Remember back in the 90s when people watched hockey.
They got 4.2 Million watching Game 1, which turned out to be the most watched show of the Thursday night. Not bad for hockey, about 4X there normal audience they been getting for hockey. The game was on ABC instead of cable which would add some viewership as most/if not all games were on ESPN/Turner so far.
I am watching despite of having very little interest in a Tampa Bay Lightning dynasty