World Series Numbers Game

Ratings and viewership for every World Series game dating back to 1972, with ratings in the adults 18-49 demographic dating back to 2002.

The 2011 World Series was the first in nine years to go to a decisive seventh game. The Cardinals’ Game 7 win drew a 14.7 final rating and 25.403 million viewers on October 28, the highest rated and most-viewed Major League Baseball game since 2004.

Along with Game 6 of the series on October 27 (12.7, 21.065M), the final two games of the Cardinals/Rangers series boosted the overall series average to a solid 10.0 and 16.6 million viewers.

Cardinals/Rangers ranked as the highest rated and most-viewed World Series since 2007 that did not involve the Yankees.

The past few years have not been particularly good to the World Series, as fifteen of the seventeen lowest rated games have taken place in the past four seasons alone. The past seven seasons have included the six lowest rated World Series of all time.

2011

2011: CARDINALS 4, RANGERS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Wed., 10/19/11	TEX 2, STL 3	1	STL 1-0	FOX	8.7	10,003M	14.174M	4.2
Thu., 10/20/11	TEX 2, STL 1	2	TIE 1-1	FOX	8.9	10,162M	14.280M	4.0
Sat., 10/22/11	STL 16, TEX 7	3	STL 2-1	FOX	6.6	7,532M	11.247M	3.2
Sun., 10/23/11	STL 0, TEX 4	4	TIE 2-2	FOX	9.2	10,497M	15.156M	4.2
Mon., 10/24/11	STL 2, TEX 4	5	TEX 3-2	FOX	8.8	10,149M	14.324M	4.2
Thu., 10/27/11	TEX 9, STL 10 (11)	6	TIE 3-3	FOX	12.7	14,593M	21.065M	6.5
Fri., 10/28/11	TEX 2, STL 6	7	STL 4-3	FOX	14.7	16,866M	25.403M	7.4

2010

2010: GIANTS 4, RANGERS 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Wed., 10/27/10	TEX 7, SF 11	1	SF 1-0	FOX	8.9	10.363M	15.009M	4.7
Thu., 10/28/10	TEX 0, SF 9	2	SF 2-0	FOX	8.5	9.812M	14.130M	4.0
Sat., 10/30/10	SF 2, TEX 4	3	SF 2-1	FOX	6.7	7.725M	11.460M	2.9
Sun., 10/31/10	SF 4, TEX 0	4	SF 3-1	FOX	9.0	10.457M	15.537M	4.3
Mon., 11/01/10	SF 3, TEX 1	5	SF 4-1	FOX	8.8	10.168M	14.950M	4.2

2009

2009: YANKEES 4, PHILLIES 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Wed., 10/28/09	PHI 6, NYY 1	1	PHI 1-0	FOX	11.9	13.711M	19.511M	6.3
Thu., 10/29/09	PHI 1, NYY 3	2	TIE 1-1	FOX	11.7	13.463M	18.897M	5.8
Sat., 10/31/09	NYY 8, PHI 5	3	NYY 2-1	FOX	9.1	10.475M	15.397M	4.7
Sun., 11/01/09	NYY 7, PHI 4	4	NYY 3-1	FOX	13.5	15.501M	22.761M	7.8
Mon., 11/02/09	NYY 6, PHI 8	5	NYY 3-2	FOX	10.6	12.145M	17.092M	5.3
Wed., 11/04/09	PHI 3, NYY 7	6	NYY 4-2	FOX	13.4	15.418M	22.339M	7.4

2008

2008: PHILLIES 4, RAYS 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Wed., 10/22/08	PHI 3, TB 2	1	PHI 1-0	FOX	9.2	10.480M	14.634M	4.8
Thu., 10/23/08	PHI 2, TB 4	2	TIE 1-1	FOX	8.1	9.263M	12.777M	4.0
Sat., 10/25/08	TB 4, PHI 5	3	PHI 2-1	FOX	6.1	6.995M	9.836M	3.2
Sun., 10/26/08	TB 2, PHI 10	4	PHI 3-1	FOX	9.3	10.689M	15.479M	5.1
Mon., 10/27/08	TB 3, PHI 4	5	PHI 4-1	FOX	9.6	—	15.787M	—
Wed., 10/29/08	TB 3, PHI 4	5	PHI 4-1	FOX	9.6	—	15.787M	—

