2009-2010's NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup finals bring together four of the top eight television markets in North America: #2 LA, #3 Chicago, #4 Philadelphia and #7 Boston. That combination gives the basketball and hockey showcases their largest combined local market platform in more than 15 years and is arguably the strongest audience base in television history.

* US markets according to Nielsen Local Television Market Universe Estimates (January 1, 2009).
* Canadian markets according to Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM).

NOTE: Montreal is an estimated 1,699,993 television households (#2 in Canada/#17 in North America). Vancouver is an estimated 1.37 M television households (#3 in Canada/#26 in North America).