The Yankees’ series-clinching win over the Angels drew the highest overnight rating of the post season.
Angels/Yankees Game 6 drew an 11.4 overnight rating on FOX Sunday night, up 52% from a 7.5 for Indians/Red Sox Game 6 in ’07, which aired on a Saturday night. Overnight ratings for last year’s Red Sox/Rays Game 6 on TBS were unavailable.
This marks the highest overnight rating for a League Championship Series game on broadcast since Indians/Red Sox Game 7 in ’07 (13.5). Additionally, this is the highest overnight rating for a Game 6 in the LCS since Red Sox/Yankees Game 6 drew an 18.3 in ’04.
Angels/Yankees Game 6 topped the Cardinals/Giants Sunday Night Football game on NBC, 11.4 to 10.4.
The 11.4 overnight for Angels/Yankees Game 6 is the highest for any non-NFL sporting event since the North Carolina/Michigan State NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship Game (11.9).
To put the numbers in perspective the highest overnight for the NBA Finals in June was a 10.9 (Game 4), and the highest overnight for last year’s World Series was a 10.7 (Game 4).
The Yankees clincher drew a 26.9 in New York, dwarfing a 9.3 for Cardinals/Giants.
Source: Sports Business Daily
