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Eastern Conference First Round Game 1 - Canadiens vs Capitals

Nielsen average audience: 901,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2025-04-21 Monday
Networks
ESPN
Teams
Canadiens · Capitals
901,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2025-04-23

Published figures

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Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
901,000
Monday's overtime Canadiens-Capitals Game 1 ranks second with 901,000 on ESPN, down 20% from the same year-ago Maple Leafs-Bruins series (1.13M). Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
900,000
NHL Playoffs: Canadiens v. Capitals ESPN 0.27 0.90 The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Prior-season comparable

777,000
Western Conference First Round Game 1
2024-04-22 · ESPN · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+16.0% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ESPN, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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