Yankees/Red Sox gave ESPN big numbers on Sunday night, but the ratings were not quite as impressive as a year ago.
ESPN drew a 2.6 national rating with 3.9 million viewers for Yankees/Red Sox on Sunday night, the most watched Major League Baseball broadcast on cable so far this season. The game finished as the #15 most watched cable program of the week, two spots ahead of the Tennessee/Stanford National Championship Game last Monday (2.5 rating and 3.9 million viewers).
Compared to last year, the numbers look unimpressive. Last season, ESPN drew national ratings of 3.5 and 3.6 for its first two Sunday night Yankees/Red Sox games. Both games set viewership records for Sunday Night Baseball.
Ratings for Yankees/Red Sox on FOX Saturday evening are unavailable.
