World Series television ratings
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Major League Baseball World Series television ratings since 1984. Only United States audience totals are included, not Canadian television ratings, although the 1992 and 1993 World Series were highly watched in Canada.
The most watched World Series game in history was Game 7 in 1986, as the New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox at Shea Stadium in New York City. The game had a 55% share. This broke the record established two nights before in which 52% of televisions in use in the US were tuned in to see the Mets' famous Game 6 comeback that forced a Game 7.
The least watched World Series game in history was in 2008, as only 9.8 million people watched the third game of the series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays.
[edit] Table of World Series television ratings, by year, 1984 - present
Figures are expressed as ratings/share. Ratings represent the percentage of U.S. households that watched the game on television. Share represents the percentage of television sets in use that were tuned to the game.
| Year | Net. | Teams | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | FOX | St. Louis Cardinals 4, Texas Rangers 3 |
8.7/14 (14.2M viewers)[1] |
8.9/14 (14.3M viewers)[2] |
6.6/12 (11.2M viewers)[3] |
9.2/14 (15.2M viewers)[3] |
8.8/14 (14.3M viewers)[4] |
12.7/21 |
14.7/25 |
|
| 2010 | FOX | San Francisco Giants 4, Texas Rangers 1 |
8.9/15 (15.009M viewers) |
8.5/14 (14.13M viewers) |
6.7/13 (11.46M viewers) |
9.0/15 (15.537M viewers) |
8.8/14 (18.95M viewers) |
No game | ||
| 2009 | FOX | New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 |
11.9/19 (19.5M viewers)[7] |
11.7/19 (18.9M viewers)[7] |
9.1/18 (15.4M viewers)[7] |
13.5/22 (22.8M viewers)[7] |
10.6/16 (17.1M viewers)[7] |
13.4/22 (22.3M viewers)[7] |
No game | |
| 2008 | FOX | Philadelphia Phillies 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1 |
9.2/15 (14.6M viewers)[8] |
8.1/13 (12.8M viewers)[8] |
6.1/13 (9.8M viewers)[8] |
9.3/15 (15.5M viewers)[8] |
9.6/14 (15.8M viewers)[8] |
No game | ||
| 2007 | FOX | Boston Red Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 0 |
10.5/18 (16.897M viewers)[9] |
11.1/18 (16.950M viewers)[9] |
8.5/15 (14.055M viewers)[9] |
12.6/21 (20.945M viewers)[9] |
No game | |||
| 2006 | FOX | St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 |
8.0/15 (12.840M viewers)[9] |
11.6/18 (18.165M viewers)[9] |
10.2/17 (15.582M viewers)[9] |
10.4/18 (16.113M viewers)[9] |
10.3/18 (16.276M viewers)[9] |
No game | ||
| 2005 | FOX | Chicago White Sox 4, Houston Astros 0 |
9.5/17 (15.015M viewers)[10] |
11.1/17 (17.190M viewers)[10] |
11.0/21 (16.652M viewers)[11] |
13.0/21 (19.979M viewers)[11] |
No game | |||
| 2004 | FOX | Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 |
13.7/25 (23.168M viewers)[12] |
15.9/24 (25.463M viewers)[12] |
15.7/24 (24.422M viewers)[13] |
18.2/28 (28.844M viewers)[13] |
No game | |||
| 2003 | FOX | Florida Marlins 4, New York Yankees 2 |
10.9/20 (17.687M viewers)[14] |
12.6/20 (20.552M viewers)[14] |
12.5/21 (18.894M viewers)[15] |
13.6/23 (20.885M viewers)[15] |
13.2/21 (19.908M viewers)[15] |
13.9/25 (23.240M viewers)[15] |
No game | |
| 2002 | FOX | Anaheim Angels 4, San Francisco Giants 3 |
9.4/18 (15.5M viewers)[16] |
11.9/20 (19.4M viewers)[17] |
10.8/18 (17.0M viewers)[18] |
11.8/19 (18.1M viewers)[18] |
10.0/17 (15.8M viewers)[18] |
11.8/21 (19.2M viewers)[19] |
17.9/28 (30.8M viewers)[19] |
|
| 2001 | FOX | Arizona Diamondbacks 4, New York Yankees 3 |
10.4/19 (16.5M viewers)[16] |
15.0/23 (23.6M viewers)[20] |
15.4/24 (23.4M viewers)[21] |
15.8/27 (23.7M viewers)[21] |
14.4/24 (21.2M viewers)[21] |
13.8/24 (22.7M viewers)[21] |
23.5/34 (39.1M viewers)[21] |
|
| 2000 | FOX | New York Yankees 4, New York Mets 1 |
11.5/22 | 12.6/20 | 12.4/21 | 12.5/21 | 13.1/21 | No game | ||
| 1999 | NBC | New York Yankees 4, Atlanta Braves 0 |
14.2/26 | 15.0/23 | 16.8/27 | 17.8/29 | No game | |||
| 1998 | FOX | New York Yankees 4, San Diego Padres 0 |
12.4/23 | 12.6/20 | 15.4/25 | 16.6/27 | No game | |||
| 1997 | NBC | Florida Marlins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 |
11.3/22 | 15.0/24 | 15.6/27 | 15.5/26 | 17.2/30 | 15.5/28 | 24.5/39 | |
| 1996 | FOX | New York Yankees 4, Atlanta Braves 2 |
15.7/25 | 14.0/23 | 17.5/28 | 17.9/32 | 20.0/32 | 19.1/34 | No game | |
| 1995 | ABC | Atlanta Braves 4, Cleveland Indians 2 |
16.4/30 | No game | 20.0/33 | 21.6/34 | No game | |||
| NBC | No game | 19.4/31 | 20.0/34 | No game | 19.5/35 | No game | ||||
| 1994 | Series canceled due to a strike. Had the World Series been played out, it would have aired on ABC. | |||||||||
