Ratings: NBC Skates to Demo Win With Stanley Cup Finals Game 5

Game 5 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins handed NBC a win in the key demo on Thursday, but the network still fell to CBS in total viewers.

 The game averaged a 1.4 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic at 8 p.m. ET. While that made it the top program of the night in the demo, it averaged just 4.6 million viewers. CBS, airing only repeats, averaged 4.8 million.

NBC finished first in the demo with a 1.4 rating but second in total viewers with 4.6 million, airing only Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals.