Ratings Reference
Teams

Pittsburgh Penguins

171 telecasts with figures · 174 published claims
171
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-15

Top events · Pittsburgh Penguins

1
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
2026-10-07 · TNT
560,000
NHL

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Red Wings
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 2009-06-12
7,992,000
19 telecasts
2
Predators
Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 2017-06-11
6,985,000
6 telecasts
3
Sharks
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 2016-06-09
5,009,000
7 telecasts
4
Capitals
NHL Winter Classic · 2011-01-01
4,500,000
29 telecasts
5
Sabres
NHL Penguins–Sabres · 2013-02-17
1,700,000
7 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 2009-06-12
7,992,000
50 telecasts
2
Versus
Stanley Cup Final Game 4 · 2009-06-04
3,448,000
4 telecasts
3
NBCSN
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 · 2017-05-31
3,180,000
76 telecasts
4
TBS
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers · 2022-05-15
2,330,000
2 telecasts
5
ESPN
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins · 2026-04-18
2,150,000
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.

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2017-03-01NHL Penguins–Blackhawks671,000
2017-02-25NHL Flyers–Penguins1,900,000
2017-02-19NHL Red Wings–Penguins1,300,000
2017-01-16NHL Capitals–Penguins414,000
2016-12-14NHL Bruins–Penguins705,000
2016-11-30NHL Penguins–Islanders417,000
2016-10-13NHL Capitals–Penguins500,000
2016Stanley Cup Final - Penguins vs Sharks6 games
2016-05-30Stanley Cup Final Game 14,081,000
2016-06-01Stanley Cup Final Game 22,507,000
2016-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 32,789,000
2016-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 44,234,000
2016-06-09Stanley Cup Final Game 55,009,000
2016-06-12Stanley Cup Final Game 65,407,000
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
2016-05-10Eastern Conference Second Round Game 62,000,000
2016-05-07Eastern Conference Second Round Game 54,200,000
2016-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,800,000
2016-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,600,000
2016-04-28Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,500,000
2016-04-23Eastern Conference First Round Game 51,600,000
2016-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 3794,000
2016-04-13Eastern Conference First Round Game 1713,000
2016-03-20NHL Capitals–Penguins648,000
2016-03-13NHL Penguins–Rangers1,100,000
2016-03-08NHL Penguins–Islanders213,000
2016-03-01NHL Penguins–Capitals465,000
2016-02-24NHL Penguins–Bruins536,000
2016-02-21NHL Penguins–Sabres1,000,000
2016-02-18NHL Red Wings–Penguins165,000
2016-02-10NHL Rangers–Penguins660,000
2016-01-06NHL Penguins–Blackhawks655,000
2015-12-09NHL Penguins–Avalanche237,000
2015-12-01NHL Penguins–Sharks202,000
2015-11-17NHL Wild–Penguins226,000
2015-11-11NHL Canadiens–Penguins496,000
2015-10-28NHL Penguins–Capitals462,000
2015-04-24Eastern Conference First Round Game 5627,000
2015-04-22Eastern Conference First Round Game 4684,000
2015-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 3719,000
2015-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 22,200,000
2015-04-16Eastern Conference First Round Game 1597,000
2015-04-05NHL Penguins–Flyers1,500,000
2015-03-15NHL Red Wings–Penguins1,300,000
2015-01-18NHL Rangers–Penguins1,500,000
2014-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 2850,000
2014-03-16NHL Flyers–Penguins1,100,000
2013-02-17NHL Penguins–Sabres1,700,000
2013-02-03NHL Penguins–Capitals1,500,000
2013-01-19NHL Penguins–Flyers2,800,000
2012-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 41,030,000
2011-02-06NHL Penguins–Capitals1,296,000
2011-01-01NHL Winter Classic4,500,000
2009Stanley Cup Final - Penguins vs Red Wings7 games
2009-05-30Stanley Cup Final Game 14,300,000
2009-05-31Stanley Cup Final Game 25,386,000
2009-06-02Stanley Cup Final Game 32,955,000
2009-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 43,448,000
2009-06-06Stanley Cup Final Game 54,446,000
2009-06-09Stanley Cup Final Game 65,814,000
2009-06-12Stanley Cup Final Game 77,992,000
2008Stanley Cup Final - Penguins vs Red Wings6 games
2008-05-24Stanley Cup Final Game 12,352,000
2008-05-26Stanley Cup Final Game 22,608,000
2008-05-28Stanley Cup Final Game 34,041,000
2008-05-31Stanley Cup Final Game 44,044,000
2008-06-02Stanley Cup Final Game 56,247,000
2008-06-04Stanley Cup Final Game 66,779,000
2008-01-01NHL Winter Classic3,750,000