The first deciding game of the Division Series since 2005 earned strong numbers for TBS, but trailed previous winner-take-all matchups.
The Rangers’ Game 5 win over the Rays drew a 4.1 U.S. rating and 6.410 million viewers on TBS Tuesday night, easily the highest rated, most-viewed game of the series.
The previous high mark for the series was a 2.2 and 3.513 million for Saturday’s Game 3. Games 1, 2 and 4 each drew less than a 2.0 rating and fewer than three million viewers.
Rangers/Rays was the first Game 5 in the Division Series since Yankees/Angels in 2005, which drew a substantially higher 8.9 rating and 13.699 million viewers on FOX.
This marks the lowest rated Game 5 since Twins/Athletics in 2002 (2.4). That game aired on a Sunday afternoon on ABC Family. Keep in mind Rangers/Rays is the only Game 5 to air on cable since that ’02 game.
Game 5 ranks as the second-highest rated, second-most viewed game of the postseason, trailing only Yankees/Twins Game 1 last Wednesday (4.3, 6.914 mil).
Ratings For Rangers/Rays ALDS
| Date | Time | Game | # | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed., 10/6/10 | 1:30 PM | Rangers 5 | 1 | TBS |
1.6
|
2,244
|
| Rays 1 | ||||||
| Thu., 10/7/10 | 2:30 PM | Rangers 6 | 2 | TBS |
1.8
|
2,421
|
| Rays 0 | ||||||
| Sat., 10/9/10 | 5 PM | Rays 6 | 3 | TBS |
2.2
|
3,513
|
| Rangers 3 | ||||||
| Sun., 10/10/10 | 1 PM | Rays 5 | 4 | TBS |
1.5
|
2,219
|
| Rangers 2 | ||||||
| Tue., 10/12/10 | 8 PM | Rangers 5 | 5 | TBS |
4.1
|
6,410
|
| Rays 1 |
(Turner Sports)