2007

2007: RED SOX 4, ROCKIES 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Wed., 10/24/07	COL 1, BOS 13	1	BOS 1-0	FOX	10.5	11.889M	16.897M	5.8
Thu., 10/25/07	COL 1, BOS 2	2	BOS 2-0	FOX	11.1	12.489M	16.950M	5.3
Sat., 10/27/07	BOS 10, COL 5	3	BOS 3-0	FOX	8.5	9.638M	14.055M	4.3
Sun., 10/28/07	BOS 4, COL 3	4	BOS 4-0	FOX	12.6	14.251M	20.946M	7.1

2006

2006: CARDINALS 4, TIGERS 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Sat., 10/21/06	STL 7, DET 2	1	STL 1-0	FOX	8.0	8.885M	12.840M	3.6
Sun., 10/22/06	STL 1, DET 3	2	TIE 1-1	FOX	11.6	12.872M	18.165M	5.9
Tue., 10/24/06	DET 0, STL 5	3	STL 2-1	FOX	10.2	11.385M	15.582M	4.8
Thu., 10/26/06	DET 4, STL 5	4	STL 3-1	FOX	10.4	11.639M	16.113M	5.1
Fri., 10/27/06	DET 2, STL 4	5	STL 4-1	FOX	10.3	11.526M	16.277M	5.0

2005

2005: WHITE SOX 4, ASTROS 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Sat., 10/22/05	HOU 3, CHW 5	1	CHW 1-0	FOX	9.5	10.451M	15.015M	4.6
Sun., 10/23/05	HOU 6, CHW 7	2	CHW 2-0	FOX	11.1	12.190M	17.190M	5.7
Tue., 10/25/05	CHW 7, HOU 5 (14)	3	CHW 3-0	FOX	11.0	12.134M	16.652M	5.7
Wed., 10/26/05	CHW 1, HOU 0	4	CHW 4-0	FOX	13.0	14.281M	19.979M	6.6

2004

2004: RED SOX 4, CARDINALS 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Sat., 10/23/04	STL 9, BOS 11	1	BOS 1-0	FOX	13.7	15.029M	23.168M	8.0
Sun., 10/24/04	STL 2, BOS 6	2	BOS 2-0	FOX	15.9	17.390M	25.463M	9.0
Tue., 10/26/04	BOS 4, STL 1	3	BOS 3-0	FOX	15.7	17.156M	24.422M	8.2
Wed., 10/27/04	BOS 3, STL 0	4	BOS 4-0	FOX	18.2	19.930M	28.844M	10.0

2003

2003: MARLINS 4, YANKEES 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Sat., 10/18/03	FLA 3, NYY 2	1	FLA 1-0	FOX	10.9	11.828M	17.687M	6.0
Sun., 10/19/03	FLA 1, NYY 6	2	TIE 1-1	FOX	12.6	13.662M	20.552M	7.4
Tue., 10/21/03	NYY 6, FLA 1	3	NYY 2-1	FOX	12.5	13.567M	18.889M	6.6
Wed., 10/22/03	NYY 3, FLA 4 (12)	4	TIE 2-2	FOX	13.6	14.712M	20.885M	7.5
Thu., 10/23/03	NYY 4, FLA 6	5	FLA 3-2	FOX	13.2	14.324M	19.919M	6.5
Sat., 10/25/03	FLA 2, NYY 0	6	FLA 4-2	FOX	13.9	15.066M	23.240M	7.6

2002

2002: ANGELS 4, GIANTS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)	A18-49
Sat., 10/19/02	SF 4, ANA 3	1	SF 1-0	FOX	9.4	10.081M	15.457M	5.0
Sun., 10/20/02	SF 10, ANA 11	2	TIE 1-1	FOX	11.9	12.734M	19.368M	6.6
Tue., 10/22/02	ANA 10, SF 4	3	ANA 2-1	FOX	10.8	11.544M	17.043M	5.9
Wed., 10/23/02	ANA 3, SF 4	4	TIE 2-2	FOX	11.8	12.547M	18.085M	6.0
Thu., 10/24/02	ANA 4, SF 16	5	SF 3-2	FOX	10.0	10.662M	15.840M	5.4
Sat., 10/26/02	SF 5, ANA 6	6	TIE 3-3	FOX	11.8	12.551M	19.221M	6.4
Sun., 10/27/02	SF 1, ANA 4	7	ANA 4-3	FOX	17.9	19.071M	30.814M	11.1

