World Series television ratings

Shea Stadium, venue of one of the highest-rated and most-watched individual games, Game 7 of the 1986 World Series.

Audience measurement by Nielsen Media Research, commonly referred to as Nielsen ratings, has provided World Series television ratings since at least 1963.[1][a] Key measurements are ratings, the percentage of all U.S. television-equipped households that watched a game, share, the percentage of television sets in use that were tuned to a game, and total viewers (or viewership), the average number of people watching a game throughout its duration.[4]

The highest ratings for an entire World Series is tied between 1978, featuring the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, and 1980, featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals. 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 share; it also had the lowest average viewership, at 9.082 million. Previously, the 2020 series in which the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in six games was the least watched, averaging a 5.2 rating and a 12 share.

The highest-rated individual game in World Series history was Game 6 in 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals; the game had a 40.0 rating.[5][6] The only other games with a rating of 39 or higher were Game 7 in 1975, when the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox, with a 39.6 rating,[5] and Game 4 in 1963, when the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees, with a 39.5 rating.[6][1] The most-viewed game was Game 7 in 1986, when the New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox;[7] with a rating of 38.9,[5] its viewership is estimated at 55 to 60 million.[8][b]

The lowest-rated individual game was Game 2 in 2023, which had a 4.0 rating.[9] Though the game did not have the smallest viewership in World Series history, that mark belongs to Game 3 in 2023 at 8.126 million. That game had a 4.2 rating.[10] The previous least viewed game was Game 2 in 2023, which had 8.153 million viewers.[9] Prior to 2020, the only World Series game with less than 10 million viewers had been Game 3 in 2008,[11] which was impacted by a rain delay and had 9.836 million viewers.[12]

The most recent World Series game to record a rating of 30 or higher was Game 7 in 1991, as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Atlanta Braves; the game had a viewership of 50.340 million.[5] Game 7 in 2016 between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians had an average viewership of 40.045 million—the most-watched World Series game in 25 years dating back to 1991[13]—and peaked at 49.9 million viewers, and Fox estimated more than 75 million people watched all or part of the game.[14]

All four major U.S. broadcast television networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) have broadcast the World Series. Fox has been the exclusive broadcast network for the World Series since 2000, and has a contract with MLB to carry the World Series through 2028.[15]

## Viewership/rating by year

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The graph below shows the average rating (in percentage) and average number of viewers (in millions) for each World Series since 1973; older Nielsen records lack average viewer counts.[5][16] For example, the 1973 World Series (the leftmost data points) had an average rating of 30.7 (percentage of all U.S. television-equipped households that watched) and an average viewership of 34.8 (million viewers). This chart shows trending over time; specific figures are available in the television ratings by year section.

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## Least and most viewed World Series

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These tables list the World Series with the smallest and largest average viewership (figures in millions) since 1973.[5][16][17]

Least viewed  | Rank |  Year |  Average | Games

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1 | 2023 |  9.082 M | 5
2 | 2020 |  9.785 M | 6
3 | 2021 | 11.744 M | 6
4 | 2022 | 11.762 M | 6
5 | 2012 | 12.636 M | 4
Most viewed  | Rank |  Year |  Average | Games

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1 | 1978 | 44.279 M | 6
2 | 1980 | 42.300 M | 6
3 | 1981 | 41.370 M | 6
4 | 1982 | 38.070 M | 7
5 | 1979 | 37.960 M | 7
Yankee Stadium, site of three games of the 1978 World Series.

## Viewership records

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The following table shows the viewership (figures in millions) records—both largest and smallest—for games one through seven in a World Series since 1973.[5][16][11]

| Average | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7

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Highest  | 44.279 M (1978)  | 43.510 M (1978)  | 42.990 M (1980)  | 43.810 M (1978)  | 39.220 M (1978)  | 48.990 M (1982)  | 54.860 M (1980)  | 55–60 M (1986)
Lowest  | 9.082 M (2023)  | 9.172 M (2023)  | 8.153 M (2023)  | 8.126 M (2023)  | 8.480 M (2023)  | 10.059 M (2020)  | 12.549 M (2022)  | 23.013 M (2019)

## Television ratings by year

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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.

