Game 7 sets Fox Sports Midwest record

Posted April 27, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Game 7 of the Blackhawks-Blues first-round series drew the largest TV audience for Fox Sports Midwest.

The game Monday night also attracted the largest audience for a first-round playoff game on NBCSN.

The Fox telecast had a 19.6 rating in the St. Louis market, averaging 239,000 households according to Nielsen Media Research, and was the No. 1 program of the day in the market. The previous high was 18.0 for the Cardinals' victory at Houston on Sept. 28, 2011 that clinched a wild card berth on the final day of the season.

The Cardinals won the World Series in 2011.

The previous high for a Blues game came earlier in the Blackhawks series, 15.0 for Game 5.

The NBCSN telecast on CSN Chicago earned a 19.1 rating, meaning 19.1 percent of homes with TVs in the Chicago area were watching.

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