FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 24, 2025
BLUE JACKETS TV & STREAMING AUDIENCE SEES MASSIVE GROWTH ON FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK
One month into the season and the Jackets’ Total Audience is up 85% on FanDuel Sports Network
COLUMBUS -- As the Columbus Blue Jackets are over one month into their 2025-26 regular season, their FanDuel Sports Network audience has grown at an impressive rate.
Using Total Audience Delivery, a methodology that combines streaming viewership with primary-DMA and outer-market TV numbers, as published by Nielsen, the Blue Jackets on FanDuel Sports Network are averaging almost 43,000 viewers per game, an 85% increase from 2024.
As the network continues to increase accessibility through its direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform and strategic partnerships with Prime Video and FanDuel, Blue Jackets games are seeing substantial growth across key streaming metrics.
Average streamers per game have increased by 87% year-over-year and total streaming minutes (12 million) has increased by 99% YoY. Viewers also spent more time with each game stream, averaging 87.1 minutes per game, up over five minutes from last season. In total, the network’s Blue Jackets games so far this season has seen 23,340 unique streamers, a 66% increase, indicating rising engagement with the product.
In addition to streaming gains, linear TV viewership so far this season has seen 86% growth, reaching on average 13,900 households per game in the Columbus DMA.
“We’ve seen a huge surge in viewership around Blue Jackets hockey this season, which speaks to the loyalty of Columbus fans and the momentum behind our partnership,” said Randy Stephens, EVP of Team Partnerships, FanDuel Sports Network. “Together, we’re committed to delivering exceptional coverage while making Blue Jackets hockey available and easily accessible to all local fans.”
*sources Nielsen and Google Analytics October 9, 2025 through November 16, 2025
Ways to Watch the Blue Jackets on FanDuel Sports Network
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