Key to colors  | Most viewers for each Game (1 through 7) or Average

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| Fewest viewers for each Game (1 through 7) or Average
Year  | Network  | Results  | Average  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3  | Game 4  | Game 5  | Game 6  | Game 7

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2024 | Fox | Los Angeles Dodgers 4,
New York Yankees 1  | 7.3/22
(15.102 M
viewers)  | 6.6/21
(14.163 M
viewers)[18] | 6.2/20
(13.713 M
viewers)[19] | 6.6/19
(13.208 M
viewers)[20] | 8.2/24
(16.275 M
viewers)[21] | 9.0/28
(18.152 M
viewers)[22] | No Game
2023 | Fox | Texas Rangers 4,
Arizona Diamondbacks 1  | 4.7/14
(9.082 M
viewers)  | 4.6/15
(9.172 M
viewers)[23] | 4.0/12
(8.153 M
viewers)[24] | 4.2/11
(8.126 M
viewers)[10] | 4.5/13
(8.480 M
viewers)[25] | 6.0/17
(11.481 M
viewers)[26] | No Game
2022 | Fox | Houston Astros 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2  | 6.108
(11.762 M
viewers)  | 5.69
(11.475 M
viewers)[27] | 5.34
(10.789 M
viewers)[28] | 6.11
(11.162 M
viewers)[29] | 6.48
(11.809 M
viewers)  | 6.92
(12.786 M
viewers)  | 6.11
(12.549 M
viewers)  | No Game
2021 | Fox | Atlanta Braves 4,
Houston Astros 2  | 6.5/16
(11.744 M
viewers)  | 6.1
(10.811 M viewers)[30] | 5.8
(10.280 M viewers)[31] | 6.1
(11.232 M viewers)[32] | 5.65
(10.511 M viewers)[33] | 7.4
(13.644 M viewers)[33] | 7.9
(14.140 M viewers)[23] | No Game
2020 | Fox | Los Angeles Dodgers 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 2  | 5.2/12
(9.785 M
viewers)  | 5.1/11
(9.353 M
viewers)[23] | 5.0/11
(9.184 M
viewers)[23] | 4.3/10
(8.156 M
viewers)[34] | 4.8/12
(9.332 M
viewers)[35] | 5.3/11
(10.059 M
viewers)[36] | 6.8/15
(12.819 M
viewers)[23] | No Game
2019 | Fox | Washington Nationals 4,
Houston Astros 3  | 8.1/16
(13.912 M
viewers)[37] | 7.3/15
(12.194 M
viewers)[38] | 7.1/15
(11.925 M
viewers)[39] | 7.1/15
(12.220 M
viewers)[40] | 5.9/13
(10.219 M
viewers)[41] | 6.5/12
(11.390 M
viewers)[42] | 9.6/19
(16.425 M
viewers)[43] | 13.1/25
(23.013 M
viewers)[44]
2018 | Fox | Boston Red Sox 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 1  | 8.3/17
(14.125 M
viewers)[45] | 8.2/16
(13.761 M
viewers)[46] | 8.1/15
(13.458 M
viewers)[47] | 7.9/18
(13.251 M
viewers)[48] | 7.9/16
(13.563 M
viewers)[49] | 10.0/18
(17.634 M
viewers)[50] | No Game
2017 | Fox | Houston Astros 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 3  | 10.7/20
(18.926 M
viewers)[45] | 8.7[51]/15
(14.968 M
viewers)[52] | 9.2[53]/18
(15.483 M
viewers)[54] | 8.8[55]/17
(15.676 M
viewers)[56] | 8.7[57]/17
(15.400 M
viewers)[58] | 10.5[59]/21
(18.940 M
viewers)[60] | 12.6[61]/23
(22.229 M
viewers)[62] | 15.8[63]/28
(28.240 M
viewers)[64]
2016 | Fox | Chicago Cubs 4,
Cleveland Indians 3  | 12.9/22
(22.847 M
viewers)[65] | 11.3[66]/20
(19.368 M
viewers)[67] | 10.2[68]/18
(17.395 M
viewers)[69] | 11.0[70]/20
(19.384 M
viewers)[71] | 9.3[72]/18
(16.705 M
viewers)[73] | 13.1[74]/21
(23.638 M
viewers)[75] | 13.3[76]/23
(23.396 M
viewers)[77] | 21.8[78]/37
(40.045 M
viewers)[79]
2015 | Fox | Kansas City Royals 4,
New York Mets 1  | 8.6/16
(14.533 M
viewers)[65] | 9.0/17
(14.944 M
viewers)  | 8.3/14
(13.722 M
viewers)  | 7.9/15
