NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL Winter Classic between the host Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers was the fifth-most watched regular-season NHL game in 37 years.
New York’s 3-2 victory Monday at Citizens Bank Park, the fifth edition of the outdoor game, averaged 3.74 million viewers to NBC, according to fast national data provided by Nielsen Media Research on Tuesday.
The game produced a 2.1 rating and 4 share, tying the 2010 game. Last year’s prime time game had a 2.3 rating and 4 share. The rating this year grew every half hour from 5 p.m. EST until the end of the game.
The 2010 game, featuring the Flyers at Boston’s Fenway Park against the Bruins — the previous Winter Classic played during the afternoon — was watched by 3.68 million.
