Telecasts · NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
983,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2021-10-13
Published figures
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full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Tuesday's Penguins-Lightning NHL Opening Night game averaged 983,000 viewersSports Media Watch, verbatim
983,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast / TV only · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Tuesday's Penguins-Lightning NHL Opening Night game averaged 983,000 viewers on ESPN, the league's largest Opening Night audience ever on cable (dates back to 1993).Sports Media Watch, verbatim
983,000
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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