Ratings and viewership for the Major League Baseball League Championship Series dating back to 2002.
The 2011 LCS concluded over the weekend, as the Rangers and Cardinals both closed out their series in six games. Ratings declined by double-digits for both series.
In the American League, the Rangers/Tigers series averaged a 4.4 rating, down 20% from last year’s NLCS on the network (5.5). In the National League, Cardinals/Brewers averaged a mere 2.9 on TBS, down 43% from last year’s ALCS on the network (5.1), and the second-lowest rated LCS ever.
The numbers were certainly a far cry from previous years. It may seem like ancient history now, but the 2004 Red Sox/Yankees ALCS averaged a whopping 11.7 rating on FOX, up from a similarly massive 10.7 for the same matchup a year earlier.
Average Ratings For MLB League Championship Series since 2006
Game-by-Game LCS Ratings Dating Back to 2002
** Game 4 of 2011 ALCS was scheduled to begin at 4 PM ET, but did not start until shortly before 6:30 PM due to rain.
* Game aired as part of a split-national telecast.
^ Game 5 of 2004 NLCS did not air on FOX nationally until 11 PM ET due to extra innings in Game 5 of the ALCS.
2011
|
ALCS: RANGERS 4, TIGERS 2
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Sat., 10/8/11 | 8 PM | DET 2, TEX 3 |
1
|
TEX 1-0
|
FOX |
3.5
|
5,770
|
| Mon., 10/10/11 | 4 PM | DET 3, TEX 7 |
2
|
TEX 2-0
|
FOX |
4.2
|
6,568
|
| Tue., 10/11/11 | 8 PM | TEX 2, DET 5 |
3
|
TEX 2-1
|
FOX |
5.3
|
8,395
|
| Wed., 10/12/11 | 4 PM** | TEX 7, DET 3 |
4
|
TEX 3-1
|
FOX |
5.2
|
8,370
|
| Thu., 10/13/11 | 4 PM | TEX 5, DET 7 |
5
|
TEX 3-2
|
FOX |
3.9
|
5,675
|
| Sat., 10/15/11 | 8 PM | DET 5, TEX 15 |
6
|
TEX 4-2
|
FOX |
4.6
|
7,702
|
|
NLCS: CARDINALS 4, BREWERS 2
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Sun., 10/9/11 | 4 PM | STL 6, MIL 9 |
1
|
MIL 1-0
|
TBS |
2.1
|
3,350
|
| Mon., 10/10/11 | 8 PM | STL 12, MIL 3 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
TBS |
1.9
|
3,021
|
| Wed., 10/12/11 | 8 PM | MIL 3, STL 4 |
3
|
STL 2-1
|
TBS |
2.8
|
4,282
|
| Thu., 10/13/11 | 8 PM | MIL 4, STL 2 |
4
|
TIE 2-2
|
TBS |
3.7
|
5,650
|
| Fri., 10/14/11 | 8 PM | MIL 1, STL 7 |
5
|
STL 3-2
|
TBS |
3.4
|
5,461
|
| Sun., 10/16/11 | 8 PM | STL 12, MIL 6 |
6
|
STL 4-2
|
TBS |
3.6
|
5,938
|
2010
|
ALCS: RANGERS 4, YANKEES 2
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Fri., 10/15/10 | 8 PM | NYY 6, TEX 5 |
1
|
NYY 1-0
|
TBS |
5.0
|
8,111
|
