State tournament TV Ratings.. How many ppl Actually watch?

mj79 · Post by **mj79** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:30 pm

Well its a annual tradition for us hockey fans, But I also hear alot of ppl bitching about missing there soaps, or Dr. Phil.. BooHoo... So is there an actual minnesota tv ratings site?? i would like to see how the tourneys do on a statewide level of viewers compared to say a wild game or something

mj79 · Post by **mj79** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:15 pm

pretty popular i guess

How popular is the tournament? Every game at the Xcel Center is televised live on the local Fox affiliate, and the broadcasts feature such analysts as former NHL players Phil Housley and Tom Chorske. "It captivates the state," says Wally Shaver, a longtime Minnesota hockey broadcaster who has called the last 14 tournaments. The Class AA (large-school) quarterfinals last Thursday drew a 5.01 share, better than this season's averages for the Wild (3.06) and the Timberwolves (4.07).

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:21 pm

mj79 wrote:Well its a annual tradition for us hockey fans, But I also hear alot of ppl bitching about missing there soaps, or Dr. Phil.. BooHoo... So is there an actual minnesota tv ratings site?? i would like to see how the tourneys do on a statewide level of viewers compared to say a wild game or something

You need to hang out with some different folks.

mj79 · Post by **mj79** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:29 pm

grindiangrad-80 wrote:
mj79 wrote:Well its a annual tradition for us hockey fans, But I also hear alot of ppl bitching about missing there soaps, or Dr. Phil.. BooHoo... So is there an actual minnesota tv ratings site?? i would like to see how the tourneys do on a statewide level of viewers compared to say a wild game or something
You need to hang out with some different folks.

noone i know ... justr ppl complaining in general

City of Compton · Post by **City of Compton** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:06 am

More people watch the Timerwolves than the Wild?

...Why?

HockeyHigh · Post by **HockeyHigh** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:11 am

...Because the people that want to watch the Wild go to their games, the ones that want to watch the Timberwolves don't want it bad enough to pay for the tickets, so they watch it on TV.

City of Compton · Post by **City of Compton** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:37 am

Makes sense I guess. For the people in the Metro Area anyways... I'd still think enough people from around the state would watch them though to make them more televised than the Wolves...

mj79 · Post by **mj79** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:42 am

yea i still cant figure out how the wolves get more viewers than the wild.. BUt now imagine if the tourneys were on FSN a nationwide station... im sure that viewing # would probably double

So WCCO and FSN ... make it happen!!!!

alkali_27 · Post by **alkali_27** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:54 am

HockeyHigh wrote:...Because the people that want to watch the Wild go to their games, the ones that want to watch the Timberwolves don't want it bad enough to pay for the tickets, so they watch it on TV.

haha so true

Cobber · Post by **Cobber** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:01 am

I don't understand why there isn't more TV coverage of AA consolation and 3rd place games especially when you look at the attendance of the class A games their doesn't seem to be much interest in the class A.

SPUDNUT · Post by **SPUDNUT** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:29 pm

Watch every televised game - doesn't matter who's playin'.

21FROMTHEBAY · Post by **21FROMTHEBAY** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:27 am

City of Compton wrote:More people watch the Timerwolves than the Wild?

...Why?

those ratings are for the minnesotans cheering for the other team

Goldy Gopher · Post by **Goldy Gopher** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:35 am

Cobber wrote:I don't understand why there isn't more TV coverage of AA consolation and 3rd place games especially when you look at the attendance of the class A games their doesn't seem to be much interest in the class A.

I'd say the interest is equal per capita. It's just hard to pack the X when you have schools with enrollments of 400 playing each other. The same thing happens when schools like Hill play in the AA tourney.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:31 am

Sure would be great if they could televise the games in HD, hopefully in the not-to-distant future.

matthebat · Post by **matthebat** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:34 pm

[quote="HockeyHigh"]...Because the people that want to watch the Wild go to their games, the ones that want to watch the Timberwolves don't want it bad enough to pay for the tickets, so they watch it on TV.[quote]

Or just the T-Wolves are so bad that no one wants to waste money on a ticket

fkahckyprofessor20 · Post by **fkahckyprofessor20** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:58 am

City of Compton wrote:More people watch the Timerwolves than the Wild?