2001

2001: DIAMONDBACKS 4, YANKEES 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/27/01	NYY 1, ARI 9	1	ARI 1-0	FOX	10.4	10.998M	16.476M
Sun., 10/28/01	NYY 0, ARI 4	2	ARI 2-0	FOX	15.0	15.795M	23.550M
Tue., 10/30/01	ARI 1, NYY 2	3	ARI 2-1	FOX	15.4	16.280M	23.407M
Wed., 10/31/01	ARI 3, NYY 4 (10)	4	TIE 2-2	FOX	15.8	16.717M	23.692M
Thu., 11/01/01	ARI 2, NYY 3 (12)	5	NYY 3-2	FOX	14.4	15.207M	21.323M
Sat., 11/03/01	NYY 2, ARI 15	6	TIE 3-3	FOX	13.8	14.515M	22.672M
Sun., 11/04/01	NYY 2, ARI 3	7	ARI 4-3	FOX	23.5	24.826M	39.084M

2000

2000: YANKEES 4, METS 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/21/00	NYM 3, NYY 4 (12)	1	NYY 1-0	FOX	11.5	11.794M	17.556M
Sun., 10/22/00	NYM 5, NYY 6	2	NYY 2-0	FOX	12.6	12.920M	19.045M
Tue., 10/24/00	NYY 2, NYM 4	3	NYY 2-1	FOX	12.4	12.682M	17.453M
Wed., 10/25/00	NYY 3, NYM 2	4	NYY 3-1	FOX	12.5	12.785M	17.611M
Thu., 10/26/00	NYY 4, NYM 2	5	NYY 4-1	FOX	13.1	13.351M	18.927M

1999

1999: YANKEES 4, BRAVES 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/23/99	NYY 4, ATL 1	1	NYY 1-0	NBC	14.2	14.335M	22.035M
Sun., 10/24/99	NYY 7, ATL 2	2	NYY 2-0	NBC	15.0	15.072M	22.825M
Tue., 10/26/99	ATL 5, NYY 6 (10)	3	NYY 3-0	NBC	16.8	16.900M	24.116M
Wed., 10/27/99	ATL 1, NYY 4	4	NYY 4-0	NBC	17.8	17.978M	25.848M

1998

1998: YANKEES 4, PADRES 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/17/98	SD 6, NYY 9	1	NYY 1-0	FOX	12.4	12.280M	18.740M
Sun., 10/18/98	SD 3, NYY 9	2	NYY 2-0	FOX	12.6	12.540M	17.860M
Tue., 10/20/98	NYY 5, SD 4	3	NYY 3-0	FOX	15.4	15.330M	21.970M
Wed., 10/21/98	NYY 3, SD 0	4	NYY 4-0	FOX	16.6	16.480M	23.390M

1997

1997: MARLINS 4, CLEVELAND 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/18/97	CLE 4, FLA 7	1	FLA 1-0	NBC	11.3	11.060M	16.810M
Sun., 10/19/97	CLE 6, FLA 1	2	TIE 1-1	NBC	15.0	14.730M	22.460M
Tue., 10/21/97	FLA 14, CLE 11	3	FLA 2-1	NBC	15.6	15.250M	22.190M
Wed., 10/22/97	FLA 3, CLE 10	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	15.5	15.230M	22.070M
Thu., 10/23/97	FLA 8, CLE 7	5	FLA 3-2	NBC	17.2	16.900M	24.200M
Sat., 10/25/97	CLE 4, FLA 1	6	TIE 3-3	NBC	15.5	15.170M	23.740M
Sun., 10/26/97	CLE 2, FLA 3 (11)	7	FLA 4-3	NBC	24.5	23.990M	37.990M

