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Primetime Ratings: Stanley Cup Finals See Uptick

NBC got first place in Thursday’s prime ratings, the Stanley Cup finals leading the net to a 1.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. That easily beat ABC’s 0.8/4. It was game five of the NHL championship, Bruins versus Blues. The game occupied all of NBC’s prime. Game four ...

‘Paradise Hotel’ closer consistent on Fox

NBC got first place in Thursday’s prime ratings, the Stanley Cup finals leading the net to a 1.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. That easily beat ABC’s 0.8/4.

It was game five of the NHL championship, Bruins versus Blues. The game occupied all of NBC’s prime. Game four had done a 1.4.

Spoiler alert: The St. Louis Blues won to go ahead in the series 3-2 versus Boston.

ABC had game show reruns: Celebrity Family Feud, The $100,000 Pyramid and To Tell the Truth.

CBS did a 0.6/3. Comedy repeats led into Life in Pieces down 14% at 0.6 and Elementary at a level 0.5.

Telemundo scored a 0.5/3. Betty En NY got a 0.5 and La Reina del Sur a 0.6, both shows flat.

Fox was at 0.4/2 with the Paradise Hotel finale across prime. It was flat with last week.

Univision rated a 0.3/2.

The CW did a 0.2/1. iZombie did a flat 0.2 and In the Dark a 0.1, down from last week’s 0.2. 


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