After hitting a playoff-high for Game 3, the final game of the National League Championship Series put up softer numbers in the metered markets.
Game 4 of the Mets/Cubs NLCS drew a 5.9 overnight rating on TBS Wednesday night, up 90% from Orioles/Royals on a Wednesday afternoon last year (3.1) and up 34% from Cardinals/Dodgers on a Tuesday night in 2013 (4.4). Compared to Cardinals/Giants Game 4 on Fox Sports 1 last year, which aired in the same Wednesday night timeslot, overnights increased 69% from a 3.5.
The Mets’ series-clinching win had the second-highest overnight of the postseason on any network, trailing only Game 3 of the series the previous night (7.0). Overall, the 5.9 ranks as the second-highest overnight for baseball on cable since 2011 — with the six highest overnights over that span taking place this postseason.
Locally, Game 4 had an 18.9 rating in Chicago and an 18.8 in New York, both down from Game 3.
Earlier in the day, Game 5 of the Royals/Blue Jays ALCS had a 2.0 overnight on FS1 — down 43% from Giants/Cardinals last year (3.5) and down 68% from Red Sox/Tigers on FOX in 2013 (6.2), both of which aired on Thursday nights. The four ALCS games on FS1 have ranged between a 1.9 and 2.1 overnight.
(Wed. numbers from Sports Business Daily, twitter.com/turnersportspr)
