2021-22 NHL Finals: an average of 4.6 million viewers (+84%) in the United States on ABC

The 2021-22 NHL Finals, won by the Colorado Avalanche over the Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2 in the series), drew an average of 4.6 million viewers, an 84% increase in average viewership compared to the 2020-21 season, on the generalist channel ABC (The Walt Disney Company group), according to data from the American Nielsen Institute reported by the American site ESPN (same group), on 28/06/2022.

"This season's Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.6 million viewers and reached an average of 1.8 million people 18-49 - up 84% and 99%, respectively - versus 2021's Stanley Cup Final average. All six of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final games were the top telecasts of their respective days among people 18-49, and five of the six Stanley Cup Final games (Games 1- 5) were the most-viewed telecasts of their respective days among both total viewers and people 18-49," said ESPN.

"Sunday's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final averaged 5.8 million viewers and reached an average of 2.2 million people 18-49. The final game of the series was the most-viewed telecast of the day among people 18-49, and viewership peaked in…