Ratings for FOX Saturday Baseball and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball through July 6. Coverage area ratings included in parentheses () for events on cable.
Through July 6, FOX is averaging a 2.1 rating for fourteen MLB telecasts, down 16% from a 2.5 last year. The two highest rated games on FOX involved the Yankees and Red Sox. The April 12 game drew a 2.7 rating and the July 5 game drew a 3.0.
On ESPN, the two highest rated games also involved the Yankees and Red Sox, with the July 6 broadcast drawing the largest rating and the most viewers of the season. The two least watched games on ESPN both involved the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (May 25 against the White Sox and June 15 against the Braves).
Ratings for MLB on FOX and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.
through July 6
Sunday, March 31
2.4 (2.8), 3.7 mil: Braves/Nationals (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, April 5
2.2, 3.2 mil: Mets/Braves, White Sox/Tigers or Dodgers/Padres (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, April 6
1.4 (1.6), 2.2 mil: White Sox/Tigers (8 PM ESPN2)
Saturday, April 12
2.7, 4.0 mil: Yankees/Red Sox or Rockies/Diamondbacks (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, April 13
2.6 (3.1), 3.9 mil: Yankees/Red Sox (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, April 19
2.0, 2.9 mil: Mets/Phillies, Indians/Twins or Dodgers/Braves (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, April 20
1.7 (1.9), 2.5 mil: Mets/Phillies (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, April 26
2.0, 2.8 mil: Yankees/Indians, Angels/Tigers or Diamondbacks/Padres (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, April 27
N/A, 2.1 mil: Angels/Tigers (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, May 3
2.0, 2.9 mil: Cubs/Cardinals, Mets/Diamondbacks or Orioles/Angels (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, May 4
2.2 (2.6), 3.4 mil: Cubs/Cardinals (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, May 10
2.2, 3.1 mil: Yankees/Tigers, Cardinals/Brewers or Diamondbacks/Cubs (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, May 11
1.7 (2.0), 2.5 mil: Red Sox/Twins (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, May 17
1.8, 2.6 mil: Brewers/Red Sox, Indians/Reds or Dodgers/Angels (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, May 18
2.3 (2.7), 3.4 mil: Mets/Yankees (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, May 24
1.7, 2.4 mil: Mets/Rockies, Diamondbacks/Braves or Angels/White Sox (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, May 25
N/A, 1.1 mil: Angels/White Sox (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, May 31
2.0, 2.8 mil: Dodgers/Mets, Tigers/Mariners or Braves/Reds (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, June 1
1.6 (1.9), 2.4 mil: Dodgers/Mets (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, June 7
2.0, 2.6 mil: Cubs/Dodgers, Mariners/Red Sox or Indians/Tigers (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, June 8
1.4 (1.6), 2.2 mil: Cubs/Dodgers (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, June 14
1.9, 2.7 mil: Red Sox/Reds, Dodgers/Tigers, Phillies/Cardinals (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, June 15
0.9 (1.1), 1.4 mil: Braves/Angels (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, June 21
1.7, 2.6 mil: Cardinals/Red Sox or Indians/Dodgers (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, June 22
1.9 (2.2), 2.96 mil: White Sox/Cubs (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, June 28
2.5, N/A: Yankees/Mets or Cubs/White Sox (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, June 29
N/A: Cubs/White Sox (8 PM ESPN)
Saturday, July 5
3.0, 4.5 mil: Red Sox/Yankees or Cubs/Cardinals (3:30 PM FOX)
Sunday, July 6
2.7 (3.2), 4.1 mil: Red Sox/Yankees (8 PM ESPN)
