NHL Regular Season is a U.S. television program broadcast on ESPN. NHL Regular Season is watched by a total number of 476,000 people (0.15% rating, down -30% from October 28) per the daily audience measurement on . NHL Regular Season is also shown on ESPN Deportes since January 2025, ESPN2, HLN since April 2025, TBS since October 2023, TNT and TruTV since January 2024.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of NHL Regular Season on ESPN as of Thursday, December 11, 2025.
| NHL Regular Season Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-11 L: T+L+E-O+P-O | HH | 281,800 | 0.22 |
| P2+ | 476,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 190,600 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 188,500 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Oct-28 PITTSBURGH/ | HH | 465,000 | 0.40 |
| P2+ | 680,000 | 0.21 | |
| P18-49 | 281,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 332,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Oct-21 FLORIDA PANTHERS AT BOSTON BRUINS | HH | 526,000 | 0.40 |
| P2+ | 822,000 | 0.25 | |
| P18-49 | 279,000 | 0.20 | |
| P25-54 | 339,000 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Oct-14 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS | HH | 384,500 | 0.30 |
| P2+ | 553,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 204,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 264,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Oct-07 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS AT NEW YORK RANGERS | HH | 679,000 | 0.53 |
| P2+ | 1,088,000 | 0.34 | |
| P18-49 | 462,500 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 502,500 | 0.40 | |
| 2025-Apr-17 WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS | HH | 339,500 | 0.27 |
| P2+ | 535,000 | 0.17 | |
| P18-49 | 232,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 227,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Apr-15 FLORIDA/ | HH | 151,000 | 0.12 |
| P2+ | 237,000 | 0.07 | |
| P18-49 | 88,000 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 104,000 | 0.08 | |
| 2025-Apr-13 COLORADO/ | P2+ | 495,000 | 0.16 |
| P18-49 | 219,000 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 258,000 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Apr-08 LAS VEGAS/ TORONTO/ | HH | 138,500 | 0.11 |
| P2+ | 312,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 124,000 | 0.09 | |
| P25-54 | 157,000 | 0.13 | |
| 2025-Apr-06 LAS VEGAS AT VANCOUVER | P2+ | 369,000 | 0.12 |
| P18-49 | 159,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 182,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Mar-30 SHARKS/ | P2+ | 401,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 166,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 160,000 | 0.13 | |
| 2025-Mar-18 UTAH HOCKEY CLUB AT EDMONTON OILERS | HH | 88,000 | 0.07 |
| P2+ | 147,000 | 0.05 | |
| P18-49 | 53,500 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 74,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2025-Mar-06 BUFFALO SABRES AT TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING | HH | 251,500 | 0.20 |
| P2+ | 390,000 | 0.12 | |
| P18-49 | 160,500 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 173,000 | 0.14 | |
| 2025-Mar-01 DETROIT RED WINGS AT COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS | HH | 830,000 | 0.66 |
| P2+ | 1,594,000 | 0.50 | |
| P18-49 | 649,000 | 0.48 | |
| P25-54 | 667,000 | 0.54 | |
| 2025-Jan-30 SHARKS/ | P2+ | 175,000 | 0.06 |
| P18-49 | 86,000 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 106,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2025-Jan-24 LAS VEGAS/ | HH | 289,500 | 0.23 |
| P2+ | 424,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 176,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 188,000 | 0.15 | |
| 2025-Jan-16 DETROIT RED WINGS AT FLORIDA PANTHERS | HH | 314,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 507,000 | 0.16 | |
| P18-49 | 221,000 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 223,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2024-Dec-29 DALLAS/ | HH | 126,000 | 0.10 |
| P2+ | 217,000 | 0.07 | |
| P18-49 | 85,000 | 0.06 | |
| P25-54 | 72,000 | 0.06 | |
| 2024-Oct-29 NEW YORK RANGERS AT WASHINGTON CAPITALS | HH | 251,500 | 0.20 |
| P2+ | 412,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 174,500 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 197,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Oct-22 WASHINGTON CAPITALS AT PHILADELPHIA FLYERS | HH | 314,500 | 0.25 |
| P2+ | 477,000 | 0.15 | |
| P18-49 | 201,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 222,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2024-Oct-15 MINNESOTA WILD AT ST. LOUIS BLUES | HH | 264,000 | 0.21 |
| P2+ | 417,000 | 0.13 | |
| P18-49 | 174,500 | 0.13 | |
| 2024-Oct-08 BOSTON BRUINS AT FLORIDA PANTHERS | HH | 515,500 | 0.41 |
| P2+ | 790,000 | 0.25 | |
| P18-49 | 362,000 | 0.27 | |
| 2024-Apr-18 L: SEATTLE/ SEATTLE KRAKEN AT MINNESOTA WILD | HH | 275,000 | 0.32 |
| P2+ | 591,000 | 0.19 | |
| P18-49 | 237,500 | 0.18 | |
| 2024-Apr-16 L: TORONTO/ | HH | 237,500 | 0.19 |
| P2+ | 316,000 | 0.10 | |
| P18-49 | 118,500 | 0.09 | |
| 2024-Apr-15 L: MINNESOTA/ | P2+ | 439,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 184,600 | 0.14 | |
| 2024-Apr-09 L: WASHINGTON/ | P2+ | 635,000 | 0.20 |
| P18-49 | 228,200 | 0.17 | |
| 2024-Apr-07 L: DALLAS/ | P2+ | 430,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 216,300 | 0.16 | |
| 2024-Mar-23 PANTHERS/ | P2+ | 172,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 101,500 | 0.08 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Regular Season | 15,841,800 | +74% |
| 2 | Monday Night Kickoff | 8,758,700 | +70% |
| 3 | CFP First Round | 7,109,000 | +102% |
| 4 | College Football Bowl Studio | 5,447,000 | -16% |
| 5 | College Basketball Regular Season | 1,504,300 | -23% |
| 6 | Women's College Volleyball Tournament | 1,125,000 | +23% |
| 7 | NCAA Studio Update | 715,000 | +286% |
| 8 | SportsCenter Weekend PM | 343,800 | +27% |
| 9 | Women's College Basketball Regular Season | 260,400 | -75% |
| 10 | SportsCenter Late | 158,300 | +28% |