| Sat., 10/16/10 | 4 PM | NYY 2, TEX 7 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
TBS |
3.6
|
5,831
|
| Mon., 10/18/10 | 8 PM | TEX 8, NYY 0 |
3
|
TEX 2-1
|
TBS |
5.2
|
8,214
|
| Tue., 10/19/10 | 8 PM | TEX 10, NYY 3 |
4
|
TEX 3-1
|
TBS |
6.3
|
9,846
|
| Wed., 10/20/10 | 4 PM | TEX 2, NYY 7 |
5
|
TEX 3-2
|
TBS |
4.1
|
6,107
|
| Fri., 10/22/10 | 8 PM | NYY 1, TEX 6 |
6
|
TEX 4-2
|
TBS |
7.2
|
11,863
|
|
NLCS: GIANTS 4, PHILLIES 2
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Sat., 10/16/10 | 8 PM | SF 4, PHI 3 |
1
|
SF 1-0
|
FOX |
4.2
|
7,126
|
| Sun., 10/17/10 | 8 PM | SF 1, PHI 6 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
5.3
|
8,835
|
| Tue., 10/19/10 | 4 PM | PHI 0, SF 3 |
3
|
SF 2-1
|
FOX |
3.3
|
5,040
|
| Wed., 10/20/10 | 8 PM | PHI 5, SF 6 |
4
|
SF 3-1
|
FOX |
5.7
|
9,274
|
| Thu., 10/21/10 | 8 PM | PHI 4, SF 2 |
5
|
SF 3-2
|
FOX |
6.9
|
11,196
|
| Sat., 10/22/10 | 8 PM | SF 3, PHI 2 |
6
|
SF 4-2
|
FOX |
6.7
|
11,639
|
2009
|
ALCS: YANKEES 4, ANGELS 2
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Fri., 10/16/09 | 8 PM | LAA 1, NYY 4 |
1
|
NYY 1-0
|
FOX |
5.2
|
8,439
|
| Sat., 10/17/09 | 8 PM | LAA 3, NYY 4 |
2
|
NYY 2-0
|
FOX |
5.8
|
9,379
|
| Mon., 10/19/09 | 4 PM | NYY 4, LAA 5 |
3
|
NYY 2-1
|
FOX |
4.8
|
7,247
|
| Tue., 10/20/09 | 8 PM | NYY 10, LAA 1 |
4
|
NYY 3-1
|
FOX |
6.7
|
10,303
|
| Thu., 10/22/09 | 8 PM | NYY 6, LAA 7 |
5
|
NYY 3-2
|
FOX |
7.6
|
11,851
|
| Sun., 10/25/09 | 8 PM | LAA 2, NYY 5 |
6
|
NYY 4-2
|
FOX |
9.3
|
15,481
|
|
NLCS: PHILLIES 4, DODGERS 1
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Thu., 10/15/09 | 8 PM | PHI 8, LAD 6 |
1
|
PHI 1-0
|
TBS |
4.3
|
6,855
|
| Fri., 10/16/09 | 4 PM | PHI 1, LAD 2 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
TBS |
2.9
|
4,429
|
| Sun., 10/18/09 | 8 PM | LAD 0, PHI 11 |
3
|
PHI 2-1
|
TBS |
3.0
|
5,035
|
| Mon., 10/19/09 | 8 PM | LAD 4, PHI 5 |
4
|
PHI 3-1
|
TBS |
3.4
|
5,644
|
| Wed., 10/21/09 | 8 PM | LAD 4, PHI 10 |
5
|
PHI 4-1
|
TBS |
5.0
|
7,978
|
2008
|
ALCS: RAYS 4, RED SOX 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Fri., 10/10/08 | 8 PM | BOS 2, TB 0 |
1
|
BOS 1-0
|
TBS |
4.1
|
6,689
|
| Sat., 10/11/08 | 8 PM | BOS 8, TB 9 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
TBS |
3.8
|
6,089
|
| Mon., 10/13/08 | 4:30 PM | TB 9, BOS 1 |
3
|
TB 2-1
|
TBS |
3.0
|
4,499
|
| Tue., 10/14/08 | 8 PM | TB 13, BOS 4 |
4
|
TB 3-1
|
TBS |
3.8
|
5,732
|
| Thu., 10/16/08 | 8 PM | TB 7, BOS 8 |
5
|
TB 3-2
|
TBS |
4.7
|
7,211
|