1996

1996: YANKEES 4, BRAVES 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sun., 10/20/96	ATL 12, NYY 1	1	ATL 1-0	FOX	15.7	15.260M	23.690M
Mon., 10/21/96	ATL 4, NYY 0	2	ATL 2-0	FOX	14.0	13.550M	19.430M
Tue., 10/22/96	NYY 5, ATL 2	3	ATL 2-1	FOX	17.5	16.930M	23.990M
Wed., 10/23/96	NYY 8, ATL 6 (10)	4	TIE 2-2	FOX	17.9	17.320M	25.160M
Thu., 10/24/96	NYY 1, ATL 0	5	NYY 3-2	FOX	20.0	19.440M	28.520M
Sat., 10/26/96	ATL 2, NYY 3	6	NYY 4-2	FOX	19.1	18.480M	30.440M

1995

1995: BRAVES 4, CLEVELAND 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/21/95	CLE 2, ATL 3	1	ATL 1-0	ABC	16.4	15.720M	25.150M
Sun., 10/22/95	CLE 3, ATL 4	2	ATL 2-0	NBC	19.4	18.610M	29.350M
Tue., 10/24/95	ATL 6, CLE 7 (11)	3	ATL 2-1	NBC	20.0	19.140M	28.720M
Wed., 10/25/95	ATL 5, CLE 2	4	ATL 3-1	ABC	20.0	19.190M	28.670M
Thu., 10/26/95	ATL 4, CLE 5	5	ATL 3-2	ABC	21.6	20.710M	31.710M
Sat., 10/28/95	CLE 0, ATL 1	6	ATL 4-2	NBC	19.5	18.660M	30.280M

1994

1994: NO WORLD SERIES (MLBPA STRIKE)
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
NONE

1993

1993: BLUE JAYS 4, PHILLIES 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/16/93	PHI 5, TOR 8	1	TOR 1-0	CBS	15.5	14.600M	23.100M
Sun., 10/17/93	PHI 6, TOR 4	2	TIE 1-1	CBS	17.9	16.860M	25.200M
Tue., 10/19/93	TOR 10, PHI 3	3	TOR 2-1	CBS	15.2	14.320M	20.570M
Wed., 10/20/93	TOR 15, PHI 14	4	TOR 3-1	CBS	18.0	16.960M	24.590M
Thu., 10/21/93	TOR 0, PHI 2	5	TOR 3-2	CBS	18.4	17.330M	26.110M
Sat., 10/23/93	PHI 6, TOR 8	6	TOR 4-2	CBS	19.1	17.990M	29.050M

1992

1992: BLUE JAYS 4, BRAVES 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/17/92	TOR 1, ATL 3	1	ATL 1-0	CBS	15.6	14.520M	25.020M
Sun., 10/18/92	TOR 5, ATL 4	2	TIE 1-1	CBS	20.2	18.810M	29.590M
Tue., 10/20/92	ATL 2, TOR 3	3	TOR 2-1	CBS	20.8	19.360M	29.980M
Wed., 10/21/92	ATL 1, TOR 2	4	TOR 3-1	CBS	18.9	17.600M	26.410M
Thu., 10/22/92	ATL 7, TOR 2	5	TOR 3-2	CBS	21.6	20.110M	31.230M
Sat., 10/24/92	TOR 4, ATL 3 (11)	6	TOR 4-2	CBS	22.7	21.130M	35.000M

1991

1991: TWINS 4, BRAVES 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/19/91	ATL 2, MIN 5	1	MIN 1-0	CBS	17.6	16.210M	26.310M
Sun., 10/20/91	ATL 2, MIN 3	2	MIN 2-0	CBS	21.7	19.990M	30.840M
Tue., 10/22/91	MIN 4, ATL 5 (12)	3	MIN 2-1	CBS	23.5	21.640M	33.170M
Wed., 10/23/91	MIN 2, ATL 3	4	TIE 2-2	CBS	22.9	21.090M	32.100M
Thu., 10/24/91	MIN 5, ATL 14	5	ATL 3-2	CBS	22.9	21.090M	33.180M
Sat., 10/26/91	ATL 3, MIN 4 (11)	6	TIE 3-3	CBS	25.4	23.390M	40.830M
Sun., 10/27/91	ATL 0, MIN 1 (10)	7	MIN 4-3	CBS	32.2	29.660M	50.340M