(13.205 M
viewers)  | 7.8/15
(13.587 M
viewers)  | 10.0/17
(17.206 M
viewers)  | No Game
2014 | Fox | San Francisco Giants 4,
Kansas City Royals 3  | 8.2/14
(13.930 M
viewers)[65] | 7.3/12
(12.191 M
viewers)  | 7.9/14
(12.917 M
viewers)  | 7.2/13
(12.133 M
viewers)  | 6.3/12
(10.742 M
viewers)  | 7.3/12
(12.635 M
viewers)  | 8.1/13
(13.372 M
viewers)  | 13.7/23
(23.517 M
viewers)
2013 | Fox | Boston Red Sox 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 2  | 8.9/15
(14.984 M
viewers)[65] | 8.6/14
(14.400 M
viewers)  | 8.3/13
(13.429 M
viewers)  | 7.4/14
(12.473 M
viewers)  | 9.4/15
(15.975 M
viewers)  | 8.9/14
(14.446 M
viewers)  | 11.3/18
(19.178 M
viewers)  | No Game
2012 | Fox | San Francisco Giants 4,
Detroit Tigers 0  | 7.6/12
(12.636 M
viewers)[65] | 7.6/12
(12.240 M
viewers)  | 7.8/12
(12.340 M
viewers)  | 6.1/11
(10.471 M
viewers)  | 8.9/14
(15.485 M
viewers)  | No Game
2011 | Fox | St. Louis Cardinals 4,
Texas Rangers 3  | 10.0/16
(16.521 M
viewers)[65] | 8.7/14
(14.174 M
viewers)  | 8.9/14
(14.280 M
viewers)  | 6.6/12
(11.247 M
viewers)  | 9.2/14
(15.156 M
viewers)  | 8.8/14
(14.324 M
viewers)  | 12.7/21
(21.065 M
viewers)  | 14.7/25
(25.403 M
viewers)
2010 | Fox | San Francisco Giants 4,
Texas Rangers 1  | 8.4/14
(14.217 M
viewers)[65] | 8.9/15
(15.009 M
viewers)  | 8.5/14
(14.130 M
viewers)  | 6.7/13
(11.460 M
viewers)  | 9.0/15
(15.537 M
viewers)  | 8.8/14
(14.950 M
viewers)  | No Game
2009 | Fox | New York Yankees 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2  | 11.7/19
(19.334 M
viewers)[65] | 11.9/19
(19.511 M
viewers)  | 11.7/19
(18.897 M
viewers)  | 9.1/18
(15.397 M
viewers)  | 13.5/22
(22.761 M
viewers)  | 10.6/16
(17.092 M
viewers)  | 13.4/22
(22.339 M
viewers)  | No Game
2008 | Fox | Philadelphia Phillies 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 1  | 8.4/14
(13.193 M
viewers)[65] | 9.2/15
(14.634 M
viewers)  | 8.1/13
(12.777 M
viewers)  | 6.1/13
(9.836 M
viewers)  | 9.3/15
(15.479 M
viewers)  | 9.6/14
(15.787 M
viewers)  | No Game
2007 | Fox | Boston Red Sox 4,
Colorado Rockies 0  | 10.6/18
(17.123 M
viewers)[65] | 10.5/18
(16.897 M
viewers)  | 11.1/18
(16.950 M
viewers)  | 8.5/16
(14.055 M
viewers)  | 12.6/21
(20.946 M
viewers)  | No Game
2006 | Fox | St. Louis Cardinals 4,
Detroit Tigers 1  | 10.1/17
(15.812 M
viewers)[65] | 8.0/15
(12.840 M
viewers)  | 11.6/18
(18.165 M
viewers)  | 10.2/17
(15.582 M
viewers)  | 10.4/18
(16.113 M
viewers)  | 10.3/18
(16.277 M
viewers)  | No Game
2005 | Fox | Chicago White Sox 4,
Houston Astros 0  | 11.1/19
(17.162 M
viewers)  | 9.5/17
(15.015 M
viewers)  | 11.1/17
(17.190 M
viewers)  | 11.0/21
(16.652 M
viewers)  | 13.0/21
(19.979 M
viewers)  | No Game
2004 | Fox | Boston Red Sox 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 0  | 15.8/26
(25.390 M
viewers)  | 13.7/25
(23.168 M
viewers)  | 15.9/24
(25.463 M
viewers)  | 15.7/24
(24.422 M
viewers)  | 18.2/28
(28.844 M
viewers)  | No Game
2003 | Fox | Florida Marlins 4,
New York Yankees 2  | 12.8/22
(20.143 M
viewers)  | 10.9/20
(17.687 M
viewers)  | 12.6/20
(20.552 M
viewers)  | 12.5/21
(18.889 M
viewers)  | 13.6/23
(20.885 M
viewers)  | 13.2/21
(19.919 M
viewers)  | 13.9/25
(23.240 M
viewers)  | No Game