| Sat., 10/17/08 | 8 PM | BOS 4, TB 2 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
TBS |
5.4
|
8,928
|
| Sun., 10/18/08 | 8 PM | BOS 1, TB 3 |
7
|
TB 4-3
|
TBS |
7.9
|
13,357
|
|
NLCS: PHILLIES 4, DODGERS 1
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Thu., 10/9/08 | 8 PM | LAD 2, PHI 3 |
1
|
PHI 1-0
|
FOX |
5.1
|
7,735
|
| Fri., 10/10/08 | 4:30 PM | LAD 5, PHI 8 |
2
|
PHI 2-0
|
FOX |
3.4
|
5,022
|
| Sun., 10/12/08 | 8 PM | PHI 2, LAD 7 |
3
|
PHI 2-1
|
FOX |
5.6
|
8,837
|
| Mon., 10/13/08 | 8 PM | PHI 7, LAD 5 |
4
|
PHI 3-1
|
FOX |
5.0
|
7,705
|
| Wed., 10/15/08 | 8 PM | PHI 5, LAD 1 |
5
|
PHI 4-1
|
FOX |
5.1
|
8,029
|
2007
|
ALCS: RED SOX 4, INDIANS 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Fri., 10/12/07 | 7 PM | CLE 3, BOS 10 |
1
|
BOS 1-0
|
FOX |
4.8
|
7,425
|
| Sat., 10/13/07 | 8 PM | CLE 13, BOS 6 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
5.8
|
8,789
|
| Mon., 10/15/07 | 7 PM | BOS 2, CLE 4 |
3
|
CLE 2-1
|
FOX |
6.7
|
9,907
|
| Tue., 10/16/07 | 8 PM | BOS 3, CLE 7 |
4
|
CLE 3-1
|
FOX |
8.2
|
12,367
|
| Thu., 10/18/07 | 8 PM | BOS 7, CLE 1 |
5
|
CLE 3-2
|
FOX |
8.5
|
13,101
|
| Sat., 10/20/07 | 8 PM | CLE 2, BOS 12 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
FOX |
6.8
|
11,153
|
| Sun., 10/21/07 | 8 PM | CLE 2, BOS 11 |
7
|
BOS 4-3
|
FOX |
11.7
|
19,154
|
|
NLCS: ROCKIES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 0
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Thu., 10/11/07 | 8:30 PM | COL 5, ARI 1 |
1
|
COL 1-0
|
TBS |
3.6
|
5,286
|
| Fri., 10/12/07 | 10 PM | COL 3, ARI 2 |
2
|
COL 2-0
|
TBS |
2.2
|
3,323
|
| Sun., 10/14/07 | 8:30 PM | ARI 1, COL 4 |
3
|
COL 3-0
|
TBS |
3.2
|
5,158
|
| Mon., 10/15/07 | 10 PM | ARI 4, COL 6 |
4
|
COL 4-0
|
TBS |
2.5
|
3,803
|
2006
|
ALCS: TIGERS 4, ATHLETICS 0
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Tue., 10/10/06 | 8 PM | DET 5, OAK 1 |
1
|
DET 1-0
|
FOX |
6.0
|
8,587
|
| Wed., 10/11/06 | 8 PM | DET 8, OAK 5 |
2
|
DET 2-0
|
FOX |
6.8
|
9,866
|
| Fri., 10/13/06 | 4 PM | OAK 0, DET 3 |
3
|
DET 3-0
|
FOX |
3.7
|
5,022
|
| Sat., 10/14/06 | 4 PM | OAK 3, DET 6 |
4
|
DET 4-0
|
FOX |
5.2
|
7,724
|
|
NLCS: CARDINALS 4, METS 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Thu., 10/12/06 | 8 PM | STL 0, NYM 2 |
1
|
NYM 1-0
|
FOX |
6.0
|
8,509
|
| Fri., 10/13/06 | 8 PM | STL 9, NYM 6 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
6.1
|
9,010
|
| Sat., 10/14/06 | 8 PM | NYM 0, STL 5 |
3
|
STL 2-1
|
FOX |
4.9
|
7,511
|
| Sun., 10/15/06 | 8 PM | NYM 12, STL 5 |
4
|
TIE 2-2
