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Shea Stadium, venue of one of the highest-rated and most-watched individual games, Game 7 of the1986 World Series.

Audience measurement byNielsen Media Research, commonly referred to asNielsen ratings, has providedWorld Series television ratings since at least 1963.[1][a] Key measurements areratings, the percentage of all U.S. television-equipped households that watched a game,share, the percentage of television sets in use that were tuned to a game, and total viewers (orviewership), the average number of people watching a game throughout its duration.[4]

The highest ratings for an entire World Series is tied between1978, featuring theNew York Yankees andLos Angeles Dodgers, and1980, featuring thePhiladelphia Phillies andKansas City Royals. Both series went six games and averaged a rating of 32.8 and a share of 56.[5] Average viewership was slightly larger in 1978 (44,278,950) than in 1980 (42,300,000).[5]

The lowest ratings for an entire World Series was in2023, a five-game series won by theTexas Rangers over theArizona Diamondbacks, which averaged a 4.7 rating with a 14 share; it also had the lowest average viewership, at 9.082 million. Previously, the2020 series in which theLos Angeles Dodgers defeated theTampa Bay Rays in six games was the least watched, averaging a 5.2 rating and a 12 share.

The highest-rated individual game in World Series history was Game 6 in1980, when thePhiladelphia Phillies defeated theKansas City Royals; the game had a 40.0 rating.[5][6] The only other games with a rating of 39 or higher were Game 7 in1975, when theCincinnati Reds defeated theBoston Red Sox, with a 39.6 rating,[5] and Game 4 in1963, when theLos Angeles Dodgers swept theNew York Yankees, with a 39.5 rating.[6][1] The most-viewed game was Game 7 in1986, when theNew York Mets defeated theBoston Red Sox;[7] with a rating of 38.9,[5] its viewership is estimated at 55 to 60 million.[8][b]

The lowest-rated individual game was Game 2 in2023, which had a 4.0 rating.[9] However, the smallest viewership for a televised Series game belongs to Game 3 in2023 at 8.126 million, which had a 4.2 rating.[10] The previous least-viewed game was Game 2 in2023, which had 8.153 million viewers.[9] Prior to 2020, the only World Series game with less than 10 million viewers had been Game 3 in2008,[11] which was impacted by arain delay and had 9.836 million viewers.[12]

The most recent World Series game to record a rating of 30 or higher was Game 7 in1991, as theMinnesota Twins defeated theAtlanta Braves; the game had a viewership of 50.340 million.[5] Game 7 in2016 between theChicago Cubs andCleveland Indians had an average viewership of 40.045 million—the most-watched World Series game in 25 years dating back to 1991[13]—and peaked at 49.9 million viewers, and Fox estimated more than 75 million people watched all or part of the game.[14]

All four major U.S. broadcast television networks (ABC,CBS,NBC, andFox) have broadcast the World Series. Fox has been the exclusive broadcast network for the World Series since2000, and has a contract with MLB to carry the World Series through 2028.[15]

Viewership/rating by year

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The graph below shows the average rating (in percentage) and average number of viewers (in millions) for each World Series since 1973; older Nielsen records lack average viewer counts.[5][16] For example, the 1973 World Series (the leftmost data points) had an average rating of 30.7 (percentage of all U.S. television-equipped households that watched) and an average viewership of 34.8 (million viewers). This chart shows trending over time; specific figures are available in thetelevision ratings by year section.

Rating (percentage) / Viewership (millions)Year010203040501970198019902000201020202030Rating (percentage)Viewership (millions)World Series viewership by year
Viewsource data.

Least and most viewed World Series

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These tables list the World Series with the smallest and largest average viewership (figures in millions) since 1973.[5][16][17]

Least viewed
Rank Year  Average Games
12023 9.082 M5
22020 9.785 M6
3202111.744 M6
4202211.762 M6
5201212.636 M4
Most viewed
Rank Year  Average Games
1197844.279 M6
2198042.300 M6
3198141.370 M6
4198238.070 M7
5197937.960 M7
Yankee Stadium, site of three games of the1978 World Series.

Viewership records

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The following table shows the viewership (figures in millions) records—both largest and smallest—for games one through seven in a World Series since 1973.[5][16][11]

 AverageGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Highest44.279 M (1978)43.510 M (1978)42.990 M (1980)43.810 M (1978)39.220 M (1978)48.990 M (1982)54.860 M (1980)55–60 M (1986)
Lowest9.082 M (2023)9.172 M (2023)8.153 M (2023)8.126 M (2023)8.480 M (2023)10.059 M (2020)12.549 M (2022)23.013 M (2019)

Television ratings by year

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Figures are expressed asratings/share. Ratings represent the percentage of U.S. households that watched the game on television. Share represents the percentage of television setsin use that were tuned to the game.