2002 | Fox | Anaheim Angels 4,
San Francisco Giants 3  | 11.9/20
(19.261 M
viewers)  | 9.4/18
(15.457 M
viewers)  | 11.9/20
(19.368 M
viewers)  | 10.8/18
(17.043 M
viewers)  | 11.8/19
(18.085 M
viewers)  | 10.0/17
(15.840 M
viewers)  | 11.8/21
(19.221 M
viewers)  | 17.9/28
(30.814 M
viewers)
2001 | Fox | Arizona Diamondbacks 4,
New York Yankees 3  | 15.7/26
(24.528 M
viewers)  | 10.4/19
(16.476 M
viewers)  | 15.0/23
(23.550 M
viewers)  | 15.4/24
(23.407 M
viewers)  | 15.8/27
(23.692 M
viewers)  | 14.4/24
(21.323 M
viewers)  | 13.8/24
(22.672 M
viewers)  | 23.5/34
(39.084 M
viewers)
2000 | Fox | New York Yankees 4,
New York Mets 1  | 12.4/21
(18.081 M
viewers)  | 11.5/22
(17.556 M
viewers)  | 12.6/20
(19.045 M
viewers)  | 12.4/21
(17.453 M
viewers)  | 12.5/21
(17.611 M
viewers)  | 13.1/21
(18.927 M
viewers)  | No Game
1999 | NBC | New York Yankees 4,
Atlanta Braves 0  | 16.0/26
(23.731 M
viewers)  | 14.2/26
(22.035 M
viewers)  | 15.0/23
(22.825 M
viewers)  | 16.8/27
(24.116 M
viewers)  | 17.8/29
(25.848 M
viewers)  | No Game
1998 | Fox | New York Yankees 4,
San Diego Padres 0  | 14.1/24
(20.340 M
viewers)  | 12.4/23
(18.740 M
viewers)  | 12.6/20
(17.860 M
viewers)  | 15.4/25
(21.970 M
viewers)  | 16.6/27
(23.390 M
viewers)  | No Game
1997 | NBC | Florida Marlins 4,
Cleveland Indians 3  | 16.7/29
(24.790 M
viewers)  | 11.3/22
(16.810 M
viewers)  | 15.0/24
(22.460 M
viewers)  | 15.6/27
(22.190 M
viewers)  | 15.5/26
(22.070 M
viewers)  | 17.2/30
(24.200 M
viewers)  | 15.5/28
(23.740 M
viewers)  | 24.5/39
(37.990 M
viewers)
1996 | Fox | New York Yankees 4,
Atlanta Braves 2  | 17.4/29
(25.220 M
viewers)  | 15.7/25
(23.690 M
viewers)  | 14.0/23
(19.430 M
viewers)  | 17.5/28
(23.990 M
viewers)  | 17.9/32
(25.160 M
viewers)  | 20.0/32
(28.520 M
viewers)  | 19.1/34
(30.440 M
viewers)  | No Game
1995 | ABC/NBC | Atlanta Braves 4,
Cleveland Indians 2  | 19.5/33
(28.970 M
viewers)  | 16.4/30
(25.150 M
viewers, ABC)  | 19.4/31
(29.350 M
viewers, NBC)  | 20.0/34
(28.720 M
viewers, NBC)  | 20.0/33
(28.670 M
viewers, ABC)  | 21.6/34
(31.710 M
viewers, ABC)  | 19.5/35
(30.280 M
viewers, NBC)  | No Game
1994 | Canceled due to the MLB strike
1993 | CBS | Toronto Blue Jays 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2  | 17.3/30
(24.700 M
viewers)  | 15.5/29
(23.100 M
viewers)  | 17.9/29
(25.200 M
viewers)  | 15.2/28
(20.570 M
viewers)  | 18.0/31
(24.590 M
viewers)  | 18.4/30
(26.110 M
viewers)  | 19.1/35
(29.050 M
viewers)  | No Game
1992 | CBS | Toronto Blue Jays 4,
Atlanta Braves 2  | 20.2/34
(30.010 M
viewers)  | 15.6/28
(25.020 M
viewers)  | 20.2/32
(29.590 M
viewers)  | 20.8/33
(29.980 M
viewers)  | 18.9/30
(26.410 M
viewers)  | 21.6/36
(31.230 M
viewers)  | 22.7/41
(35.000 M
viewers)  | No Game
1991 | CBS | Minnesota Twins 4,
Atlanta Braves 3  | 24.0/39
(35.680 M
viewers)  | 17.6/32
(26.310 M
viewers)  | 21.7/34
(30.840 M
viewers)  | 23.5/39
(33.170 M
viewers)  | 22.9/36
(32.100 M
viewers)  | 22.9/37
(33.180 M
viewers)  | 25.4/44
(40.830 M
viewers)  | 32.2/49
(50.340 M
viewers)
1990 | CBS | Cincinnati Reds 4,
Oakland Athletics 0  | 20.8/36
(30.240 M
viewers)  | 20.2/32
(28.600 M
viewers)  | 21.8/37
(30.570 M
viewers)  | 19.4/35
(28.720 M
viewers)  | 21.4/38
