Wednesday, August 19, 2015

NHL Regular Season Games on NBC Formally Announced

Posted: 08/19/2015 01:03:50 PM
Type: New Booking
Message: The 2015-2016 NHL REGULAR SEASON package is now booked on the following dates: 11/27, 1/1, 1/24, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/13, 4/3, and 4/9. Please see contingencies on each date for details and impact to other dayparts. Please advise clearance.

NBC is making the day after Thanksgiving and New Year's Day games a ritual.  LPM markets up north probably have great numbers to show for these games. Of course, neither are in sweeps in diary markets, so a lot of spots in smaller markets are sold on faith in the estimates.

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