...Why?

I think it might have to do with how often the two teams are on FSN. When you think about it the T-Wolves are rarely on, so when they are more people watch because the opportunity doesn't arise that often. Whereas the Wild are probably on FSN 50-60+ times a year. If people miss a game or two they aren't worried about it because they know there will be plenty more opportunities to watch in the future.

One thing that really upsets me with FSN is how rarely they broadcast in HD. Why go out and buy the necessary equipment needed to broadcast in HD and then never do it? What makes it worse is that everytime the Wolves play on FSN it gets broadcast in HD, yet, the Wild and Twins never get the HD broadcast. That makes no sense to me.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:25 am

fkahckyprofessor20 wrote:One thing that really upsets me with FSN is how rarely they broadcast in HD. Why go out and buy the necessary equipment needed to broadcast in HD and then never do it? What makes it worse is that everytime the Wolves play on FSN it gets broadcast in HD, yet, the Wild and Twins never get the HD broadcast. That makes no sense to me.

I never watch the Wolves so I don't know about them, but on my cable system (Comcast) they do show the Wild and the Twins in HD. I haven't seen this year's TV schedule for the Twins, but last year I would guess about a third of them were shown in HD? The Wild not so much, maybe a fifth? Like you though I'm wondering why not all of them, as long as they have the equipment? And why NO Gopher HD hockey?

The high school tournament situation is different, because it's Channel 45. I'm not sure if they even have the capability yet.

pioneers · Post by **pioneers** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:50 am

mj79 wrote:pretty popular i guess

How popular is the tournament? Every game at the Xcel Center is televised live on the local Fox affiliate, and the broadcasts feature such analysts as former NHL players Phil Housley and Tom Chorske. "It captivates the state," says Wally Shaver, a longtime Minnesota hockey broadcaster who has called the last 14 tournaments. The Class AA (large-school) quarterfinals last Thursday drew a 5.01 share, better than this season's averages for the Wild (3.06) and the Timberwolves (4.07).

The games were televised on channel 45. Not a Fox affiliate

fkahckyprofessor20 · Post by **fkahckyprofessor20** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:14 am

MNHockeyFan wrote:
fkahckyprofessor20 wrote:One thing that really upsets me with FSN is how rarely they broadcast in HD. Why go out and buy the necessary equipment needed to broadcast in HD and then never do it? What makes it worse is that everytime the Wolves play on FSN it gets broadcast in HD, yet, the Wild and Twins never get the HD broadcast. That makes no sense to me.
I never watch the Wolves so I don't know about them, but on my cable system (Comcast) they do show the Wild and the Twins in HD. I haven't seen this year's TV schedule for the Twins, but last year I would guess about a third of them were shown in HD? The Wild not so much, maybe a fifth? Like you though I'm wondering why not all of them, as long as they have the equipment? And why NO Gopher HD hockey?

The high school tournament situation is different, because it's Channel 45. I'm not sure if they even have the capability yet.

I have Charter but I'm sure when the games are broadcast in HD on one they are on both. They do show all the sports teams minus the Gophers in HD but my point overall is that it's not done enough. I can only hope they catch up with the current day's trends sometime soon.

JR. · Post by **JR.** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:41 pm

I read in the paper last week that FSN would like to broadcast all Twins games in HD, but then their production cost for the game is higher somehow, and they don't make any more money by broadcasting in HD.

HSH1212 · Post by **HSH1212** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:19 pm

Cobber wrote:I don't understand why there isn't more TV coverage of AA consolation and 3rd place games especially when you look at the attendance of the class A games their doesn't seem to be much interest in the class A.

I always wonder that too. I suppose that ratings just aern't there, but what else is 45 going to show. I mean, if its too much, just show the broadcast without broadcasters. Of course, that would actually be an improvement.

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