(32.910 M
viewers)  | No Game
1989 | ABC | Oakland Athletics 4,
San Francisco Giants 0  | 16.4/29
(24.550 M
viewers)  | 16.2/30
(25.030 M
viewers)  | 17.4/28
(25.410 M
viewers)  | 17.5/32
(26.610 M
viewers)  | 14.7/28
(21.640 M
viewers)  | No Game
1988 | NBC | Los Angeles Dodgers 4,
Oakland Athletics 1  | 23.9/39
(34.490 M
viewers)  | 20.5/38
(30.350 M
viewers)  | 23.1/36
(34.700 M
viewers)  | 24.8/40
(34.990 M
viewers)  | 24.2/39
(33.960 M
viewers)  | 27.0/43
(38.800 M
viewers)  | No Game
1987 | ABC | Minnesota Twins 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 3  | 24.0/41
(35.340 M
viewers)  | 19.2/35
(30.570 M
viewers)  | 21.9/34
(33.660 M
viewers)  | 24.9/40
(34.990 M
viewers)  | 23.8/38
(34.040 M
viewers)  | 23.4/38
(32.550 M
viewers)  | 20.9/47
(29.090 M
viewers)  | 32.6/50
(51.180 M
viewers)
1986 | NBC | New York Mets 4,
Boston Red Sox 3  | 28.6/46
(36.370 M
viewers)  | 24.2/42
(33.100 M
viewers)  | 25.5/41
(32.340 M
viewers)  | 25.6/40
(33.200 M
viewers)  | 26.0/41
(34.490 M
viewers)  | 29.8/47
(38.710 M
viewers)  | 30.3/52
(44.510 M
viewers)  | 38.9/55
(55–60 M
viewers)[8]
1985 | ABC | Kansas City Royals 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 3  | 25.3/39
(34.510 M
viewers)  | 22.1/37
(31.510 M
viewers)  | 23.2/35
(31.770 M
viewers)  | 25.4/38
(32.800 M
viewers)  | 24.8/38
(35.040 M
viewers)  | 24.9/38
(30.950 M
viewers)  | 24.2/41
(34.860 M
viewers)  | 32.6/47
(45.000 M
viewers)
1984 | NBC | Detroit Tigers 4,
San Diego Padres 1  | 22.9/40
(28.010 M
viewers)  | 27.7/44
(33.860 M
viewers)  | 26.0/40
(32.010 M
viewers)  | 21.5/35
(26.810 M
viewers)  | 15.0/41
(18.020 M
viewers)  | 22.7/42
(28.580 M
viewers)  | No Game
1983 | ABC | Baltimore Orioles 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 1  | 23.4/41
(29.540 M
viewers)  | 27.7/41
(36.230 M
viewers)  | 26.8/40
(34.550 M
viewers)  | 23.9/40
(30.120 M
viewers)  | 17.6/47
(20.260 M
viewers)  | 21.0/39
(26.950 M
viewers)  | No Game
1982 | NBC | St. Louis Cardinals 4,
Milwaukee Brewers 3  | 27.9/49
(38.070 M
viewers)  | 27.9/42
(37.460 M
viewers)  | 29.1/45
(37.700 M
viewers)  | 25.0/41
(32.890 M
viewers)  | 21.0/56
(26.210 M
viewers)  | 30.4/57
(48.990 M
viewers)  | 24.0/44
(32.350 M
viewers)  | 38.2/56
(49.930 M
viewers)
1981 | ABC | Los Angeles Dodgers 4,
New York Yankees 2  | 30.0/49
(41.370 M
viewers)  | 29.9/46
(39.720 M
viewers)  | 28.8/44
(39.110 M
viewers)  | 29.0/47
(40.140 M
viewers)  | 28.4/57
(37.970 M
viewers)  | 26.4/45
(39.110 M
viewers)  | 37.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)  | No Game
1980 | NBC | Philadelphia Phillies 4,
Kansas City Royals 2  | 32.8/56
(42.300 M
viewers)  | 33.5/52
(42.040 M
viewers)  | 34.4/53
(42.990 M
viewers)  | 32.0/53
(39.170 M
viewers)  | 23.9/60
(29.320 M
viewers)  | 32.0/60
(45.460 M
viewers)  | 40.0/60
(54.860 M
viewers)  | No Game
1979 | ABC | Pittsburgh Pirates 4,
Baltimore Orioles 3  | 28.5/50
(37.960 M
viewers)  | 28.2/46
(38.140 M
viewers)  | 29.6/48
(36.320 M
viewers)  | 22.5/39
(31.420 M
viewers)  | 23.5/63
(27.210 M
viewers)  | 26.2/53
(39.090 M
viewers)  | 32.5/48
(43.640 M
viewers)  | 36.9/56
(49.890 M
viewers)
1978 | NBC | New York Yankees 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 2  | 32.8/56
