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Stanley Cup Final Game 1 - Golden Knights vs Hurricanes

Nielsen average audience: 4,780,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2026-06-02 Tuesday
Networks
ABC
Teams
Vegas Golden Knights · Carolina Hurricanes
Score
Golden Knights 5, Hurricanes 4
4,780,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2026-06-04

Published figures

JSON
Nielsen1 figure
average audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
4,780,000
Tuesday's Golden Knights-Hurricanes NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1 averaged a 2.3 rating and 4.78 million viewers Sports Media Watch, verbatim
1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Stanley Cup Final by year

2002–2026
Record
8.7M 2019
This telecast
#5 of 6 Big Data + Panel
Years on record
24 2002–2026
Nielsen average audience · each year's most-watched telecast on the line, the others in gray
2.5M5M7.5M10M2026 · Stanley Cup Final Game 1 · 4.8M2026 · Stanley Cup Final Game 1 · 4.8M2002 · Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 6.8M2003 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 7.2M2004 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 6.3M2006 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 5.3M2007 · Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 2.9M2008 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 6.8M2009 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 8.0M2010 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 8.3M2011 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 8.5M2012 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 4.9M2013 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 8.2M2014 · Stanley Cup Final Game 2 · 6.4M2015 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 8.0M2016 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 5.4M2017 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 7.0M2018 · Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 6.6M2019 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 8.7M2020 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 2.9M2021 · Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 3.5M2022 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 5.8M2023 · Stanley Cup Final Game 1 · 2.8M2024 · Stanley Cup Final Game 7 · 7.7M2025 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 2.8M2026 · Stanley Cup Final Game 6 · 5.9M20052010201520202025
  • Before Out-of-Homebefore Sept 2020
  • Panel + Out-of-HomeSept 2020 – Sept 2025
  • Big Data + Panelsince Sept 2025
145 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:16 UTC

