Wednesday Night Rivalry

Wednesday Night Rivalry
Genre NHL game telecasts
Presented by Mike Emrick
Eddie Olczyk
Pierre McGuire
Liam McHugh
Mike Milbury
Keith Jones
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 87
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 180 minutes or until game ends
Production company(s) NBC Sports
Release
Original network NBCSN
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
720p (HDTV)
Original release January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23) – present
Chronology
Related shows NHL on NBC

Wednesday Night Rivalry is a weekly presentation of National Hockey League games that air on NBCSN on Wednesday nights during the regular season. NBCSN rebranded their coverage of Wednesday night games as Wednesday Night Rivalry in the 2012–13 NHL season and primarily features rivalry games. NBCSN sometimes produces a Wednesday Nightcap game primarily featuring Western Conference teams immediately following their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. Beginning in the 2013–14 NHL season, NBCSN aired the series NHL Rivals, which looks back at the participating teams' historic rivalry, leading up to their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. That same season, NBCSN promoted the games with the slogan "The Night You Love To Hate".[1]

Results

2012-13 season

Date Time Away Team Score Home Team Score
January 23, 2013 7:30 P.M. Boston 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 (OT)
January 30, 2013 8 P.M. Chicago 2 Minnesota 3 (SO)
February 6, 2013 7:30 P.M. Boston 2 Montreal 1
February 13, 2013 7:30 P.M. St. Louis 4 (SO) Detroit 3
February 20, 2013 7:30 P.M. Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 5
10 P.M. St. Louis 0 Colorado 1 (OT)
February 27, 2013 7:30 P.M. Washington 1 Philadelphia 4
March 6, 2013 8 P.M. Colorado 2 Chicago 3
March 13, 2013 7:30 P.M. Philadelphia 2 New Jersey 5
March 20, 2013 7:30 P.M. Minnesota 4 Detroit 2
March 27, 2013 7:30 P.M. Montreal 6 (SO) Boston 5
April 3, 2013 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Rangers 6
April 10, 2013 7:30 P.M. Boston 5 New Jersey 4
April 17, 2013 7:30 P.M. Buffalo 3 (SO) Boston 2
April 24, 2013 7:30 P.M. Los Angeles 1 Detroit 3

2013-14 season

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Date Time Away Team Score Home Team Score
October 2, 2013 8 P.M. Buffalo 1 Detroit 2
October 9, 2013 8 P.M. Chicago 2 St Louis 3
October 16, 2013 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 0
October 23, 2013 8 P.M. Boston 5 Buffalo 2
October 30, 2013 8 P.M. Boston 2 Pittsburgh 3
November 6, 2013 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Rangers 5
November 13, 2013 8 P.M. Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1
November 20, 2013 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Washington 0
November 27, 2013 7:30 P.M. Boston 1 Detroit 6
December 4, 2013 8 P.M. Philadelphia 6 Detroit 3
December 11, 2013 8 P.M. Philadelphia 2 Chicago 7
December 18, 2013 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 (SO) N.Y. Rangers 3
January 8, 2014 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Chicago 2
January 15, 2014 8 P.M. Washington 3 Pittsburgh 4
January 22, 2014 8 P.M. Chicago 4 Detroit 5 (SO)
January 29, 2014 7:30 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 2 N.Y. Islanders 1
February 5, 2014 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 5 Buffalo 1
February 26, 2014 7:30 P.M. Boston 4 Buffalo 5 (OT)
10 P.M. Los Angeles 6 Buffalo 4
March 5, 2014 8 P.M. Washington 4 Pittsburgh 6
March 12, 2014 7:30 P.M. Boston 4 Montreal 1
March 19, 2014 8 P.M. St. Louis 0 Chicago 4
March 26, 2014 8 P.M. Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Rangers 3
April 2, 2014 8 P.M. Boston 2 Detroit 3
10:30 P.M. Phoenix 0 Los Angeles 4
April 9, 2014 8 P.M. Detroit 3 Pittsburgh 4 (SO)
10:30 P.M. San Jose 2 Anaheim 5

2014-15 season

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Date Time Away Team Score Home Team Score
October 8, 2014 7:30 P.M. Philadelphia 1 Boston 2
10 P.M. San Jose 4 Los Angeles 0
October 15, 2014 8 P.M. Boston 3 (SO) Detroit 2
October 22, 2014 8 P.M. Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 3
October 29, 2014 7:30 P.M. Detroit 4 Washington 2
November 5, 2014 8 P.M. Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 (OT)
November 12, 2014 8 P.M. Boston 1 Toronto 6
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles 5 Anaheim 6 (SO)
November 19, 2014 8 P.M. Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Rangers 2
December 3, 2014 8 P.M. St. Louis 1 Chicago 4
December 10, 2014 8 P.M. Toronto 2 Detroit 1
December 17, 2014 8 P.M. Boston 3 (OT) Minnesota 2
January 7, 2015 8 P.M. Boston 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 2
10:30 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 4 Anaheim 1
January 14, 2015 8 P.M. Philadelphia 0 Washington 1
January 21, 2015 8 P.M. Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 2
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles 2 San Jose 4
January 28, 2015 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 0 Washington 4
10:30 P.M. Chicago 3 Los Angeles 4
February 4, 2015 8 P.M. Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 3
February 11, 2015 8 P.M. Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 4
10:30 P.M. Washington 5 San Jose 4
February 18, 2015 7:30 P.M. Detroit 3 (SO) Chicago 2
10 P.M. Los Angeles 4 Colorado 1
February 25, 2015 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Washington 3
March 4, 2015 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 1 Detroit 2 (OT)
March 11, 2015 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Washington 1
March 18, 2015 8 P.M. Chicago 1 N.Y. Rangers 0
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 3 (OT)
March 25, 2015 8 P.M. Chicago 1 Philadelphia 4
April 1, 2015 8 P.M. Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 1
10:30 P.M. Colorado 1 San Jose 5
April 8, 2015 8 P.M. Boston 0 Washington 3
10:30 P.M. Dallas 4 Anaheim 0

