Final Game 51,900,000
2016-05-20Eastern Conference Final Game 41,600,000
2016-05-18Eastern Conference Final Game 31,800,000
2016-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 21,700,000
2016-05-13Eastern Conference Final Game 11,700,000
2016-05-06Eastern Conference Second Round Game 4879,000
2016-05-03Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3873,000
2016-04-30Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,200,000
2016-04-27Eastern Conference Second Round Game 1775,000
2016-02-03NHL Red Wings–Lightning448,000
2016-01-12NHL Lightning–Avalanche183,000
2015-11-10NHL Sabres–Lightning230,000
2015-10-27NHL Lightning–Blues156,000
2015-10-13NHL Lightning–Red Wings388,000
2015Stanley Cup Final - Blackhawks vs Lightning6 games
2015-06-03Stanley Cup Final Game 15,547,000
2015-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 26,549,000
2015-06-08Stanley Cup Final Game 33,896,000
2015-06-10Stanley Cup Final Game 43,914,000
2015-06-13Stanley Cup Final Game 55,267,000
2015-06-15Stanley Cup Final Game 68,005,000
2015-05-29Eastern Conference Final Game 73,300,000
2015-05-24Eastern Conference Final Game 51,600,000
2015-05-22Eastern Conference Final Game 41,500,000
2015-05-20Eastern Conference Final Game 31,700,000
2015-05-18Eastern Conference Final Game 21,900,000
2015-05-16Eastern Conference Final Game 11,900,000
2015-05-12Eastern Conference Second Round Game 6932,000
2015-05-09Eastern Conference Second Round Game 51,000,000
2015-05-03Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,100,000
2015-04-29Eastern Conference First Round Game 7978,000
2015-04-27Eastern Conference First Round Game 6391,000
2015-04-25Eastern Conference First Round Game 5714,000
2015-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 4527,000
2015-04-11NHL Bruins–Lightning290,000
2004Stanley Cup Final - Flames vs Lightning7 games
2004-05-25Stanley Cup Final Game 11,372,000
2004-05-27Stanley Cup Final Game 21,419,000
2004-05-29Stanley Cup Final Game 31,969,000
2004-05-31Stanley Cup Final Game 43,150,000
2004-06-03Stanley Cup Final Game 53,687,000
2004-06-05Stanley Cup Final Game 64,272,000
2004-06-07Stanley Cup Final Game 76,290,000