1990

1990: REDS 4, ATHLETICS 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/16/90	OAK 0, CIN 7	1	CIN 1-0	CBS	20.2	18.810M	28.600M
Wed., 10/17/90	OAK 4, CIN 5 (10)	2	CIN 2-0	CBS	21.8	20.300M	30.570M
Fri., 10/19/90	CIN 8, OAK 3	3	CIN 3-0	CBS	19.4	18.060M	28.720M
Sat., 10/20/90	CIN 2, OAK 1	4	CIN 4-0	CBS	21.4	19.920M	32.910M

1989

1989: ATHLETICS 4, GIANTS 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/14/89	SF 0, OAK 5	1	OAK 1-0	ABC	16.2	14.920M	25.030M
Sun., 10/15/89	SF 1, OAK 5	2	OAK 2-0	ABC	17.4	16.030M	25.410M
Fri., 10/27/89	OAK 13, SF 7	3	OAK 3-0	ABC	17.5	16.120M	26.610M
Sat., 10/28/89	OAK 9, SF 6	4	OAK 4-0	ABC	14.7	13.540M	21.640M

1988

1988: DODGERS 4, ATHLETICS 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/15/88	OAK 4, LA 5	1	LA 1-0	NBC	20.5	18.530M	30.350M
Sun., 10/16/88	OAK 0, LA 6	2	LA 2-0	NBC	23.1	20.880M	34.700M
Tue., 10/18/88	LA 1, OAK 2	3	LA 2-1	NBC	24.8	22.420M	34.990M
Wed., 10/19/88	LA 4, OAK 3	4	LA 3-1	NBC	24.2	21.880M	33.960M
Thu., 10/20/88	LA 5, OAK 2	5	LA 4-1	NBC	27.0	24.410M	38.800M

1987

1987: TWINS 4, CARDINALS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/17/87	STL 1, MIN 10	1	MIN 1-0	ABC	19.2	17.010M	30.570M
Sun., 10/18/87	STL 4, MIN 8	2	MIN 2-0	ABC	21.9	19.400M	33.660M
Tue., 10/20/87	MIN 1, STL 3	3	MIN 2-1	ABC	24.9	22.060M	34.990M
Wed., 10/21/87	MIN 2, STL 7	4	TIE 2-2	ABC	23.8	21.090M	34.040M
Thu., 10/22/87	MIN 2, STL 4	5	STL 3-2	ABC	23.4	20.730M	32.550M
Sat., 10/24/87	STL 5, MIN 11	6	TIE 3-3	ABC	20.9	18.520M	29.090M
Sun., 10/25/87	STL 2, MIN 4	7	MIN 4-3	ABC	32.6	28.880M	51.180M

1986

1986: METS 4, RED SOX 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/18/86	BOS 1, NYM 0	1	BOS 1-0	NBC	24.2	21.150M	33.100M
Sun., 10/19/86	BOS 9, NYM 3	2	BOS 2-0	NBC	25.5	22.290M	32.340M
Tue., 10/21/86	NYM 7, BOS 1	3	BOS 2-1	NBC	25.6	22.370M	33.200M
Wed., 10/22/86	NYM 6, BOS 2	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	26.0	22.720M	34.490M
Thu., 10/23/86	NYM 2, BOS 4	5	BOS 3-2	NBC	29.8	26.050M	38.710M
Sat., 10/25/86	BOS 5, NYM 6 (10)	6	TIE 3-3	NBC	30.3	26.480M	44.510M
Mon., 10/27/86	BOS 5, NYM 8	7	NYM 4-3	NBC	38.9	—	—