Stanley Cup Final Game 1, every year on record

Big Data + Panel
  1. 2026ABC4,780,000
Panel + Out-of-Home
  1. 2025TNT · truTV · HBO Max2,420,000
  2. 2024ABC3,115,000
  3. 2023TNT · truTV · TBS2,753,000
  4. 2022ABC4,200,000
  5. 2021NBCSN1,569,000
  6. 2020NBC2,115,000
17 earlier Game 1 telecasts
Before Out-of-Home
  1. 2019NBC5,251,000
  2. 2018NBC5,195,000
  3. 2017NBC4,854,000
  4. 2016NBC4,081,000
  5. 2015NBC5,547,000
  6. 2014NBC4,777,000
  7. 2013NBC6,358,000
  8. 2012NBC2,900,000
  9. 2011NBC4,562,000
  10. 2010NBC4,428,000
  11. 2009NBC4,300,000
  12. 2008Versus2,352,000
  13. 2007Versus769,000
  14. 2006OLN861,000
  15. 2004ESPN1,372,000
  16. 2003ESPN1,647,000
  17. 2002ESPN4,015,000
24 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:16 UTC
Nielsen average audience · each year's most-watched telecast on the line, the others in gray
YearTelecastAvg audience
2002Stanley Cup Final Game 14,015,000
2002Stanley Cup Final Game 23,782,000
2002Stanley Cup Final Game 35,482,000
2002Stanley Cup Final Game 45,106,000
2002Stanley Cup Final Game 56,848,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 11,647,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 21,307,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 33,101,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 44,037,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 53,947,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 63,768,000
2003Stanley Cup Final Game 77,169,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 11,372,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 21,419,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 31,969,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 43,150,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 53,687,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 64,272,000
2004Stanley Cup Final Game 76,290,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 1861,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 2875,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 32,542,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 43,127,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 53,850,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 62,921,000
2006Stanley Cup Final Game 75,290,000
2007Stanley Cup Final Game 1769,000
2007Stanley Cup Final Game 2576,000
2007Stanley Cup Final Game 31,631,000
2007Stanley Cup Final Game 42,797,000
2007Stanley Cup Final Game 52,902,000
2008Stanley Cup Final Game 12,352,000
2008Stanley Cup Final Game 22,608,000
2008Stanley Cup Final Game 34,041,000
2008Stanley Cup Final Game 44,044,000
2008Stanley Cup Final Game 56,247,000
2008Stanley Cup Final Game 66,779,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 14,300,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 25,386,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 32,955,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 43,448,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 54,446,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 65,814,000
2009Stanley Cup Final Game 77,992,000
2010Stanley Cup Final Game 14,428,000
2010Stanley Cup Final Game 25,892,000
2010Stanley Cup Final Game 33,600,000
2010Stanley Cup Final Game 43,126,000
2010Stanley Cup Final Game 55,848,000
2010Stanley Cup Final Game 68,279,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 14,562,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 23,569,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 32,757,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 42,714,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 54,319,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 65,484,000
2011Stanley Cup Final Game 78,540,000
2012Stanley Cup Final Game 12,900,000
2012Stanley Cup Final Game 22,900,000
2012Stanley Cup Final Game 31,743,000
2012Stanley Cup Final Game 42,069,000
2012Stanley Cup Final Game 53,331,000
2012Stanley Cup Final Game 64,930,000
2013Stanley Cup Final Game 16,358,000
2013Stanley Cup Final Game 23,964,000
2013Stanley Cup Final Game 34,001,000
2013Stanley Cup Final Game 46,459,000
2013Stanley Cup Final Game 55,632,000
2013Stanley Cup Final Game 68,160,000
2014Stanley Cup Final Game 14,777,000
2014Stanley Cup Final Game 26,413,000
2014Stanley Cup Final Game 32,893,000
2014Stanley Cup Final Game 43,383,000
2014Stanley Cup Final Game 56,021,000
2015Stanley Cup Final Game 15,547,000
2015Stanley Cup Final Game 26,549,000
2015Stanley Cup Final Game 33,896,000
2015Stanley Cup Final Game 43,914,000
2015Stanley Cup Final Game 55,267,000
2015Stanley Cup Final Game 68,005,000
2016Stanley Cup Final Game 14,081,000
2016Stanley Cup Final Game 22,507,000
2016Stanley Cup Final Game 32,789,000
2016Stanley Cup Final Game 44,234,000
2016Stanley Cup Final Game 55,009,000
2016Stanley Cup Final Game 65,407,000
2017Stanley Cup Final Game 14,854,000
2017Stanley Cup Final Game 23,180,000
2017Stanley Cup Final Game 32,953,000
2017Stanley Cup Final Game 45,654,000
2017Stanley Cup Final Game 54,382,000
2017Stanley Cup Final Game 66,985,000
2018Stanley Cup Final Game 15,195,000
2018Stanley Cup Final Game 23,648,000
2018Stanley Cup Final Game 33,439,000
2018Stanley Cup Final Game 45,061,000
2018Stanley Cup Final Game 56,588,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 15,251,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 23,386,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 32,930,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 45,128,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 55,443,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 66,469,000
2019Stanley Cup Final Game 78,723,000
2020Stanley Cup Final Game 12,115,000
2020Stanley Cup Final Game 21,137,000
2020Stanley Cup Final Game 31,145,000
2020Stanley Cup Final Game 42,216,000
2020Stanley Cup Final Game 52,713,000
2020Stanley Cup Final Game 62,877,000
2021Stanley Cup Final Game 11,569,000
2021Stanley Cup Final Game 21,649,000
2021Stanley Cup Final Game 32,378,000
2021Stanley Cup Final Game 42,920,000
2021Stanley Cup Final Game 53,510,000
2022Stanley Cup Final Game 14,200,000
2022Stanley Cup Final Game 23,747,000
2022Stanley Cup Final Game 34,103,000
2022Stanley Cup Final Game 44,599,000
2022Stanley Cup Final Game 55,145,000
2022Stanley Cup Final Game 65,817,000
2023Stanley Cup Final Game 12,753,000
2023Stanley Cup Final Game 22,445,000
2023Stanley Cup Final Game 32,688,000
2023Stanley Cup Final Game 42,562,000
2023Stanley Cup Final Game 52,721,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 13,115,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 23,558,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 33,352,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 43,085,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 54,150,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 64,237,000
2024Stanley Cup Final Game 77,662,000
2025Stanley Cup Final Game 12,420,000
2025Stanley Cup Final Game 22,500,000
2025Stanley Cup Final Game 32,300,000
2025Stanley Cup Final Game 42,610,000
2025Stanley Cup Final Game 52,700,000
2025Stanley Cup Final Game 62,760,000
2026Stanley Cup Final Game 14,780,000
2026Stanley Cup Final Game 24,675,000
2026Stanley Cup Final Game 35,050,000
2026Stanley Cup Final Game 45,345,000
2026Stanley Cup Final Game 55,840,000
2026Stanley Cup Final Game 65,920,000

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