Oct 22, 2019 fox had some of its best recent nielsen performances with the two prior years world series. The cubs and indians are of course locked up 11 through two games of the 2016 world series. The games of the 2019 world series washington nationals. How the 2016 world series tv ratings compare to past.
Nationals smash local tv rating record in world series game 7. Viewership for the series as a whole was high, but ratings for game 7. World series drawing most viewers since red sox sweep in. The cubs win their first world series in 108 years. Viewership for final world series games drops sharply from. World series game 7 averages over 40 million viewers fox. Game 7 in 2016 between the chicago cubs and cleveland indians had an average viewership of 40. Nationalsastros drew 23m viewers, was leastwatched world. Little league world series tv viewership down this year. Viewership for the final two games of the world series was down 20 percent from one year ago, but was still enough to give fox a second. World series drawing most viewers since red sox sweep in 04. We hoped you liked reading 2016 world series netting historic tv ratings by craig edwards. Main event wsop on espn in the united states from 2016 to 2017. Thats a drop of 23 percent from last year when the houston astros.
The games of the 2019 world series washington nationals defeated the houston astros were watched by an. The 112th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion chicago cubs and the american league al champion cleveland indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. Game 7 is the mostwatched mlb game in 25 years the 2016 world series as a whole was the mostwatched since 2004 by r. Through four games, the world series has averaged 18. Game 6 of the cubsindians world series delivered a. That boston red soxlos angeles dodgers game drew the lowest viewer total in four years. Thats actually a slim as in onetenth of a point improvement from the 2016 world series game 4.
This years series is down 27 percent in ratings and 29 percent in viewers from game 1 between the chicago. Fox sports is winning big with cubs playoffs games. The nielsen company says the five games so far of the washingtonhouston matchup is the leastwatched world series ever. For second straight night, world series hits 19year. The statistic shows information on the number of tv viewers of world series of poker. Nielsen says world series is a snooze for most tv viewers.
Game 7 of the 2016 world series was one of the biggest games in mlb history, and that fact was reflected in the tv ratings. The 33 world series games this year had an average tv rating of. The 112th edition of the world series, it was a best of seven playoff between the national league nl champion chicago cubs and the american league al champion cleveland indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. Dec 06, 2016 the 2016 league of legends world championship finals were the longest series in worlds history and were seen by 43 million people according to riot games in a release on the league of legends. This years world series on fox has been attracting the most tv viewers since the red sox swept the. The 2016 world series was always going to be a tough act to follow, but this years houstondominant fall classic did a remarkable job trying to live up to those ratings highs. The 2018 world series is thus far the fourthleast watched since 2010, with the mostwatched being the chicago cubs versus cleveland indians series in 2016, which averaged 22. The league of legends world championship is the annual professional league of legends world championship tournament hosted by riot games and is the culmination of each season. List of mostwatched television broadcasts wikipedia. Oct 26, 2016 sports executives root for length when it comes to a championship, and an extended world series would set up fox for the best world series viewership totals since the 2004, when the red sox won. The following content contains the tentative list of the mostwatched television broadcasts around the world in selected countries, with the corresponding peak viewership or ratings share records, the corresponding year of such broadcast, and the mentioned media research organizations tallying nationwide viewership records. World series climax tops 40 million viewers, biggest.
Nov 05, 2019 the statistic shows the average tv viewership of world series games from 2000 to 2019. World series game 7 hits near record viewership for fox. World series game 7 hits highs, falls short of 2016 updated. The 2016 world series on fox averaged an astounding. That series, which saw the houston astros win in seven games, averaged 18. World series game 7 draws almost 23 million viewers, fiercevideo. Compared to game 3 of coastal carolinaarizona in 2016, which aired during the afternoon on espnu, viewership jumped 298% from 503,000. In the end, even though it was in their own stadium, it was not to be for the dodgers as the astros won the 2017 world series last night amidst a ratings decline from 2016.
Granted, that was also a serieslow for 2016, but it did ultimately average 16. Nov 02, 2017 foxs viewership for game 7 was down 30% from 2016, but last years historic chicago cubs victory brought in over 40 million viewers. Compared to the last game 3 to air as scheduled on espn virginiavanderbilt in 2015 ratings increased 18% from 1. One of the most dramatic world series games fought to the bitter end by two longtimesuffering baseball franchises did not disappoint in tv viewership. The last two world series that went at least six games were in 2016 and 2017. The boston red soxlos angeles dodgers 2018 world series on fox. Nov 14, 2016 mlb network breaks several viewership records at end of 2016 season. World series television ratings 1968 2019 tv ratings for every world series in major league history. In 2016, fox posted its best world series viewership in 12 years 22. World series climax tops 40 million viewers, biggest game in 25 years gregory shamusgetty images the chicago cubs historic game 7 win, after 10 innings and a brief rain delay, blows. Game 7 of the 2017 world series on fox blew away its broadcast competition on wednesday night, though the game fell. The highestrated world series game in history was game 7 of the 1986 fall classic between the mets and red sox, which drew between 55 million and 60 million viewers.
