Ratings: Last Game of NHL Finals Scores Best Ratings in 36 Years

Game 6 of the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Finals proved a big victory for both the Chicago Blackhawks and NBC. The last game of the series drew 8.3 million viewers, becoming the most-watched NHL game in 36 years, according to the network.

The final match between the Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers, which went into overtime, was also the highest-rated game in 36 years, attracting a 4.7 household rating. In addition, average viewership for the entire 2010 Stanley Cup series was the highest in 13 years.

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However, NBC still came in second for the evening to Fox, thanks to a two-hour edition of So You Think You Can Dance. The episode, which revealed Season 7's top 11 finalists, averaged 8 million viewers and grabbed a 3 rating in the 18-to-49 demo.

CBS came in third with repeats of How I Met Your Mother(4.2 million viewers), Rules of Engagement(4.4 million), Criminal Minds (8.4 million) and CSI: NY (8.3 million).

Coming in fourth: ABC, with a two-hour comedy block of reruns of The Middle (4.8 million and 4.5 million viewers, respectively, for two episodes), Modern Family (5 million) and Cougar Town (3.6 million). At 10/9c, a new episode of Happy Town drew 2.6 million viewers.