Ratings and viewership for every World Series to involve the Yankees and Phillies since ’68. Also includes what the equivalent rating would be in today’s Nielsen universe of 114.9 million households.
Asterisk (*) indicates the game was played during the day.
Philadelphia Phillies
1980
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., 10/14/80 | Royals/Phillies G1 | NBC |
33.5/52
|
22.7
|
42.0 mil
|
| Wed., 10/15/80 | Royals/Phillies G2 | NBC |
34.4/53
|
23.3
|
43.0 mil
|
| Fri., 10/17/80 | Phillies/Royals G3 | NBC |
32.0/53
|
21.7
|
39.2 mil
|
| Sat., 10/18/80* | Phillies/Royals G4 | NBC |
23.9/60
|
16.2
|
29.3 mil
|
| Sun., 10/19/80* | Phillies/Royals G5 | NBC |
32.0/60
|
21.7
|
45.5 mil
|
| Tue., 10/21/80 | Royals/Phillies G6 | NBC |
40.0/60
|
27.1
|
54.9 mil
|
|
Average
|
32.8/56
|
22.1
|
42.3 mil
|
||
1983
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., 10/11/83 | Phillies/Orioles G1 | ABC |
27.7/41
|
20.2
|
36.2 mil
|
| Wed., 10/12/83 | Phillies/Orioles G2 | ABC |
26.8/40
|
19.6
|
34.6 mil
|
| Fri., 10/14/83 | Orioles/Phillies G3 | ABC |
23.9/40
|
17.4
|
30.1 mil
|
| Sat., 10/15/83* | Orioles/Phillies G4 | ABC |
17.6/47
|
12.8
|
20.3 mil
|
| Sun., 10/16/83* | Orioles/Phillies G5 | ABC |
21.0/39
|
15.3
|
27.0 mil
|
|
Average
|
23.3/41
|
17.0
|
29.5 mil
|
||
1993
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/16/93 | Phillies/Blue Jays G1 | CBS |
15.5/29
|
12.7
|
23.1 mil
|
| Sun., 10/17/93 | Phillies/Blue Jays G2 | CBS |
17.9/29
|
14.7
|
25.2 mil
|
| Tue., 10/19/93 | Blue Jays/Phillies G3 | CBS |
15.2/28
|
12.5
|
20.6 mil
|
| Wed., 10/20/93 | Blue Jays/Phillies G4 | CBS |
18.0/31
|
14.8
|
24.6 mil
|
| Thu., 10/21/93 | Blue Jays/Phillies G5 | CBS |
18.4/30
|
15.1
|
26.1 mil
|
| Sat., 10/23/93 | Phillies/Blue Jays G6 | CBS |
19.1/35
|
15.7
|
29.1 mil
|
|
Average
|
17.3/30
|
14.2
|
24.7 mil
|
||
2008
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed., 10/22/08 | Phillies/Rays G1 | FOX |
9.2/15
|
14.6 mil
|
| Thu., 10/23/08 | Phillies/Rays G2 | FOX |
8.1/13
|
12.8 mil
|
| Sat., 10/24/08 | Rays/Phillies G3 | FOX |
6.1/13
|
9.8 mil
|
| Sun., 10/25/08 | Rays/Phillies G4 | FOX |
9.3/15
|
15.5 mil
|
| Mon., 10/26/08^ | Rays/Phillies G5 | FOX |
9.6/15
|
15.8 mil
|
|
Average
|
8.4/14
|
13.6 mil
|
||
^ Game 5 of the 2008 World Series began on Monday, October 26. Due to rain, the game was completed on Wednesday, October 28.