|
FOX |
5.8
|
8,571
|
| Tue., 10/17/06 | 8 PM | NYM 2, STL 4 |
5
|
STL 3-2
|
FOX |
7.5
|
11,123
|
| Wed., 10/18/06 | 8 PM | STL 2, NYM 4 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
FOX |
8.0
|
11,666
|
| Thu., 10/19/06 | 8 PM | STL 3, NYM 1 |
7
|
STL 4-3
|
FOX |
10.8
|
16,528
|
2005
|
ALCS: WHITE SOX 4, ANGELS 1
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Tue., 10/11/05 | 8 PM | LAA 3, CHW 2 |
1
|
LAA 1-0
|
FOX |
7.7
|
11,479
|
| Wed., 10/12/05 | 8 PM* | LAA 1, CHW 2 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
9.1
|
13,511
|
| Fri., 10/14/05 | 8 PM | CHW 5, LAA 2 |
3
|
CHW 2-1
|
FOX |
6.2
|
9,641
|
| Sat., 10/15/05 | 8 PM | CHW 8, LAA 2 |
4
|
CHW 3-1
|
FOX |
4.9
|
7,586
|
| Sun., 10/16/05 | 8 PM | CHW 6, LAA 3 |
5
|
CHW 4-1
|
FOX |
7.2
|
11,280
|
|
NLCS: ASTROS 4, CARDINALS 2
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Wed., 10/12/05 | 8 PM* | HOU 3, STL 5 |
1
|
STL 1-0
|
FOX |
9.1
|
13,511
|
| Thu., 10/13/05 | 8 PM | HOU 4, STL 1 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
6.7
|
9,906
|
| Sat., 10/15/05 | 4 PM | STL 3, HOU 4 |
3
|
HOU 2-1
|
FOX |
3.6
|
5,126
|
| Sun., 10/16/05 | 4 PM | STL 1, HOU 2 |
4
|
HOU 3-1
|
FOX |
6.3
|
9,777
|
| Mon., 10/17/05 | 8 PM | STL 5, HOU 4 |
5
|
HOU 3-2
|
FOX |
7.5
|
11,612
|
| Wed., 10/19/05 | 8 PM | HOU 5, STL 1 |
6
|
HOU 4-2
|
FOX |
9.4
|
14,121
|
2004
|
ALCS: RED SOX 4, YANKEES 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Tue., 10/12/04 | 8 PM | BOS 7, NYY 10 |
1
|
NYY 1-0
|
FOX |
10.0
|
15,010
|
| Wed., 10/13/04 | 8 PM* | BOS 1, NYY 3 |
2
|
NYY 2-0
|
FOX |
10.1
|
15,226
|
| Sat., 10/16/04 | 8 PM | NYY 19, BOS 8 |
3
|
NYY 3-0
|
FOX |
7.8
|
12,468
|
| Sun., 10/17/04 | 8 PM | NYY 4, BOS 6 |
4
|
NYY 3-1
|
FOX |
9.5
|
14,821
|
| Mon., 10/18/04 | 5 PM | NYY 4, BOS 5 |
5
|
NYY 3-2
|
FOX |
11.3
|
17,798
|
| Tue., 10/19/04 | 8 PM | BOS 4, NYY 2 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
FOX |
15.6
|
25,088
|
| Wed., 10/20/04 | 8 PM | BOS 10, NYY 3 |
7
|
BOS 4-3
|
FOX |
19.4
|
31,460
|
|
NLCS: CARDINALS 4, ASTROS 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Wed., 10/13/04 | 8 PM* | HOU 7, STL 10 |
1
|
STL 1-0
|
FOX |
10.1
|
15,226
|
| Thu., 10/14/04 | 8 PM | HOU 4, STL 6 |
2
|
STL 2-0
|
FOX |
5.9
|
8,471
|
| Sat., 10/16/04 | 4 PM | STL 2, HOU 5 |
3
|
STL 2-1
|
FOX |
5.2
|
7,479
|
| Sun., 10/17/04 | 4 PM | STL 5, HOU 6 |
4
|
TIE 2-2
|
FOX |
6.7
|
10,015
|
| Mon., 10/18/04 | 8 PM^ | STL 0, HOU 3 |
5
|
HOU 3-2
|
FOX |
9.8
|
14,982
|