(44.279 M
viewers)  | 33.1/51
(43.510 M
viewers)  | 32.2/50
(42.720 M
viewers)  | 33.0/54
(43.810 M
viewers)  | 30.1/65
(39.220 M
viewers)  | 32.6/60
(45.870 M
viewers)  | 35.9/54
(50.600 M
viewers)  | No Game
1977 | ABC | New York Yankees 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 2  | 29.8/53
(37.150 M
viewers)  | 30.3/50
(36.960 M
viewers)  | 30.5/49
(35.880 M
viewers)  | 30.2/51
(37.410 M
viewers)  | 27.2/64
(31.460 M
viewers)  | 26.6/52
(37.010 M
viewers)  | 33.9/50
(44.200 M
viewers)  | No Game
1976 | NBC | Cincinnati Reds 4,
New York Yankees 0  | 27.5/48
(34.720 M
viewers)  | 20.3/58
(23.730 M
viewers)  | 29.4/43
(n.a.
viewers)  | 29.8/44
(36.250 M
viewers)  | 30.5/48
(38.790 M
viewers)  | No Game
1975 | NBC | Cincinnati Reds 4,
Boston Red Sox 3  | 28.7/52
(35.960 M
viewers)  | 20.0/58
(20.990 M
viewers)  | 20.1/53
(24.320 M
viewers)  | 28.9/47
(37.910 M
viewers)  | 28.0/46
(34.640 M
viewers)  | 30.9/48
(40.710 M
viewers)  | 33.3/55
(41.570 M
viewers)  | 39.6/60
(51.560 M
viewers)
1974 | NBC | Oakland Athletics 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 1  | 25.6/46
(29.080 M
viewers)  | 23.4/55
(23.750 M
viewers)  | 25.7/52
(30.470 M
viewers)  | 26.5/41
(29.830 M
viewers)  | 25.4/39
(29.760 M
viewers)  | 27.2/42
(31.610 M
viewers)  | No Game
1973 | NBC | Oakland Athletics 4,
New York Mets 3  | 30.7/57
(34.750 M
viewers)  | 26.4/60
(27.444 M
viewers)  | 28.8/55
(35.661 M
viewers)  | 33.6/52
(38.030 M
viewers)  | 32.2/50
(36.670 M
viewers)  | 32.6/50
(37.364 M
viewers)  | 27.7/67
(28.610 M
viewers)  | 33.7/67
(39.935 M
viewers)
1972 | NBC | Oakland Athletics 4,
Cincinnati Reds 3  | 27.6/58
(n.a.
viewers)  | 21.2/60
(22.534 M
viewers)  | 23.3/57
(27.331 M
viewers)  | 33.6/49
(37.880 M
viewers)  | 33.5/50
(38.210 M
viewers)  | 22.3/56
(23.120 M
viewers)  | 26.5/63
(30.048 M
viewers)  | 32.8/71
(41.438 M
viewers)
1971 | NBC | Pittsburgh Pirates 4,
Baltimore Orioles 3  | 24.2/59
(n.a.
viewers)  | 21.8/58
(24.778 M
viewers)  | 16.5/51
(13.633 M
viewers)  | 16.5/51
(13.633 M
viewers)  | 34.8/54
(38.898 M
viewers)  | 16.5/51
(13.633 M
viewers)  | 28.1/72
(28.095 M
viewers)  | 34.2/72
(37.420 M
viewers)
1970 | NBC | Baltimore Orioles 4,
Cincinnati Reds 1  | 19.4/53
(n.a.
viewers)  | 23.5/58
(14.120 M
viewers)  | 22.3/55
(13.400 M
viewers)  | 17.2/51
(10.340 M
viewers)  | 17.2/51
(10.340 M
viewers)  | 17.2/51
(10.340 M
viewers)  | No Game
1969 | NBC | New York Mets 4,
Baltimore Orioles 1  | 22.4/58
(n.a.
viewers)  | 25.5/64
(14.920 M
viewers)  | 29.2/63
(17.080 M
viewers)  | 19.3/54
(11.290 M
viewers)  | 19.3/54
(11.290 M
viewers)  | 19.3/54
(11.290 M
viewers)  | No Game
1968 | NBC | Detroit Tigers 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 3  | 22.8/57
(n.a.
viewers)  | 20.4/53
(n.a.
viewers)  | 20.4/53
(n.a.
viewers)  | 26.5/68
(24.780 M
viewers)  | 26.4/61
(27.542M
viewers)  | 21.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)  | 21.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)  | 21.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)
Year  | Net.  | Results  | Average  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3  | Game 4  | Game 5  | Game 6  | Game 7

