Wednesday Night Rivalry
| Wednesday Night Rivalry | |
|---|---|
| Genre | NHL game telecasts |
| Presented by | Mike Emrick Eddie Olczyk Pierre McGuire Liam McHugh Mike Milbury Keith Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 87 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company(s) | NBC Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBCSN |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 23, 2013 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | NHL on NBC |
Wednesday Night Rivalry is a weekly presentation of National Hockey League games that air on NBCSN on Wednesday nights during the regular season. NBCSN rebranded their coverage of Wednesday night games as Wednesday Night Rivalry in the 2012–13 NHL season and primarily features rivalry games. NBCSN sometimes produces a Wednesday Nightcap game primarily featuring Western Conference teams immediately following their Wednesday Night Rivalry game. Beginning in the 2013–14 NHL season, NBCSN aired the series NHL Rivals, which looks back at the participating teams' historic rivalry, leading up to their Wednesday Night Rivalry game.
Contents
Results
2012-13 season
| Date | Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 3 | N.Y. Rangers | 4 (OT) |
| January 30, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 2 | Minnesota | 3 (SO) |
| February 6, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 2 | Montreal | 1 |
| February 13, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | St. Louis | 4 (SO) | Detroit | 3 |
| February 20, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Philadelphia | 6 | Pittsburgh | 5 |
| 10 P.M. | St. Louis | 0 | Colorado | 1 (OT) | |
| February 27, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Washington | 1 | Philadelphia | 4 |
| March 6, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Colorado | 2 | Chicago | 3 |
| March 13, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Philadelphia | 2 | New Jersey | 5 |
| March 20, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Minnesota | 4 | Detroit | 2 |
| March 27, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Montreal | 6 (SO) | Boston | 5 |
| April 3, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 1 | N.Y. Rangers | 6 |
| April 10, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 5 | New Jersey | 4 |
| April 17, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 3 (SO) | Boston | 2 |
| April 24, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Los Angeles | 1 | Detroit | 3 |
2013-14 season
| Date | Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Buffalo | 1 | Detroit | 2 |
| October 9, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 2 | St Louis | 3 |
| October 16, 2013 | 8 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 2 | Washington | 0 |
| October 23, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 5 | Buffalo | 2 |
| October 30, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 2 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
| November 6, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 1 | N.Y. Rangers | 5 |
| November 13, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 2 | Pittsburgh | 1 |
| November 20, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 4 | Washington | 0 |
| November 27, 2013 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 1 | Detroit | 6 |
| December 4, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 6 | Detroit | 3 |
| December 11, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 2 | Chicago | 7 |
| December 18, 2013 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 4 (SO) | N.Y. Rangers | 3 |
| January 8, 2014 | 8 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 3 | Chicago | 2 |
| January 15, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Washington | 3 | Pittsburgh | 4 |
| January 22, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 4 | Detroit | 5 (SO) |
| January 29, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 2 | N.Y. Islanders | 1 |
| February 5, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 5 | Buffalo | 1 |
| February 26, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 4 | Buffalo | 5 (OT) |
| 10 P.M. | Los Angeles | 6 | Buffalo | 4 | |
| March 5, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Washington | 4 | Pittsburgh | 6 |
| March 12, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 4 | Montreal | 1 |
| March 19, 2014 | 8 P.M. | St. Louis | 0 | Chicago | 4 |
| March 26, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 1 | N.Y. Rangers | 3 |
| April 2, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 2 | Detroit | 3 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Phoenix | 0 | Los Angeles | 4 | |
| April 9, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Detroit | 3 | Pittsburgh | 4 (SO) |
| 10:30 P.M. | San Jose | 2 | Anaheim | 5 |
2014-15 season
| Date | Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. | Philadelphia | 1 | Boston | 2 |
| 10 P.M. | San Jose | 4 | Los Angeles | 0 | |
| October 15, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 3 (SO) | Detroit | 2 |
| October 22, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
| October 29, 2014 | 7:30 P.M. | Detroit | 4 | Washington | 2 |
| November 5, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Detroit | 3 | N.Y. Rangers | 4 (OT) |
| November 12, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 1 | Toronto | 6 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Los Angeles | 5 | Anaheim | 6 (SO) | |
| November 19, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 0 | N.Y. Rangers | 2 |
