Recent sports TV ratings news, including local television ratings for the 2010 World Series in the Bay Area, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and several neutral markets.
- The five-game Giants/Rangers World Series averaged 35.3 rating in the Bay Area, up 1% from the seven-game Angels/Giants World Series in 2002 (35.1). While the series was a hit in the Bay Area, it set a record low nationally. In each of the last three times the Giants have played in the World Series, the event has set or tied a record low — 1989 (16.4), 2002 (11.9) and 2010 (8.4). (FOX press release from Fang’s Bites)
- In Dallas-Ft. Worth, the Rangers’ first World Series averaged a 30.9 rating, trailing the 2006 Heat/Mavericks NBA Finals in the market (34.6), but above the 2000 Devils/Stars Stanley Cup Finals (23.1 for four games on ABC). (Fang’s Bites)
- Sacramento (24.2) was the #3 market for the World Series, followed by Austin, TX (15.8) and San Diego (11.8). Outside of the Giants and Rangers’ home states, St. Louis led the way with an 11.7, followed by Las Vegas (11.0) and Seattle (10.9). In Milwaukee, the World Series averaged a 6.8 rating, a record low in the market. (stltoday.com, Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel)