1985

1985: ROYALS 4, CARDINALS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/19/85	STL 3, KC 1	1	STL 1-0	ABC	22.1	18.980M	31.510M
Mon., 10/21/85	STL 4, KC 2	2	STL 2-0	ABC	23.2	19.930M	31.770M
Tue., 10/22/85	KC 6, STL 1	3	STL 2-1	ABC	25.4	21.820M	32.800M
Wed., 10/23/85	KC 0, STL 3	4	STL 3-1	ABC	24.8	21.300M	35.040M
Fri., 10/25/85	KC 6, STL 1	5	STL 3-2	ABC	24.9	21.390M	30.950M
Sat., 10/26/85	STL 1, KC 2	6	TIE 3-3	ABC	24.2	20.790M	34.860M
Sun., 10/27/85	STL 0, KC 11	7	KC 4-3	ABC	32.6	28.000M	45.000M

1984

1984: TIGERS 4, PADRES 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/09/84	DET 3, SD 2	1	DET 1-0	NBC	27.7	23.520M	33.860M
Wed., 10/10/84	DET 3, SD 5	2	TIE 1-1	NBC	26.0	22.070M	32.010M
Fri., 10/12/84	SD 2, DET 5	3	DET 2-1	NBC	21.5	18.250M	26.810M
Sat., 10/13/84	SD 2, DET 4	4	DET 3-1	NBC	15.0	12.740M	18.020M
Sun., 10/14/84	SD 4, DET 8	5	DET 4-1	NBC	22.7	19.270M	28.580M

1983

1983: ORIOLES 4, PHILLIES 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/11/83	PHI 2, BAL 1	1	PHI 1-0	ABC	27.7	23.210M	36.230M
Wed., 10/12/83	PHI 1, BAL 4	2	TIE 1-1	ABC	26.8	22.462M	34.550M
Fri., 10/14/83	BAL 3, PHI 2	3	BAL 2-1	ABC	23.9	20.030M	30.120M
Sat., 10/15/83	BAL 5, PHI 4	4	BAL 3-1	ABC	17.6	14.750M	20.260M
Sun., 10/16/83	BAL 5, PHI 0	5	BAL 4-1	ABC	21.0	17.600M	26.950M

1982

1982: CARDINALS 4, BREWERS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/12/82	MIL 10, STL 0	1	MIL 1-0	NBC	27.9	23.240M	37.460M
Wed., 10/13/82	MIL 4, STL 5	2	TIE 1-1	NBC	29.1	24.240M	37.700M
Fri., 10/15/82	STL 6, MIL 2	3	STL 2-1	NBC	25.0	20.830M	32.890M
Sat., 10/16/82	STL 5, MIL 7	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	21.0	17.490M	26.210M
Sun., 10/17/82	STL 4, MIL 6	5	MIL 3-2	NBC	30.4	25.320M	48.990M
Tue., 10/19/82	MIL 1, STL 13	6	TIE 3-3	NBC	24.0	19.990M	32.350M
Wed., 10/20/82	MIL 3, STL 6	7	STL 4-3	NBC	38.2	31.820M	49.930M

1981

1981: DODGERS 4, YANKEES 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/20/81	LA 3, NYY 5	1	NYY 1-0	ABC	29.9	24.370M	39.720M
Wed., 10/21/81	LA 0, NYY 3	2	NYY 2-0	ABC	28.8	23.470M	39.110M
Fri., 10/23/81	NYY 4, LA 5	3	NYY 2-1	ABC	29.0	23.640M	40.140M
Sat., 10/24/81	NYY 7, LA 8	4	TIE 2-2	ABC	28.4	23.150M	37.970M
Sun., 10/25/81	NYY 1, LA 2	5	LA 3-2	ABC	26.4	21.520M	39.110M
Wed., 10/28/81	LA 9, NYY 2	6	LA 4-2	ABC	37.2	30.320M	—

1980

1980: PHILLIES 4, ROYALS 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/14/80	KC 6, PHI 7	1	PHI 1-0	NBC	33.5	26.060M	42.040M
Wed., 10/15/80	KC 4, PHI 6	2	PHI 2-0	NBC	34.4	26.760M	42.990M
Fri., 10/17/80	PHI 3, KC 4 (10)	3	PHI 2-1	NBC	32.0	24.900M	39.170M
Sat., 10/18/80	PHI 3, KC 5	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	23.9	18.590M	29.320M
Sun., 10/19/80	PHI 4, KC 3	5	PHI 3-2	NBC	32.0	24.900M	45.460M
Tue., 10/21/80	KC 1, PHI 4	6	PHI 4-2	NBC	40.0	31.120M	54.860M