| December 3, 2014 | 8 P.M. | St. Louis | 1 | Chicago | 4 |
| December 10, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Toronto | 2 | Detroit | 1 |
| December 17, 2014 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 3 (OT) | Minnesota | 2 |
| January 7, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 3 (OT) | Pittsburgh | 2 |
| 10:30 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 4 | Anaheim | 1 | |
| January 14, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 0 | Washington | 1 |
| January 21, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 3 | Pittsburgh | 2 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Los Angeles | 2 | San Jose | 4 | |
| January 28, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 0 | Washington | 4 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Chicago | 3 | Los Angeles | 4 | |
| February 4, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 2 | N.Y. Rangers | 3 |
| February 11, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Detroit | 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Washington | 5 | San Jose | 4 | |
| February 18, 2015 | 7:30 P.M. | Detroit | 3 (SO) | Chicago | 2 |
| 10 P.M. | Los Angeles | 4 | Colorado | 1 | |
| February 25, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 4 | Washington | 3 |
| March 4, 2015 | 8 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 1 | Detroit | 2 (OT) |
| March 11, 2015 | 8 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 3 | Washington | 1 |
| March 18, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 1 | N.Y. Rangers | 0 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Los Angeles | 2 | Anaheim | 3 (OT) | |
| March 25, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 1 | Philadelphia | 4 |
| April 1, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 4 | Pittsburgh | 1 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Colorado | 1 | San Jose | 5 | |
| April 8, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 0 | Washington | 3 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Dallas | 4 | Anaheim | 0 |
2015-16 season
| Date | Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2015 | 8 P.M. | NY Rangers | 3 | Chicago | 2 |
| 10:30 P.M. | San Jose | 5 | Los Angeles | 1 | |
| October 14, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 0 | Philadelphia | 2 |
| October 21, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 5 (OT) | Boston | 4 |
| October 28, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 3 | Washington | 1 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Nashville | 2 | San Jose | 1 | |
| November 4, 2015 | 8 P.M. | St. Louis | 6 (OT) | Chicago | 5 |
| November 11, 2015 | 7:30 P.M. | Montreal | 3 | Pittsburgh | 4 (SO) |
| November 18, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Washington | 2 (OT) | Detroit | 1 |
| December 2, 2015 | 8 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 1 | N.Y. Islanders | 2 (SO) |
| December 9, 2015 | 7:30 P.M. | Boston | 3 | Montreal | 1 |
| 10 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 4 | Colorado | 2 | |
| December 16, 2015 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 0 | Boston | 3 |
| January 6, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 1 | Chicago | 3 |
| January 13, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 2 | Philadelphia | 3 |
| January 20, 2016 | 8 P.M. | St. Louis | 2 | Detroit | 1 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Minnesota | 1 | Anaheim | 3 | |
| January 27, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 4 (OT) | Washington | 3 |
| 10:30 P.M. | Colorado | 4 | Los Angeles | 3 | |
| February 3, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Detroit | 1 | Tampa Bay | 3 |
| February 10, 2016 | 8 P.M. | N.Y. Rangers | 3 | Pittsburgh | 0 |
| February 17, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 5 | N.Y. Rangers | 3 |
| February 24, 2016 | 7:30 P.M. | Pittsburgh | 1 | Boston | 5 |
| 10 P.M. | San Jose | 3 | Colorado | 4 (SO) | |
| March 2, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 5 | Detroit | 2 |
| March 9, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Chicago | 2 | St. Louis | 3 (SO) |
| March 16, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 3 | Chicago | 2 |
| March 23, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Boston | 2 | N.Y. Rangers | 5 |
| March 30, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Washington | 1 | Philadelphia | 2 (SO) |
| April 6, 2016 | 8 P.M. | Philadelphia | 0 | Detroit | 3 |
Ratings
Wednesday Night Rivalry has produced successful viewership for NBCSN.
During its inaugural season, Wednesday Night Rivalry was called "the hottest new brand in sports" by Forbes. It claimed six of the top eight most-watched NHL regular-season telecasts ever on NBC Sports Network and averaged 646,000 viewers. With the success of Wednesday Night Rivalry, the 2012–13 NHL season was the most watched NHL season on cable in 19 years.[1]
During the 2013–14 NHL season, Wednesday Night Rivalry averaged 559,000 viewers, up 26% from it's average viewership of Wednesday night games during the 2011–12 NHL season (443,000). The first two seasons of Wednesday Night Rivalry has recorded none games with more than 700,000 viewers as compared to four during the two seasons prior to the introduction of Wednesday Night Rivalry.[2]
During the 2014–15 NHL season, NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage averaged 565,000 viewers. NBCSN's opening night coverage of Bruins-Flyers had an opening-night cable record 956,000 viewers. Seven of the 10 most-watched NHL games on NBCSN were Wednesday Night Rivalry games.[3]