Source: 1968 through 2007 figures are per Nielsen documents;[5][16] more recent years per inline citations.

## See also

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* Super Bowl television ratings
* NBA Finals television ratings
* Stanley Cup Finals television ratings
* MLS Cup television ratings

## Notes

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1. ^ The first World Series broadcast on television was in 1947 between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, carried regionally in the New York City area.[2][3]
2. ^ Nielsen records do not list a viewership figure for this game.[5]

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* "The Double" (1995)
* Sunday Night Baseball on ABC (2021)

| Tiebreaker games|

* 1959 National League playoff series
* 1978 AL East Playoff
* 1980 NL West Playoff

|

LCS games|

* "Chris Chambliss' Walk-Off Home Run" (1976)
* "Garvey Home Run" (1984)
* "Gatorade Glove Play" (1984)
* "You're Looking at One for the Ages Here" (1986)

World Series games|

* "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning" (1977)
* "Mr. October" (1977)
* "The Call" (1985)
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

World Series|

* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* ~~1994~~
* 1995 (Games 1, 4-5)

AL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 1–2)

NL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 1–2)

AL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995

NL Division Series|

* 1995

AL Wild Card Round|

* 2020
* 2023
* 2024

NL Wild Card Round|

* 2020
* 2022

All-Star Game|

* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995

Music|

* "Hello Old Friend"
* "Lights"

Seasons|

| Saturday Game of the Week|

* 1953
* 1954
* 1959 (NL tie-breaker series)
* 1960
* 1961 (prime time games)
* 1965

|

Monday Night Baseball|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989 (now on Thursday nights)

The Baseball Network|

* 1994
* 1995

The 1994 World Series was cancelled due to a strike.

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on CBS

Related programs|

* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1955–1965; 1990–1993)
* Major League Baseball on CBS Radio (1927–1941; 1976–1997)
* Sunday Afternoon Baseball (1958–1965; 1990–1991)
* College World Series on CBS (1988–2002)
* The Franchise (2011–2012)

Related articles|

* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1990s

| 1964 season|

* Baltimore Orioles
* Chicago Cubs
* New York Yankees
* Philadelphia Phillies
* St. Louis Cardinals

|

CBS
TV stations|

* WJZ 13 (Baltimore Orioles, 1954)
* WBZ 4 (Boston Braves, 1948–1949; Boston Red Sox, 1948–1954)
* WCBS 2 (Brooklyn Dodgers, 1946–1949; New York Yankees, 2002–2004)
* KPIX 5 (Oakland Athletics, 1975–1981; 1985–1992)
* WPTZ 3 (later KYW) (Philadelphia Athletics, 1947–1954)
* KDKA 2 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1958–1995)

Sponsors|

* Falstaff Brewing Corporation

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* NLCS
* World Series
* Game of the Week
* Prime time

World Series|

* 1947 (Games 3-4)
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993

AL Championship|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993

NL Championship|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993

All-Star Game|

* 1949
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993

Lore|

* 1951 National League tie-breaker series (Game 1)
* Nasty Boys (Cincinnati Reds) (1990)
* "And we'll see you tomorrow night!" (1991)
* "The Slide" (1992)
* Michael Jordan's first retirement (1993)
* "Touch 'em all Joe!" (1993)

Seasons|

| Early World Series coverage|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

|

Initial Game of the Week era|

* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965 (New York Yankees games only)

Exclusive network package|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993

* v
* t
* e

MLB on Fox

Related programs|

* Baseball Night in America (2012–present)
* The Cheap Seats (2010–2011)
* Fox Saturday Baseball (1996–present)
* MLB Whiparound
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week
* Thursday Night Baseball (1997–2001, 2019–present)
* This Week in Baseball (2000–2011)
* MLB Tuesday (1997–1998)

Related articles|

* DirecTV N3D
* FoxTrax
* Scooter
* Score bug
* Television contracts
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s
* MLB Network
* World Series television ratings

| National
coverage|

* Fox (1996–present)
* FS1 (2014–present)
* FS2 (2014–present)
* Fox Deportes (2012–present)
* Fox Family Channel (2001)
* Fox Sports Net (1997–1999)
* FX (1997)

|

Former FSN
regional coverage|

* Arizona (Arizona Diamondbacks)
* Bay Area (Oakland Athletics & San Francisco Giants; 1998–2007)
* Chicago (Chicago Cubs & Chicago White Sox, 1998–2006)
* Detroit (Detroit Tigers)
* Florida (Miami Marlins & Tampa Bay Rays)
* Houston (Houston Astros, 2009–2012)
* Kansas City (Kansas City Royals)
* Midwest (St. Louis Cardinals)
* New York (New York Mets, 1998–2005)
* North (Minnesota Twins)
* FSN Northwest (Seattle Mariners; 2004–2011)
* Ohio (Cincinnati Reds)
* Rocky Mountain (Colorado Rockies, 1997–2010)
* San Diego (San Diego Padres)
* South (Atlanta Braves)
* Southeast (Atlanta Braves)
* Southwest (Texas Rangers)
* West (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
* Wisconsin (Milwaukee Brewers)
* Sun (Miami Marlins & Tampa Bay Rays)
* SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland Indians)
* YES Network (New York Yankees)

