World Series television ratings
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This is a list of Major League Baseball World Series television ratings since 1985. Only United States audience totals are included, which is especially crucial for the 1992 and 1993 World Series respectively, which were highly watched in Canada. Information courtesy The Sports Business Daily and Media Life Magazine.
- See also: Bureau of Broadcast Measurement
[edit] Table of World Series television ratings, by year, 1985 - present
| Year | Net. | Teams | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FOX | St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 |
8.0/15 (12.840M viewers)[1] |
11.6/18 (18.165M viewers)[1] |
10.2/17 (15.582M viewers)[1] |
10.4/18 (16.113M viewers)[1] |
10.3/18 (16.276M viewers)[1] |
No game | |
| 2005 | FOX | Chicago White Sox 4, Houston Astros 0 |
9.5/17 (15.015M viewers)[2] |
11.1/17 (17.190M viewers)[2] |
11.0/21 (16.652M viewers)[3] |
13.0/21 (19.979M viewers)[3] |
No game | ||
| 2004 | FOX | Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 |
13.7/25 (23.168M viewers)[4] |
15.9/24 (25.463M viewers)[4] |
15.7/24 (24.422M viewers)[5] |
18.2/28 (28.844M viewers)[5] |
No game | ||
| 2003 | FOX | Florida Marlins 4, New York Yankees 2 |
10.9/20 (17.687M viewers)[6] |
12.6/20 (20.552M viewers)[6] |
12.5/21 (18.894M viewers)[7] |
13.6/23 (20.885M viewers)[7] |
13.2/21 (19.908M viewers)[7] |
13.9/25 (23.240M viewers)[7] |
No game |
| 2002 | FOX | Anaheim Angels 4, San Francisco Giants 3 |
9.4/18 | 11.9/20 (19.4M viewers)[8] |
10.8/18 (17.0M viewers)[9] |
11.8/19 (18.1M viewers)[9] |
10.0/17 (15.8M viewers)[9] |
11.8/21 (19.2M viewers)[10] |
17.9/28 (30.8M viewers)[10] |
| 2001 | FOX | Arizona Diamondbacks 4, New York Yankees 3 |
10.4/19 | 15.0/23 (23.6M viewers)[11] |
15.4/24 (23.4M viewers)[12] |
15.8/27 (23.7M viewers)[12] |
14.4/24 (21.2M viewers)[12] |
13.8/24 (22.7M viewers)[12] |
23.5/34 (39.1M viewers)[12] |
| 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 0 |
20.5/38 | 23.1/36 | 24.8/40 | 24.2/39 | ???/?? | 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 |
- For more details on this topic, see List of World Series broadcasters.
| Modern Major League Baseball World Series 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Fitzgerald, Toni. "Friday free-fall for aged 'Law & Order' (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, November 1, 2006.
- ^ a b Azote, Abigail. "WB's smart play with 'Supernatural' (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, November 2, 2005.
- ^ a b Azote, Abigail. "It's ABC leading in sweeps by a wink (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, November 9, 2005.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Toni. "Put a number on NBA's broadcast days (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, November 1, 2004.
- ^ a b Vasquez, Diego. "For CBS, a Monday fix for 'Raymond' (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, November 10, 2004.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Toni. "CBS bites deep into NBC's Thursday (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, October 29, 2003.
- ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, Toni. "What Fox must do to fix Mondays (with source input from Nielsen Media Research)", Media Life Magazine, November 5, 2003.
- ^ Ryan, Joal (October 22, 2002). CBS, 'CSI' Killing NBC. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Joal (October 29, 2002). Baseball's a Hit for Fox. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
- ^ a b TV Guide Online: In The News... (October 30, 2002). Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
- ^ Armstrong, Mark (October 30, 2001). CBS, World Series Rule Ratings. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e Armstrong, Mark (November 7, 2001). Fox Hits Ratings Home Run. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
[edit] See also
| Major League Baseball on national television |
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| General media: World Series television ratings | Major League Baseball Game of the Week | Cable television | Monday Night Baseball | ESPN DayGame | Wednesday Night Baseball | Thursday Night Baseball | Sunday Night Baseball | Broadcasting firsts | Telecasts technology |
| Broadcasters by event: World Series | American League Championship Series | National League Championship Series | All-Star Game | American League Division Series | National League Division Series |
