The NHL on ABC
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The NHL on ABC is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the American Broadcasting Company and was produced by ABC's corporate sibling (under the Walt Disney Company umbrella) ESPN.
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[edit] 1992-1994 version
From the 1992-1993 season to the 1993-1994 season, ABC televised six weekly regional telecasts on Sunday afternoons beginning in March (or the last three Sundays of the regular season). ABC would then televise three weeks worth of playoff games (or the first three Sundays of the playoffs). They didn't televise the Stanley Cup Finals which instead, were televised nationally by ESPN and by Prime Ticket in Los Angeles (1993) and MSG in New York (1994). Games televised on ABC were not subject to blackout.
[edit] Announcers
[edit] Studio hosts
[edit] Play-by-play men
[edit] Color commentators
[edit] Reporters
[edit] 1999-2004 version
In August 1998, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 signed a five year deal worth a total of approximately $600 million (or $120 million per year). Each team got $4 million a year from the ABC/ESPN deal.
This time around, ABC televised four to five weeks worth of regional games on Saturday afternoons beginning in January. ABC also televised the National Hockey League All-Star Game and Games 3-7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in prime time.
[edit] Announcers
[edit] Studio hosts
John Saunders, John Davidson (studio analyst from 1999-2002), and Barry Melrose (studio analyst from 2003-2004)
[edit] Stanley Cup Finals hosts
Al Michaels (1999-2002); Chris Berman (2003-2004)
[edit] Play-by play men
[edit] Color commentators
[edit] Ratings
[edit] Stanley Cup Finals
| Year | Teams | Games Carried | Rating |
| 2000 | New Jersey-Dallas | 3, 4, 5, 6 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Colorado-New Jersey | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | Detroit-Carolina | 3, 4, 5 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | New Jersey-Anaheim | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 2.9 |
| 2004 | Tampa Bay-Calgary | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 2.6 |
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Number of Dates | Rating |
| 1999-00 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 2000-01 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2001-02 | 5 | 1.4 |
| 2002-03 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2003-04 | 5 | 1.1 |
[edit] All-Star Game
| Year | Rating |
| 2000 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | 1.7 |
| 2002 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 1.8 |
[edit] See also
- The Miracle on Ice
- Hockey broadcasting
- The NHL Network (1975-1979 version)
- The NHL on SportsChannel America
- ESPN National Hockey Night
- FOX NHL Saturday
- The NHL on NBC
- The NHL on Versus
- Hockey Night in Canada
- List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters
[edit] External links
- TV Theme - ABC, NHL.wav
- ABC Sports announces its hockey broadcast teams
- ABC's 2002-2003 NHL schedule
- NHL, ESPN-ABC Seek Viewers
- NHL's 1999-2000 Television Schedule Open this result in new window
- OVERNIGHT TV RATINGS JUMP 60 PERCENT FOR NHL ON ABC
- RGJ.com - ABC to add fifth day of NHL coverage in 2000-01
| Preceded by SportsChannel America and NBC |
NHL network broadcast partner (with ESPN) in the United States 1992 - 1994 |
Succeeded by ESPN and FOX |
| Preceded by FOX and ESPN |
NHL network broadcast partner (with ESPN) in the United States 2000 - 2004 |
Succeeded by Versus and NBC |
| Sports properties of ESPN on ABC (formerly ABC Sports) |
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| American Football: Monday Night Football* | The Monday Night Miracle* | Saturday Night Football |
| Auto Racing: NASCAR |
| Baseball: Monday Night Baseball* | Baseball Night in America* | Major League Baseball on ABC* |
| Basketball: NBA on ABC | List of National Basketball Association games televised by ABC | NBA Countdown | NBA Inside Stuff | NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad |
| Hockey: The NHL on ABC* | Miracle on Ice |
| Horse Racing: Triple Crown Productions* |
| Other programming: ABC's Wide World of Sports* | Superstars* |
| See also: United States sports broadcasting lists |
| Asterisk (*) indicates that the program aired only during the ABC Sports era (in other words, the program ended prior to August 2006), not during the ESPN on ABC era. |