2015-16 season

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Date Time Away Team Score Home Team Score
October 7, 2015 8 P.M. NY Rangers 3 Chicago 2
10:30 P.M. San Jose 5 Los Angeles 1
October 14, 2015 8 P.M. Chicago 0 Philadelphia 2
October 21, 2015 8 P.M. Philadelphia 5 (OT) Boston 4
October 28, 2015 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1
10:30 P.M. Nashville 2 San Jose 1
November 4, 2015 8 P.M. St. Louis 6 (OT) Chicago 5
November 11, 2015 7:30 P.M. Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 4 (SO)
November 18, 2015 8 P.M. Washington 2 (OT) Detroit 1
December 2, 2015 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y. Islanders 2 (SO)
December 9, 2015 7:30 P.M. Boston 3 Montreal 1
10 P.M. Pittsburgh 4 Colorado 2
December 16, 2015 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 0 Boston 3
January 6, 2016 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 3
January 13, 2016 8 P.M. Boston 2 Philadelphia 3
January 20, 2016 8 P.M. St. Louis 2 Detroit 1
10:30 P.M. Minnesota 1 Anaheim 3
January 27, 2016 8 P.M. Philadelphia 4 (OT) Washington 3
10:30 P.M. Colorado 4 Los Angeles 3
February 3, 2016 8 P.M. Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 3
February 10, 2016 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 0
February 17, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 5 N.Y. Rangers 3
February 24, 2016 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Boston 5
10 P.M. San Jose 3 Colorado 4 (SO)
March 2, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 5 Detroit 2
March 9, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 2 St. Louis 3 (SO)
March 16, 2016 8 P.M. Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2
March 23, 2016 8 P.M. Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 5
March 30, 2016 8 P.M. Washington 1 Philadelphia 2 (SO)
April 6, 2016 8 P.M. Philadelphia 0 Detroit 3

2016-17 season

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Date Time Away Team Score Home Team Score
October 12, 2016 8 P.M. St. Louis 5 Chicago 2
10:30 P.M. Los Angeles 1 San Jose 2
October 19, 2016 8 P.M. Detroit 2 N.Y. Rangers 1
October 26, 2016 8 P.M. Boston 2 N.Y. Rangers 5
November 2, 2016 8 P.M. Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4 (OT)
November 9, 2016 8 P.M. Chicago 2 (OT) St. Louis 1
November 16, 2016 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh 1 Washington 7
November 30, 2016 8 P.M. Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Islanders 5
10:30 P.M. San Jose 4 Los Angeles 1
December 7, 2016 8 P.M. Boston Washington
December 14, 2016 7:30 P.M. Boston Pittsburgh
10 P.M. Philadelphia Colorado
December 21, 2016 8 P.M. Washington Philadelphia
January 4, 2017 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers Philadelphia
January 11, 2017 8 P.M. Pittsburgh Washington
January 18, 2017 8 P.M. Boston Detroit
10:30 P.M. San Jose Los Angeles
January 25, 2017 8 P.M. Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers
February 1, 2017 8 P.M. Boston Washington
10:30 P.M. Colorado Los Angeles
February 8, 2017 8 P.M. Chicago Minnesota
February 15, 2017 8 P.M. St. Louis Detroit
10:30 P.M. Florida San Jose
February 22, 2017 8 P.M. Washington Philadelphia
March 1, 2017 8 P.M. Pittsburgh Chicago
March 8, 2017 8 P.M. Detroit Boston
March 15, 2017 7:30 P.M. Pittsburgh Philadelphia
March 22, 2017 8 P.M. N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers
March 29, 2017 8 P.M. Chicago Pittsburgh
April 5, 2017 8 P.M. N.Y. Rangers Washington

Ratings

Wednesday Night Rivalry has produced successful viewership for NBCSN.

During its inaugural season, Wednesday Night Rivalry was called "the hottest new brand in sports" by Forbes. It claimed six of the top eight most-watched NHL regular-season telecasts ever on NBC Sports Network and averaged 646,000 viewers. With the success of Wednesday Night Rivalry, the 2012–13 NHL season was the most watched NHL season on cable in 19 years.[2]

During the 2013–14 NHL season, Wednesday Night Rivalry averaged 559,000 viewers, up 26% from its average viewership of Wednesday night games during the 2011–12 NHL season (443,000). The first two seasons of Wednesday Night Rivalry has recorded none games with more than 700,000 viewers as compared to four during the two seasons prior to the introduction of Wednesday Night Rivalry.[3]

During the 2014–15 NHL season, NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage averaged 565,000 viewers. NBCSN's opening night coverage of Bruins-Flyers had an opening-night cable record 956,000 viewers. Seven of the 10 most-watched NHL games on NBCSN were Wednesday Night Rivalry games.[4]

During the 2015–16 NHL season, Wednesday Night Rivalry averaged 608,000 viewers and produced three of the 10 most-watched NHL regular-season games on NBCSN during their time as the NHL pay television carrier. NBCSN's 10-most watched games of the 2015-16 season were either Wednesday Night Rivalry or Sunday Night Hockey games.[5]

References

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