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Ratings: NHL on NBC, Crosby’s Return, Bayou Classic

Found November 29, 2011 on Sports Media Watch: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Sidney Crosby
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings,  Pittsburgh Penguins
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Recent sports TV ratings notes, including numbers for Friday’s Bruins/Red Wings game on NBC, local ratings for Sidney Crosby‘s return, and a decline for college football’s Bayou Classic. Bruins, Red Wings, Are the 1%: Friday’s Bruins/Red Wings NHL regular season game earned a 1.0 overnight rating on NBC. The game was the first of the annual ‘Black Friday’ NHL telecasts on NBC mandated in the league’s new ten-year television deal with the network. (Houston Chronicle) Crosby’s Return Scores Big Number [...]
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