New York Yankees
1976
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/16/76* | Yankees/Reds G1 | NBC |
20.3/58
|
12.6
|
23.7 mil
|
| Sun., 10/17/76 | Yankees/Reds G2 | NBC |
29.4/43
|
18.2
|
n/a
|
| Tue., 10/19/76 | Reds/Yankees G3 | NBC |
29.8/44
|
18.5
|
36.3 mil
|
| Thu., 10/21/76 | Reds/Yankees G4 | NBC |
30.5/48
|
18.9
|
38.8 mil
|
|
Average
|
27.5/48
|
17.0
|
34.7 mil
|
||
1977
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., 10/11/77 | Dodgers/Yankees G1 | ABC |
30.3/50
|
19.2
|
37.0 mil
|
| Wed., 10/12/77 | Dodgers/Yankees G2 | ABC |
30.5/49
|
19.4
|
35.9 mil
|
| Fri., 10/14/77 | Yankees/Dodgers G3 | ABC |
30.2/51
|
19.2
|
37.4 mil
|
| Sat., 10/15/77 | Yankees/Dodgers G4 | ABC |
27.2/64
|
17.3
|
31.5 mil
|
| Sun., 10/16/77 | Yankees/Dodgers G5 | ABC |
26.6/52
|
16.9
|
37.0 mil
|
| Tue., 10/18/77 | Dodgers/Yankees G6 | ABC |
33.9/50
|
21.5
|
44.2 mil
|
|
Average
|
29.8/53
|
18.9
|
37.2 mil
|
||
1978
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., 10/10/78 | Yankees/Dodgers G1 | NBC |
33.1/51
|
21.5
|
43.5 mil
|
| Wed., 10/11/78 | Yankees/Dodgers G2 | NBC |
32.2/50
|
20.9
|
42.7 mil
|
| Fri., 10/13/78 | Dodgers/Yankees G3 | NBC |
33.0/54
|
21.4
|
43.8 mil
|
| Sat., 10/14/78* | Dodgers/Yankees G4 | NBC |
30.1/65
|
19.5
|
39.2 mil
|
| Sun., 10/15/78* | Dodgers/Yankees G5 | NBC |
32.6/60
|
21.1
|
45.9 mil
|
| Tue., 10/17/78 | Yankees/Dodgers G6 | NBC |
35.9/54
|
23.3
|
50.6 mil
|
|
Average
|
32.8/56
|
21.3
|
44.3 mil
|
||
1981
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., 10/20/81 | Dodgers/Yankees G1 | ABC |
29.9/46
|
21.2
|
39.7 mil
|
| Wed., 10/21/81 | Dodgers/Yankees G2 | ABC |
28.8/44
|
20.4
|
39.1 mil
|
| Fri., 10/22/81 | Yankees/Dodgers G3 | ABC |
29.0/47
|
20.6
|
40.1 mil
|
| Sat., 10/24/81* | Yankees/Dodgers G4 | ABC |
28.4/57
|
20.2
|
38.0 mil
|
| Sun., 10/25/81* | Yankees/Dodgers G5 | ABC |
26.4/45
|
18.7
|
39.1 mil
|
| Wed., 10/28/81 | Dodgers/Yankees G6 | ABC |
37.2/54
|
26.4
|
n/a
|
|
Average
|
30.0/49
|
21.3
|
41.4 mil
|
||
1996
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., 10/20/96 | Braves/Yankees G1 | FOX |
15.7/25
|
13.3
|
23.7 mil
|
| Mon., 10/21/96 | Braves/Yankees G2 | FOX |
14.0/23
|
11.8
|
19.4 mil
|
| Tue., 10/22/96 | Yankees/Braves G3 | FOX |
17.5/28
|
14.7
|
24.0 mil
|
| Wed., 10/23/96 | Yankees/Braves G4 | FOX |
17.9/32
|
15.1
|
25.2 mil
|
| Thu., 10/24/96 | Yankees/Braves G5 | FOX |
20.0/32
|
16.9
|
28.5 mil
|
| Sat., 10/25/96 | Braves/Yankees G6 | FOX |
19.1/34
|
16.1
|