1979

1979: PIRATES 4, ORIOLES 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Wed., 10/10/79	PIT 4, BAL 5	1	BAL 1-0	ABC	28.2	21.520M	38.140M
Thu., 10/11/79	PIT 3, BAL 2	2	TIE 1-1	ABC	29.6	22.580M	36.320M
Fri., 10/12/79	BAL 8, PIT 4	3	BAL 2-1	ABC	22.5	17.170M	31.420M
Sat., 10/13/79	BAL 9, PIT 6	4	BAL 3-1	ABC	23.5	17.930M	27.210M
Sun., 10/14/79	BAL 1, PIT 7	5	BAL 3-2	ABC	26.2	19.990M	39.090M
Tue., 10/16/79	PIT 4, BAL 0	6	TIE 3-3	ABC	32.5	24.800M	43.640M
Wed., 10/17/79	PIT 4, BAL 1	7	PIT 4-3	ABC	36.9	28.150M	49.890M

1978

1978: YANKEES 4, DODGERS 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/10/78	NYY 5, LA 11	1	LA 1-0	NBC	33.1	24.660M	43.510M
Wed., 10/11/78	NYY 3, LA 4	2	LA 2-0	NBC	32.2	23.990M	42.720M
Fri., 10/13/78	LA 1, NYY 5	3	LA 2-1	NBC	33.0	24.590M	43.810M
Sat., 10/14/78	LA 3, NYY 4 (10)	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	30.1	22.420M	39.220M
Sun., 10/15/78	LA 2, NYY 12	5	NYY 3-2	NBC	32.6	24.290M	45.870M
Tue., 10/17/78	NYY 7, LA 2	6	NYY 4-2	NBC	35.9	26.750M	50.600M

1977

1977: YANKEES 4, DODGERS 2
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Tue., 10/11/77	LA 3, NYY 4 (12)	1	NYY 1-0	ABC	30.3	22.090M	36.960M
Wed., 10/12/77	LA 6, NYY 1	2	TIE 1-1	ABC	30.5	22.230M	35.880M
Fri., 10/14/77	NYY 5, LA 3	3	NYY 2-1	ABC	30.2	22.020M	37.410M
Sat., 10/15/77	NYY 4, LA 2	4	NYY 3-1	ABC	27.2	19.830M	31.460M
Sun., 10/16/77	NYY 4, LA 10	5	NYY 3-2	ABC	26.6	19.390M	37.010M
Tue., 10/18/77	LA 4, NYY 8	6	NYY 4-2	ABC	33.9	24.710M	44.200M

1976

1976: REDS 4, YANKEES 0
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/16/76	NYY 1, CIN 5	1	CIN 1-0	NBC	20.3	14.450M	23.730M
Sun., 10/17/76	NYY 3, CIN 4	2	CIN 2-0	NBC	29.4	20.930M	—
Tue., 10/19/76	CIN 6, NYY 2	3	CIN 3-0	NBC	29.8	21.220M	36.250M
Thu., 10/21/76	CIN 7, NYY 2	4	CIN 4-0	NBC	30.5	21.720M	38.790M

1975

1975: REDS 4, RED SOX 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/11/75	CIN 0, BOS 6	1	BOS 1-0	NBC	20.0	13.920M	20.990M
Sun., 10/12/75	CIN 3, BOS 2	2	TIE 1-1	NBC	20.1	13.990M	24.320M
Tue., 10/14/75	BOS 5, CIN 6 (10)	3	CIN 2-1	NBC	28.9	20.110M	37.910M
Wed., 10/15/75	BOS 5, CIN 4	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	28.0	19.490M	34.640M
Thu., 10/16/75	BOS 2, CIN 6	5	CIN 3-2	NBC	30.9	21.510M	40.710M
Tue., 10/21/75	CIN 6, BOS 7 (12)	6	TIE 3-3	NBC	33.3	23.180M	41.570M
Wed., 10/22/75	CIN 4, BOS 3	7	CIN 4-3	NBC	39.6	27.560M	51.560M

