World Series TV viewers up 20% from 2020 but down from 2019
Nov 3, 2021, 5:03 AM | Updated: 5:04 pm
Atlanta Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario holds up the trophy after winning baseball's World Series in Game 6 against the Houston Astros Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Houston. The Braves won 7-0. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
NEW YORK (AP) — World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year.
The Atlanta Braves’ six-game victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox, the network said Wednesday.
That was up 20% from the 9,785,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game victory last year over the Tampa Bay Rays, which was played at the neutral site of Arlington, Texas, following a pandemic-shortened regular season.
This year’s Series averaged a 6.5 rating and 16 share, up from a 5.2 rating and 12 share last year.
Viewership for the Braves-Astros matchup was below the level for Washington’s seven-game victory over Houston in 2019, which averaged an 8.1 rating, 16 share and 14,067,000 viewers.
A record average of 227,164 streamed this year’s Series on Fox digital outlets, an increase of 49%.
Atlanta’s 7-0 win in Game 6, which finished the Braves’ first title since 1995, drew a 7.88 rating, 18 share and average of 13,968,000 viewers on Fox.
That was up from the 6.8 rating, 15 share and an average of 12,627,000 viewers for the Dodgers’ 3-1 victory in Game 6 last year and down from the 9.6 rating, 19 share and average of 16,551,000 viewers for Washington’s 7-2 win in Game 6 of 2019.
Fox said when Spanish-language coverage on Fox Deportes and streaming platforms were included, Game 6 was viewed by 14,305,000.
The game by game ratings:
Game 1: 6.1 rating, 15 share, 10,811,000 viewers
Game 2: 5.8, 14, 10,280,000
Game 3: 6.1, 16, 11,232,000
Game 4: 5.65, 15, 10,511,000
Game 5: 7.38, 18, 13,644,000
Game 6: 7.88, 18, 13,968,000
The rating is the percentage of television households tuned in to a broadcast. The share is the percentage viewing a telecast among those households with TVs on at the time.
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