NHL Winter Classic - Canadiens vs Bruins
Nielsen average audience: 2,780,000 viewers (final), per Wikipedia.
- Aired
- 2016-01-01 Friday
- Networks
- NBC
2,780,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2026-08-28
Published figures
JSON1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
NHL Winter Classic by year
2008–2026Record
4.5M 2011
This telecast
#9 of 12 Before Out-of-Home
Years on record
16 2008–2026
Nielsen average audience · each year's most-watched telecast on the line, the others in gray
- Before Out-of-Homebefore Sept 2020
- Panel + Out-of-HomeSept 2020 – Sept 2025
- Big Data + Panelsince Sept 2025
17 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:04 UTC
| Year | Telecast | Avg audience |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NHL Winter Classic | 3,750,000 |
| 2009 | NHL Winter Classic | 4,400,000 |
| 2010 | NHL Winter Classic | 3,680,000 |
| 2011 | NHL Winter Classic | 4,500,000 |
| 2012 | NHL Winter Classic | 3,730,000 |
| 2014 | NHL Winter Classic | 4,400,000 |
| 2015 | NHL Winter Classic | 3,470,000 |
| 2016 | NHL Winter Classic | 2,780,000 |
| 2017 | NHL Winter Classic | 2,560,000 |
| 2018 | NHL Winter Classic | 2,480,000 |
| 2019 | NHL Winter Classic | 2,970,000 |
| 2020 | NHL Winter Classic | 1,960,000 |
| 2022 | NHL Winter Classic | 1,360,000 |
| 2023 | NHL Winter Classic | 1,780,000 |
| 2024 | NHL Winter Classic | 1,100,000 |
| 2024 | NHL Winter Classic | 920,000 |
| 2026 | NHL Winter Classic | 970,000 |
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