Oct 27, 2017 world series down from 2016, but still drawing big numbers wednesday nights epic game 2 of the world series scored 16. World series down from 2016, but still drawing big numbers wednesday nights epic game 2 of the world series scored 16. And viewers tuned in, solidifying the 2016 world series most watched since 2004. In ratings game, world series game 5 trounces sunday night. The 2018 world series, which the red sox won in 5 games, drew 14. Oct 30, 2016 viewership was up 47% over last years world series game 3 vs. We publish thousands of articles a year, host multiple podcasts, and have an ever growing database of baseball stats. Mlb network breaks several viewership records at end of 2016. Cleveland in what will go down as one of the greatest baseball games ever played, the 2016 chicago cubs closed the book on the.
In the end, even though it was in their own stadium, it was not to be for the dodgers as the astros won the 2017 world series last night amidst a. The 2016 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2016 season. World series game 1 ratings down from 2016 houston chronicle. Big viewership for final game of world series 1104. College world series game 3 viewership hits high sports. The rating for the abc telecast of the world championship game sunday won. In the end, the world series produced over 26 hours of live content at an average viewership of over 14 million and outdrew the no. We might be in for a long and potentially dramatic series, but already this particular fall classic is. South williamsportattendance was down at the 70th little league world series and so was the number of television viewers. The 2016 world series has bucked those trends, and thats why its important that it beat sunday night football, a generally toprated program.
Comparing 2018s numbers to the ratings behemoth that was 2016, its even worse. The ratings for the astros game 7 world series victory were pretty out of this world, but they still couldnt compete with last years cubs. This years world series on fox has been attracting the most tv viewers since the red sox swept the cardinals in. The total audience for the series across foxs three outlets averaged 19. World series game 6 scores 2nd best viewership since 2009. World series game 7 is most watched baseball game in 25 years. Nov 02, 2017 in the end, even though it was in their own stadium, it was not to be for the dodgers as the astros won the 2017 world series last night amidst a ratings decline from 2016.
The series was played between october 25 and november 2. Radio voices of cubs, indians reveal what its like to call the 2016 world series. The chicago cubs won the 2016 world series in dramatic fashion with 87 extra innings thriller over the cleveland indians in a game 7 that will. More people watched the chicago cubs defeat the cleveland indians on wednesday night than any baseball game in recent memory. Baseball almanac is pleased to present comprehensive analysis of world series television ratings as compiled by nielsen media research, broadcast network data, and shares for every major league world series where data is available since 1968.
The statistic shows the average tv viewership of world series games from 2000 to 2019. Nov 03, 2016 game 7 of the 2016 world series was one of the biggest games in mlb history, and that fact was reflected in the tv ratings. They also, of course, havent won a world series since 1908, which adds to the appeal. Roughly 28 million viewers tuned in to see the houston. Nov 08, 2019 the world series is the final showpiece of the major league baseball season, with the american league al champion competing against the national league nl champion in a best of seven playoff. Radio voices give inside look at 2016 world series. World series game 1 misses alltime low tv audience by.
World series ratings decrease slightly from 2016 the new york. Compared to the sevenyear metered market high of the 2016 world series game 6 of november 1 last year, last nights game rose 2% from the chicago cubs 93. The houston astros are now the world series champions but the final game of the 2017 fall classic is a runnerup to last years historic baseball ender. Nov 01, 2016 game 5 on sunday was seen by an average of 23. As ubiquitously noted, the 2016 world series offered significant historical intrigue for baseball fans and casual viewers alike. This father of the internet still isnt completely sold on 5g, fast company. World series viewership tops snf telecast for first time since 11 november 1, 2016 fox on sunday night was a big winner with indianscubs, scoring the best world series game 5 audience in around 20 years and getting a win in primetime up against nbc and its eaglescowboys snf telecast. Oct 31, 2019 the nationals world seriesclinching game 7 victory over the houston astros on wednesday night delivered the teams best local tv rating since it arrived in washington, earning a 31. Through six games, the 2016 world series is averaging 19. The world series needs a whole lot of viewers to avoid least. A little over 30 years ago, the kansas city royals. Oct 26, 2017 television viewership for the dodgers world series game 1 victory over the astros was down from last years cubsindians opener but otherwise was the highestrated game 1 since 2010. The cleveland indians 10 win over the chicago cubs in game 3 of the 2016 world series to take a 21 lead in the series drew a 12.
Wednesday nights dramatic game 7 of the world series, as expected, led to some impressive ratings for fox. Fox announced the broadcast of chicago cubs 87 victory over the cleveland indians in 10 innings had 40 million viewers, making it the most. Speaking of appeal, the 2016 world series is already reversing a pattern of decline with regard to tv ratings. Still, with the robust numbers for fox through five games of the world series, its good to look at the highestrated, and mostviewed world series games of alltime, as tracked by nielsen. Fox announced the broadcast of chicago cubs 87 victory over the cleveland indians in 10 innings had 40 million viewers, making it the mostwatched baseball game in 25 years. More people watched the chicago cubs defeat the cleveland indians on. World series game 7 averages over 40 million viewers fox sports. World series ratings fall 23 percent from 2017 variety. Broadcasters of nfl games saw television viewership drop by an average of 8 percent for the 2016 regular season, as a typical game was watched by. According to variety, the 2018 world series on fox sports saw an average of 14. I told my editors upfront that one my reasons for covering this was the chance to use the phrase world champion washington nationals in a story.