Ratings and viewership for the entire 2009 MLB postseason.
30 MLB postseason games on FOX and TBS averaged 9 million viewers, up 30% from 6.9 million for last year’s postseason, and the most-viewed MLB postseason since 2005.
To put that in perspective, the 2009 NCAA Tournament averaged 8.9 million viewers on CBS, the 2008-09 college football bowl season averaged 6.0 million on various networks, the 2009 NBA Playoffs averaged 5.4 million on ABC, TNT and ESPN, and the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs averaged 1.4 million on NBC and Versus.
The World Series averaged 19.4 million viewers, the League Championship Series averaged 8.4 million, and the Division Series averaged 4.8 million.
FOX drew an 8.6/14 and 14.6 million viewers for its 12 postseason games, while TBS drew a 3.3 U.S. rating and 5.1 million viewers for its 18 games.
Ratings/viewership for the 2009 MLB postseason
All ratings are U.S. ratings
Comparisons are to games on the comparable dates last year
| Date | Game | Net | Rating | vs. ’08 | Viewers | vs. ’08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed., 10/7/09 | Rockies 1 | TBS |
2.0
|
0%
|
2.8 mil
|
0%
|
| Phillies 5 | ||||||
| Twins 2 | TBS |
4.3
|
23%
|
6.6 mil
|
23%
|
|
| Yankees 7 | ||||||
| Cardinals 3 | TBS |
3.3
|
10%
|
5.0 mil
|
12%
|
|
| Dodgers 5 | ||||||
| Thu., 10/8/09 | Rockies 5 | TBS |
2.2
|
10%
|
3.0 mil
|
13%
|
| Phillies 4 | ||||||
| Cardinals 2 | TBS |
3.5
|
27%
|
5.2 mil
|
23%
|
|
| Dodgers 3 | ||||||
| Red Sox 0 | TBS |
3.0
|
15%
|
4.4 mil
|
10%
|
|
| Angels 5 | ||||||
| Fri., 10/9/09 | Twins 3 | TBS |
4.1
|
58%
|
6.5 mil
|
67%
|
| Yankees 4 (F/11) | ||||||
| Red Sox 1 | TBS |
3.3
|
0%
|
5.1 mil
|
-4%
|
|
| Angels 4 | ||||||
| Sat., 10/10/09 | Dodgers 5 | TBS |
2.6
|
-10%
|
4.0 mil
|
-12%
|
| Cardinals 1 | ||||||
| Sun., 10/11/09 | Angels 7 | TBS |
2.1
|
33%
|
2.9 mil
|
32%
|
| Red Sox 6 | ||||||
| Yankees 4 | TBS |
4.1
|
5%
|
6.8 mil
|
10%
|
|
| Twins 1 | ||||||
| Phillies 6 | TBS |
2.7
|
—
|
4.1 mil
|
||
| Rockies 5 | ||||||
| Mon., 10/12/09 | Phillies 5 | TBS |
3.2
|
45%
|
5.2 mil
|
68%
|
| Rockies 4 | ||||||
| Thu., 10/15/09 | Phillies 8 | TBS |
4.3
|
-16%
|
6.8 mil
|
-11%
|
| Dodgers 6 | ||||||
| Fri., 10/16/09 | Phillies 1 | TBS |
2.9
|
-14%
|
4.7 mil
|
-12%
|
| Dodgers 2 | ||||||
| Angels 1 | FOX |
5.2
|
27%
|
8.4 mil
|
25%
|
|
| Yankees 4 | ||||||
| Sat., 10/17/09 | Angels 3 | FOX |
5.8
|
53%
|
9.4 mil
|
54%
|
| Yankees 4 F/13 | ||||||
| Sun., 10/18/09 | Dodgers 0 | TBS |
3.0
|
-46%
|
5.0 mil
|
-43%
|
| Phillies 11 | ||||||
| Mon., 10/19/09 | Yankees 4 | FOX |
4.8
|
60%
|
7.2 mil
|
61%
|
| Angels 5 F/11 | ||||||
| Dodgers 4 | TBS |
3.4
|
-32%
|
5.6 mil
|
-27%
|
|
| Phillies 5 | ||||||
| Tue., 10/20/09 | Yankees 10 | FOX |
6.7
|
76%
|
10.3 mil
|
80%
|
| Angels 1 | ||||||
| Wed., 10/21/09 | Dodgers 4 | TBS |
5.0
|
-2%
|
8.0 mil
|
0%
|
| Phillies 10 | ||||||
| Thu., 10/22/09 | Yankees 6 | FOX |
7.6
|
62%
|
11.9 mil
|
64%
|
| Angels 7 | ||||||
| Sun., 10/25/09 | Angels 2 | FOX |
9.3
|
72%
|
15.5 mil
|
73%
|
| Yankees 5 | ||||||
| Wed., 10/28/09 | Phillies 6 | FOX |
11.9
|
29%
|
19.5 mil
|
33%
|
| Yankees 1 | ||||||
| Thu., 10/29/09 | Phillies 1 | FOX |
11.7
|
44%
|
18.9 mil
|
48%
|
| Yankees 3 | ||||||
| Sat., 10/31/09 | Yankees 8 | FOX |
9.1
|
49%
|
15.4 mil
|
57%
|
| Phillies 5 | ||||||
| Sun., 11/1/09 | Yankees 7 | FOX |
13.5
|
45%
|
22.8 mil
|
47%
|
| Phillies 4 | ||||||
| Mon., 11/2/09 | Yankees 6 | FOX |
10.6
|
10%
|
17.1 mil
|
8%
|
| Phillies 8 | ||||||
| Wed., 11/4/09 | Phillies 3 | FOX |
13.4
|
—
|
22.3 mil
|
—
|
| Yankees 7 |
Viewership for various sports’ postseasons
