[mattclarke]

Last night KING5 in Seattle was scheduled to air Game 1 of Vancouver vs Boston. Instead they aired their regular programming. :nono2:

Anyone know how else we (Seattle area locals) can watch future games?

Particularly annoying is the fact that Vancouver is the closest NHL team to Seattle is in the finals.

 

[ChipW]

The game was on KONG 16 not on KING 5. I had to look in the paper to find that out though because the guide information was wrong.

 

[mattclarke]

thanks for the quick reply.

I will make note for Saturday's game.

 

[trh]

They did the same thing a few years ago. But then they shifted the games from KING-5 to KONG-TV. Is that station still around and did you check it? King-5 is advertising they will show the next game on Saturday.

 

[trh]

Neither station is showing Monday's game on their schedule. You might want to call them to see if that is a programming glitch.

 

[russinpa]

Game 3 on Monday and Game 4 on Wednesday are on Versus.

 

[trh]

Game 3 on Monday and Game 4 on Wednesday are on Versus.

Excellent point. My apologies for messing that up.

 

[charlie460]

Yeah, looks like they've done the same thing in the past: "Because of its relationship with KING, KONG can air NBC programming that may get displaced by other programming such as local events, or by local interest. An example of this is when in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, KONG aired NBC's coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals for games that occurred on the East Coast, with KING airing local programming and news in its place and ceding that more viewers usually watched CBC's NHL coverage on CBUT."

 

[mattclarke]

here is an "official reply"

The practice for the last few years has been to air any weekend NBC Stanley Cup final games on KING, with weekday games airing on KONG. That is the case this year as well. Games will air at 5pm PT as follows:

Game #1 Wed, 6/1 KONG
Game #2 Sat, 6/4 KING
Game #5 Fri, 6/10 KONG (if needed)
Game #6 Mon, 6/13 KONG (if needed)
Game #7 Wed, 6/15 KONG (if needed)

Games 3 and 4 are on Versus, not NBC.

Christina Fraser
Manager, Programming Operations

 

[Paul Secic]

here is an "official reply"

The practice for the last few years has been to air any weekend NBC Stanley Cup final games on KING, with weekday games airing on KONG. That is the case this year as well. Games will air at 5pm PT as follows:

Game #1 Wed, 6/1 KONG
Game #2 Sat, 6/4 KING
Game #5 Fri, 6/10 KONG (if needed)
Game #6 Mon, 6/13 KONG (if needed)
Game #7 Wed, 6/15 KONG (if needed)

Games 3 and 4 are on Versus, not NBC.

Christina Fraser
Manager, Programming Operations

That's funny! KING-TV & KONG-TV. Someone used their marketing skills!

 

[wilbur_the_goose]

Doesn't Seattle support the Thunderbirds (WHL) pretty well?

Well, this should kill off NHL relocation talks for the SEA area!

 

[bobnielsen]

I don't recall any Thunderbirds games being televised. KONG often shows NBC content, such as Meet the Press (which KING broadcasts at 6 am and KONG repeats at 10 am). A lot of KONG's programming is repeats of that on KING (Oprah, Dr. Phil, etc.) Both stations are owned by BELO and share studio and tower facilities.

 

[Microphone]

http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/leagueatt.cgi

 

[tbirds118]

Doesn't Seattle support the Thunderbirds (WHL) pretty well?

Well, this should kill off NHL relocation talks for the SEA area!

If we are talking about KING's footprint, then you need to combine Everett and Seattle's support and once you have done that, realize that neither team plays in Seattle proper.

And television decisions made by an affiliate really have no bearing on whether a city could support a team (not that I think Seattle can) but I get the feeling you already knew that.

 

[TANK]

Doesn't Seattle support the Thunderbirds (WHL) pretty well?

Well, this should kill off NHL relocation talks for the SEA area!

Looks like Seattle did pretty good for Game 2 after low ratings for Game 1

Top 5 local markets for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final

1. Boston - 21.2/38
2. Providence - 11.1/19
3. Buffalo - 6.6/12
4. Hartford - 3.8/7
5. Seattle - 3.2/8

Non-NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final

15. Seattle - 2.3/5

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2...p-final-did-in-both-nhl-and-non-nhl-markets2/

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2...l-game-2-overnights-plus-top-5-local-markets/