| Wed., 10/20/04 | 4 PM | HOU 4, STL 6 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
FOX |
7.0
|
10,255
|
| Thu., 10/21/04 | 8 PM | HOU 2, STL 5 |
7
|
STL 4-3
|
FOX |
13.0
|
19,808
|
2003
|
ALCS: YANKEES 4, RED SOX 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Wed., 10/8/03 | 8 PM* | BOS 5, NYY 2 |
1
|
BOS 1-0
|
FOX |
12.0
|
18,433
|
| Thu., 10/9/03 | 8 PM | BOS 2, NYY 6 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
8.7
|
13,154
|
| Sat., 10/11/03 | 4 PM | NYY 4, BOS 3 |
3
|
NYY 2-1
|
FOX |
7.7
|
11,902
|
| Mon., 10/13/03 | 8 PM | NYY 2, BOS 3 |
4
|
TIE 2-2
|
FOX |
11.6
|
17,495
|
| Tue., 10/14/03 | 4 PM | NYY 4, BOS 2 |
5
|
NYY 3-2
|
FOX |
7.1
|
10,110
|
| Wed., 10/15/03 | 4 PM | BOS 9, NYY 6 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
FOX |
9.4
|
13,931
|
| Thu., 10/16/03 | 8 PM | BOS 5, NYY 6 |
7
|
NYY 4-3
|
FOX |
17.1
|
27,485
|
|
NLCS: MARLINS 4, CUBS 3
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Tue., 10/7/03 | 8 PM | FLA 9, CHC 8 |
1
|
FLA 1-0
|
FOX |
10.1
|
15,569
|
| Wed., 10/8/03 | 8 PM* | FLA 3, CHC 12 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
12.0
|
18,433
|
| Fri., 10/10/03 | 8 PM | CHC 5, FLA 4 |
3
|
CHC 2-1
|
FOX |
9.3
|
14,291
|
| Sat., 10/11/03 | 8 PM | CHC 8, FLA 3 |
4
|
CHC 3-1
|
FOX |
7.3
|
11,343
|
| Sun., 10/12/03 | 4 PM | CHC 0, FLA 4 |
5
|
CHC 3-2
|
FOX |
8.5
|
12,637
|
| Tue., 10/14/03 | 8 PM | FLA 8, CHC 3 |
6
|
TIE 3-3
|
FOX |
12.6
|
19,357
|
| Wed., 10/15/03 | 8 PM | FLA 9, CHC 6 |
7
|
FLA 4-3
|
FOX |
16.9
|
26,505
|
2002
|
ALCS: ANGELS 4, TWINS 1
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Tue., 10/8/02 | 8 PM | ANA 1, MIN 2 |
1
|
MIN 1-0
|
FOX |
7.3
|
10,872
|
| Wed., 10/9/02 | 8 PM* | ANA 6, MIN 3 |
2
|
TIE 1-1
|
FOX |
8.2
|
12,162
|
| Fri., 10/11/02 | 8 PM | MIN 1, ANA 2 |
3
|
ANA 2-1
|
FOX |
6.4
|
9,373
|
| Sat., 10/12/02 | 8 PM | MIN 1, ANA 7 |
4
|
ANA 3-1
|
FOX |
5.6
|
8,934
|
| Sun., 10/13/02 | 4 PM | MIN 5, ANA 13 |
5
|
ANA 4-1
|
FOX |
6.1
|
9,206
|
|
NLCS: GIANTS 4, CARDINALS 1
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Date
|
Time
|
Game
|
#
|
Series
|
Net
|
U.S. Rating
|
Viewers (000)
|
| Wed., 10/9/02 | 8 PM* | SF 9, STL 6 |
1
|
SF 1-0
|
FOX |
8.2
|
12,162
|
| Thu., 10/10/02 | 8 PM | SF 4, STL 1 |
2
|
SF 2-0
|
FOX |
6.2
|
8,953
|
| Sat., 10/12/02 | 4 PM | STL 5, SF 4 |
3
|
SF 2-1
|
FOX |
4.6
|
6,740
|
| Sun., 10/13/02 | 8 PM | STL 3, SF 4 |
4
|
SF 3-1
|
FOX |
6.8
|
10,638
|
| Mon., 10/14/02 | 8 PM | STL 1, SF 2 |
5
|
SF 4-1
|
FOX |
6.9
|
10,314
|