30.4 mil
|
|
Average
|
17.4/29
|
14.7
|
25.2 mil
|
||
1998
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/17/98 | Padres/Yankees G1 | FOX |
12.4/23
|
10.7
|
18.7 mil
|
| Sun., 10/18/98 | Padres/Yankees G2 | FOX |
12.6/20
|
10.9
|
17.9 mil
|
| Tue., 10/20/98 | Yankees/Padres G3 | FOX |
15.4/25
|
13.3
|
22.0 mil
|
| Wed., 10/21/98 | Yankees/Padres G4 | FOX |
16.6/27
|
14.3
|
23.4 mil
|
|
Average
|
14.1/24
|
12.2
|
20.3 mil
|
||
1999
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/23/99 | Yankees/Braves G1 | NBC |
14.2/26
|
12.5
|
22.0 mil
|
| Sun., 10/24/99 | Yankees/Braves G2 | NBC |
15.0/23
|
13.1
|
22.8 mil
|
| Tue., 10/26/99 | Braves/Yankees G3 | NBC |
16.8/27
|
14.7
|
24.1 mil
|
| Wed., 10/27/99 | Braves/Yankees G4 | NBC |
17.8/29
|
15.7
|
25.8 mil
|
|
Average
|
16.0/26
|
14.0
|
23.7 mil
|
||
2000
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/21/00 | Mets/Yankees G1 | FOX |
11.5/22
|
10.3
|
17.6 mil
|
| Sun., 10/22/00 | Mets/Yankees G2 | FOX |
12.6/20
|
11.2
|
19.0 mil
|
| Tue., 10/24/00 | Yankees/Mets G3 | FOX |
12.4/21
|
11.0
|
17.5 mil
|
| Wed., 10/25/00 | Yankees/Mets G4 | FOX |
12.5/21
|
11.1
|
17.6 mil
|
| Thu., 10/26/00 | Yankees/Mets G5 | FOX |
13.1/21
|
11.6
|
18.9 mil
|
|
Average
|
12.4/21
|
11.0
|
18.1 mil
|
||
2001
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/27/01 | Yankees/D’Backs G1 | FOX |
10.4/19
|
9.6
|
16.5 mil
|
| Sun., 10/28/01 | Yankees/D’Backs G2 | FOX |
15.0/23
|
13.8
|
23.6 mil
|
| Tue., 10/30/01 | D’Backs/Yankees G3 | FOX |
15.4/24
|
14.2
|
23.4 mil
|
| Wed., 10/31/01 | D’Backs/Yankees G4 | FOX |
15.8/27
|
14.6
|
23.7 mil
|
| Thu., 11/1/01 | D’Backs/Yankees G5 | FOX |
14.4/24
|
13.2
|
21.3 mil
|
| Sat., 11/3/01 | Yankees/D’Backs G6 | FOX |
13.8/24
|
12.6
|
22.7 mil
|
| Sun., 11/4/01 | Yankees/D’Backs G7 | FOX |
23.5/34
|
21.6
|
39.1 mil
|
|
Average
|
15.7/26
|
14.4
|
24.5 mil
|
||
2003
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | Today | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 10/18/03 | Marlins/Yankees G1 | FOX |
10.9/20
|
10.3
|
17.7 mil
|
| Sun., 10/19/03 | Marlins/Yankees G2 | FOX |
12.6/20
|
11.9
|
20.6 mil
|
| Tue., 10/21/03 | Yankees/Marlins G3 | FOX |
12.5/21
|
11.8
|
18.9 mil
|
| Wed., 10/22/03 | Yankees/Marilns G4 | FOX |
13.6/23
|
12.8
|
20.9 mil
|
| Thu., 10/23/03 | Yankees/Marlins G5 | FOX |
13.2/21
|
12.5
|
19.9 mil
|
| Sat., 10/25/03 | Marlins/Yankees G6 | FOX |
13.9/25
|
13.1
|
23.2 mil
|
|
Average
|
12.8/22
|
12.0
|
20.1 mil
|
||
Source: Nielsen Wire