1974

1974: ATHLETICS 4, DODGERS 1
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/12/74	OAK 3, LA 2	1	OAK 1-0	NBC	23.4	16.030M	23.750M
Sun., 10/13/74	OAK 2, LA 3	2	TIE 1-1	NBC	25.7	17.600M	30.470M
Tue., 10/15/74	LA 2, OAK 3	3	OAK 2-1	NBC	26.5	18.150M	29.830M
Wed., 10/16/74	LA 2, OAK 5	4	OAK 3-1	NBC	25.4	17.400M	29.760M
Thu., 10/17/74	LA 2, OAK 3	5	OAK 4-1	NBC	27.2	18.630M	31.610M

1973

1973: ATHLETICS 4, METS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/13/73	NYM 1, OAK 2	1	OAK 1-0	NBC	26.4	17.480M	27.444M
Sun., 10/14/73	NYM 10, OAK 7 (12)	2	TIE 1-1	NBC	28.8	19.070M	35.661M
Tue., 10/16/73	OAK 3, NYM 2 (11)	3	OAK 2-1	NBC	33.6	22.240M	38.030M
Wed., 10/17/73	OAK 1, NYM 6	4	TIE 2-2	NBC	32.2	21.320M	36.670M
Thu., 10/18/73	OAK 0, NYM 2	5	NYM 3-2	NBC	32.6	21.580M	37.364M
Sat., 10/20/73	NYM 1, OAK 3	6	TIE 3-3	NBC	27.7	18.340M	28.610M
Sun., 10/21/73	NYM 2, OAK 5	7	OAK 4-3	NBC	33.7	22.310M	39.935M

1972

1972: ATHLETICS 4, REDS 3
Date	Game	#	Series	Net	U.S. Rating	Homes (000)	Viewers (000)
Sat., 10/14/72	OAK 3, CIN 2	1	OAK 1-0	NBC	21.2	13.740M	22.534M
Sun., 10/15/72	OAK 2, CIN 1	2	OAK 2-0	NBC	23.3	15.100M	27.331M
Wed., 10/18/72	CIN 1, OAK 0	3	OAK 2-1	NBC	33.6	21.770M	37.880M
Thu., 10/19/72	CIN 2, OAK 3	4	OAK 3-1	NBC	33.5	21.710M	38.210M
Fri., 10/20/72	CIN 5, OAK 4	5	OAK 3-2	NBC	22.3	14.450M	23.120M
Sat., 10/21/72	OAK 1, CIN 8	6	TIE 3-3	NBC	26.5	17.170M	30.048M
Sun., 10/22/72	OAK 3, CIN 2	7	OAK 4-3	NBC	32.8	21.250M	41.438M

(Numbers from nielsenwire.com, Media Life Magazine, Sitcoms Online)

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Comments 5

Anonymous says:

15 years ago

Hi!

Two questions:

1. Are there available datas about local TV ratings for this year’s WS Game 7 in urban markets outside home DMAs?

2. Have you got the final local ratings average for all 30 MLB teams (or at least the 29 U.S.-based teams) during the Regular season? I’ve found the 10 best only.

Thanks for the great coverage of this unforgettable Postseason!
- Paulsen says:
  
  15 years ago
  
  Surprisingly, FOX did not include neutral market numbers in its Game 7 press release.
  
  As for regular season numbers, I haven’t seen the averages for all thirty teams.
Youngwerther23 says:

15 years ago

no viewer data for game 6 of 86? would you guess somewhere around 60-70 million viewers?
- Paulsen says:
  
  15 years ago
  
  Probably over 60 million. Not sure about 70 mil.
  - jerrytsao says:
    
    11 years ago
    
    Just saw the NYT article “Long-Lost Audiences Seen in Game 1 Drama” the author mentioned 86′ G7 avg 52.1M viewers, not sure where that number comes from since Nielsen apparently didn’t have those numbers back in 2008, that G6 viewership/rating ratio looks exceptionally high to me for a Saturday night game, what a shame that we don’t know the exact number for possibly most viewed World Series game, wondering what happened to nielsen that Monday/Tuesday lol.

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