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Both series went six games and averaged a rating of 32.8 and a share of 56. [5] Average viewership was slightly larger in 1978 (44,278,950) than in 1980 (42,300,000). [5] The lowest ratings for an entire World Series was in 2023, a five-game series won by the Texas Rangers over the Arizona Diamondbacks, which averaged a 4.7 rating with a 14 ...
You see, when I was a kid, the World Series was a big deal with over 20 million people tuning in every year to watch the average game. Today, baseball is nowhere close to being America’s top sport.
Game 1 of the 2009 World Series was watched by 19.5 million viewers, second only to the opening of the 2004 World Series in viewership for a series opener since 2000. [34] The viewership for the opening game resulted in a ratings percentage of 11.9% of households in the United States. [35]
The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2022 season. The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their ...
World Baseball Classic television ratings. In stadium ad for the 2009 WBC shown at the Rogers Centre. The World Baseball Classic is being one of the world's most viewed baseball events. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The 2023 tournament was broadcast in 163 territories through 63 media partners, and it was broadcast in 13 languages around the globe.
Overall, this World Series had the fourth-lowest average number of viewers, with only 2014, 2012, and 2008 being lower. [116] Ratings spiked considerably for Game 7, and there were strong ratings in the Houston (42.7/63) and Washington, D.C. (31.8/53) markets, making it the most-viewed MLB game in Washington since 1998.
While viewership for prime time series and other sports such as baseball has declined over time, viewership of the Super Bowl has remained stable. [5] [6] In fact, the Super Bowl is the American sports broadcast with the most consistent ratings, [7] and draws substantially higher ratings than other sports events, including the NBA Finals and ...
The 2005 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2005 season. The 101st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Chicago White Sox and the National League (NL) champion Houston Astros. [1] The White Sox swept the Astros in four games, winning their ...