Fox/MyTV
O&O Stations|

* New York City: WNYW 5 (Yankees, 1999–2001), WWOR 9 (N.Y. Giants, 1951–1957; Brooklyn Dodgers, 1950–1957; Mets, 1962–1998; Yankees, 2005–2014)
* Los Angeles: KTTV 11 (Dodgers, 1958–1992), KCOP 13 (Dodgers, 2002–2005; Angels, 2006–2012)
* Chicago: WFLD 32 (White Sox, 1968–1972, 1982–1989)
* Philadelphia: WTXF 29 (Phillies, 1983–1989)
* Dallas–Fort Worth: KDFW 4 & KDFI 27 (Texas Rangers, 2001–2009)
* San Francisco–Oakland: KTVU 2 (Giants, 1961–2007; Athletics, 1973–1974), KICU 36 (Athletics, 1999–2008)
* Boston: WFXT 25 (Red Sox, 2000–2002)
* Washington, D.C.: WTTG 5 (Senators, 1948–1958), WDCA 20 (Nationals, 2005–2008)
* Houston: KRIV 26 (Astros, 1979–1982), KTXH 20 (Astros, 1983–1997, 2008–2012)
* Detroit: WJBK 2 (Tigers, 1953–1974; 2007)
* Minneapolis–Saint Paul: KMSP 9 (Twins, 1979–1988, 1998–2002), WFTC 29 (Twins, 1990–1992, 2005–2010)

TV history by decade|

* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week
* Prime time

Lore|

| Regular season|

* 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase
* Philip Humber's perfect game (2012)
* London Series (2019, 2023, 2024)
* MLB at Field of Dreams (2021, 2022)
* MLB at Rickwood Field (2024)
* MLB Speedway Classic (2025)
* Curse of the Bambino
* Yankees–Red Sox rivalry

|

Postseason games|

* The Flip Play (2001)
* Steve Bartman (2003)
* The 53-Minute 7th Inning (2015)
* Chicago Cubs end the Billy Goat curse (2016)
* José Bautista's bat flip

World Series games|

* The last night of the New York Yankees dynasty (2001)
* Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
* Walk-off obstruction (2013)
* Game 5 of the 2017 World Series (2017)
* Houston Astros sign stealing scandal (2017)
* Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam (2024)

World Series|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

AL Championship Series|

* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

NL Championship Series|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

AL Division Series|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

NL Division Series|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

All-Star Game|

* 1997
* 1999
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026
* 2027

World Baseball Classic|

* 2023

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on NBC

Game coverage|

* Major League Baseball on NBC Radio (1927–1938; 1957–1975)
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1957–1964; 1966–1989)
* Sunday Afternoon Baseball (1959–1964)
* Monday Night Baseball (1967–1975)
* Baseball Night in America (1994–1995)
* MLB Sunday Leadoff (2022–2023)

| Miscellaneous
programs|

* Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
* Major League Baseball: An Inside Look (1979–1989) (pregame show)
* USA Network Thursday Night Baseball (1979–1983)

|

Related
articles|

* History
* The Baseball Network
* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s

| NBC's owned
and operated
TV stations|

* W2XBS (later WNBT) (New York Yankees, 1939–1945)
* WCAU 10 (Philadelphia Phillies, 2014–present)
* KCST 39 (later KNSD) (San Diego Padres, 1971–1972; 1984–1986)
* KNTV 11 (San Francisco Giants, 2008–present)

|

NBC Sports|

* Bay Area (San Francisco Giants)
* California (Athletics)
* Chicago (Chicago Cubs [2004–2019] and White Sox [2004–2024])
* Philadelphia (Philadelphia Phillies)
* New York (New York Mets)

Commentators|

* The Baseball Network
* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week
* Prime time

Lore|

| Regular season
games|

* #715 (1974)
* "The Sandberg Game" (1984)

|

Tie-breaker games|

* 1951 National League tie-breaker series (Games 2–3)
* 1962 National League tie-breaker series

LCS games|

* "Go crazy folks!" (1985)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)
* "Grand Slam Single" (1999)

World Series
games|

* Subway Series
* "The Catch" (1954)
* Don Larsen's perfect game (1956)
* Bill Mazeroski's home run (1960)
* "Shoe polish incident" (1969)
* "Fisk Waves it Fair" (1975)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* "It gets through Buckner!" (1986)
* Kirk Gibson's home run (1988)
* All-Century Team (1999)

World Series|

* 1947 (Games 1 and 5)
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 2, 3, and 6)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–6)
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

NL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–4)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Division Series|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

All-Star Game|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959: First-Second
* 1960: First-Second
* 1961: First-Second
* 1962: First-Second
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

Seasons|

| Pre-Game of the Week|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956

|

Game of the Week era|

* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965 (All-Star Game and World Series only)
* 1966 (exclusive coverage begins)
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

The Baseball Network era|

* 1994
* 1995

No regular season
coverage|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

MLB Sunday Leadoff era|

* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

The Baseball Network

Related programs|

* Major League Baseball on ABC
* history
* Major League Baseball on NBC
* history
* MLB Network Showcase

Related articles|

* MLB Network
* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1990s
* ABC affiliates
* NBC affiliates

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Prime time
* ABC

Key events|

* 1994
* All-Star Game
* World Series (cancelled)
* 1995
* All-Star Game
* ALDS
* "The Double"
* NLDS
* ALCS
* NLCS
* World Series

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