| 1993 | CBS | Toronto Blue Jays 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 |
15.5/29 | 17.9/29 | 15.2/28 | 18.0/31 | 18.4/30 | 19.1/35 | No game | |
| 1992 | CBS | Toronto Blue Jays 4, Atlanta Braves 2 |
15.6/28 | 20.2/32 | 20.8/33 | 18.9/30 | 21.6/36 | 22.7/41 | No game | |
| 1991 | CBS | Minnesota Twins 4, Atlanta Braves 3 |
17.6/32 | 21.7/34 | 23.5/39 | 22.9/36 | 22.9/37 | 25.4/44 | 32.2/49 | |
| 1990 | CBS | Cincinnati Reds 4, Oakland Athletics 0 |
20.2/32 | 21.8/37 | 19.4/35 | 21.4/38 | No game | |||
| 1989 | ABC | Oakland Athletics 4, San Francisco Giants 0 |
16.2/30 | 17.4/28 | 17.5/32 | 14.7/28 | No game | |||
| 1988 | NBC | Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Oakland Athletics 1 |
20.5/38 | 23.1/36 | 24.8/40 | 24.2/39 | 27.0/43 | No game | ||
| 1987 | ABC | Minnesota Twins 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 |
19.2/35 | 21.9/34 | 24.9/40 | 23.8/38 | 23.4/38 | 20.9/47 | 32.6/50 | |
| 1986 | NBC | New York Mets 4, Boston Red Sox 3 |
24.2/42 | 25.5/41 | 25.6/40 | 26.0/41 | 29.8/47 | 30.3/52 | 38.9/55 | |
| 1985 | ABC | Kansas City Royals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 |
22.1/37 | 23.2/35 | 25.4/38 | 24.8/38 | 24.9/38 | 24.2/41 | 32.6/47 | |
| 1984 | NBC | Detroit Tigers 4, San Diego Padres 1 |
27.7/44 | 26.0/40 | 21.5/35 | 15.0/41 | 22.7/42 | No game | ||
[edit] References
- Information courtesy The Sports Business Daily and Media Life Magazine.
- ^ 2011 Game 1
- ^ 2011 Game 2
- ^ a b 2011 Game 3 & 4
- ^ 2011 Game 5
- ^ 2011 Game 6
- ^ 2011 Game 7
- ^ a b c d e f "MLB postseason numbers game". Sports Media Watch. November 5, 2009. http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2009/11/mlb-postseason-numbers-game.html.
- ^ a b c d e "2008 MLB Playoffs numbers game". Sports Media Watch. October 31, 2008. http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-mlb-playoffs-numbers-game.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Fitzgerald, Toni (November 1, 2007). "Friday free-fall for aged 'Law & Order' (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_8263.asp.
- ^ a b Azote, Abigail (November 2, 2005). "WB's smart play with 'Supernatural' (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1033.asp.
- ^ a b Azote, Abigail (November 9, 2005). "It's ABC leading in sweeps by a wink (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1202.asp.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Toni (November 1, 2004). "Put a number on NBA's broadcast days (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/nov04/nov01/1_mon/news3monday.html.
- ^ a b Vasquez, Diego (November 10, 2004). "For CBS, a Monday fix for 'Raymond' (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/nov04/Nov08/3_wed/news4wednesday.html.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Toni (October 29, 2003). "CBS bites deep into NBC's Thursday (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2003/oct03/oct27/3_wed/news2wednesday.html.
- ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, Toni (November 5, 2003). "What Fox must do to fix Mondays (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)". Media Life Magazine. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2003/nov03/nov03/3_wed/news2wednesday.html.
- ^ a b "MLB World Series Preview: Historical U.S. TV Ratings". Nielsen Wire. October 22, 2008. http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/mlb-world-series-preview-historical-us-tv-ratings/.
- ^ Ryan, Joal (October 22, 2002). "CBS, 'CSI' Killing NBC". http://mobile.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,10714,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Joal (October 29, 2002). "Baseball's a Hit for Fox". http://mobile.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,10752,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
- ^ a b "TV Guide Online: In The News...". October 30, 2002. http://entertainment.excite.com/celebgossip/tvgnews/id/10_30_2002.html. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
- ^ Armstrong, Mark (October 30, 2001). "CBS, World Series Rule Ratings". http://mobile.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,9045,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
- ^ a b c d e Armstrong, Mark (November 7, 2001). "Fox Hits Ratings Home Run". http://mobile.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,9085,00.html. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
[edit] See also
- Baseball Almanac - World Series TV Ratings
- Fans to pay price for declining postseason ratings
- Updated World Series TV Ratings 1968-2008
- Ratings for every game of the World Series since 1972