Key to colors
    Most viewers for each Game (1 through 7) orAverage
    Fewest viewers for each Game (1 through 7) orAverage
YearNetworkResultsAverageGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
2025FoxLos Angeles Dodgers 4,
Toronto Blue Jays 3		7.2
(15.492 M
viewers)		5.7/20
(12.499 M
viewers)		5.2/18
(11.399 M
viewers)		5.3/16
(11.157 M
viewers)[18]		7.2/23
(14.520 M
viewers)[19]		7.1/23
(14.305 M
viewers)[20]		8/28
(17.682 M
viewers)[21][22]		11.5
(26.88 M
viewers)[22]
2024FoxLos Angeles Dodgers 4,
New York Yankees 1		7.3/22
(15.102 M
viewers)		6.6/21
(14.163 M
viewers)[23]		6.2/20
(13.713 M
viewers)[24]		6.6/19
(13.208 M
viewers)[25]		8.2/24
(16.275 M
viewers)[26]		9.0/28
(18.152 M
viewers)[27]		No Game
2023FoxTexas Rangers 4,
Arizona Diamondbacks 1		4.7/14
(9.082 M
viewers)		4.6/15
(9.172 M
viewers)[28]		4.0/12
(8.153 M
viewers)[29]		4.2/11
(8.126 M
viewers)[10]		4.5/13
(8.480 M
viewers)[30]		6.0/17
(11.481 M
viewers)[31]		No Game
2022FoxHouston Astros 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2		6.108
(11.762 M
viewers)		5.69
(11.475 M
viewers)[32]		5.34
(10.789 M
viewers)[33]		6.11
(11.162 M
viewers)[34]		6.48
(11.809 M
viewers)		6.92
(12.786 M
viewers)		6.11
(12.549 M
viewers)		No Game
2021FoxAtlanta Braves 4,
Houston Astros 2		6.5/16
(11.744 M
viewers)		6.1
(10.811 M viewers)[35]		5.8
(10.280 M viewers)[36]		6.1
(11.232 M viewers)[37]		5.65
(10.511 M viewers)[38]		7.4
(13.644 M viewers)[38]		7.9
(14.140 M viewers)[28]		No Game
2020FoxLos Angeles Dodgers 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 2		5.2/12
(9.785 M
viewers)		5.1/11
(9.353 M
viewers)[28]		5.0/11
(9.184 M
viewers)[28]		4.3/10
(8.156 M
viewers)[39]		4.8/12
(9.332 M
viewers)[40]		5.3/11
(10.059 M
viewers)[41]		6.8/15
(12.819 M
viewers)[28]		No Game
2019FoxWashington Nationals 4,
Houston Astros 3		8.1/16
(13.912 M
viewers)[42]		7.3/15
(12.194 M
viewers)[43]		7.1/15
(11.925 M
viewers)[44]		7.1/15
(12.220 M
viewers)[45]		5.9/13
(10.219 M
viewers)[46]		6.5/12
(11.390 M
viewers)[47]		9.6/19
(16.425 M
viewers)[48]		13.1/25
(23.013 M
viewers)[49]
2018FoxBoston Red Sox 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 1		8.3/17
(14.125 M
viewers)[50]		8.2/16
(13.761 M
viewers)[51]		8.1/15
(13.458 M
viewers)[52]		7.9/18
(13.251 M
viewers)[53]		7.9/16
(13.563 M
viewers)[54]		10.0/18
(17.634 M
viewers)[55]		No Game
2017FoxHouston Astros 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 3		10.7/20
(18.926 M
viewers)[50]		8.7[56]/15
(14.968 M
viewers)[57]		9.2[58]/18
(15.483 M
viewers)[59]		8.8[60]/17
(15.676 M
viewers)[61]		8.7[62]/17
(15.400 M
viewers)[63]		10.5[64]/21
(18.940 M
viewers)[65]		12.6[66]/23
(22.229 M
viewers)[67]		15.8[68]/28
(28.240 M
viewers)[69]
2016FoxChicago Cubs 4,
Cleveland Indians 3		12.9/22
(22.847 M
viewers)[70]		11.3[71]/20
(19.368 M
viewers)[72]		10.2[73]/18
(17.395 M
viewers)[74]		11.0[75]/20
(19.384 M
viewers)[76]		9.3[77]/18
(16.705 M
viewers)[78]		13.1[79]/21
(23.638 M
viewers)[80]		13.3[81]/23
(23.396 M
viewers)[82]		21.8[83]/37
(40.045 M
viewers)[84]
2015FoxKansas City Royals 4,
New York Mets 1		8.6/16
(14.533 M
viewers)[70]		9.0/17
(14.944 M
viewers)		8.3/14
(13.722 M
viewers)		7.9/15
(13.205 M
viewers)		7.8/15
(13.587 M
viewers)		10.0/17
(17.206 M
viewers)		No Game
2014FoxSan Francisco Giants 4,
Kansas City Royals 3		8.2/14
(13.930 M
viewers)[70]		7.3/12
(12.191 M
viewers)		7.9/14
(12.917 M
viewers)		7.2/13
(12.133 M
viewers)		6.3/12
(10.742 M
viewers)		7.3/12
(12.635 M
viewers)		8.1/13
(13.372 M
viewers)		13.7/23
(23.517 M
viewers)
2013FoxBoston Red Sox 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 2		8.9/15
(14.984 M
viewers)[70]		8.6/14
(14.400 M
viewers)		8.3/13
(13.429 M
viewers)		7.4/14
(12.473 M
viewers)		9.4/15
(15.975 M
viewers)		8.9/14
(14.446 M
viewers)		11.3/18
(19.178 M
viewers)		No Game
2012FoxSan Francisco Giants 4,
Detroit Tigers 0		7.6/12
(12.636 M
viewers)[70]		7.6/12
(12.240 M
viewers)		7.8/12
(12.340 M
viewers)		6.1/11
(10.471 M
viewers)		8.9/14
(15.485 M
viewers)		No Game
2011FoxSt. Louis Cardinals 4,
Texas Rangers 3		10.0/16
(16.521 M
viewers)[70]		8.7/14
(14.174 M
viewers)		8.9/14
(14.280 M
viewers)		6.6/12
(11.247 M
viewers)		9.2/14
(15.156 M
viewers)		8.8/14
(14.324 M
viewers)		12.7/21
(21.065 M
viewers)		14.7/25
(25.403 M
viewers)
2010FoxSan Francisco Giants 4,
Texas Rangers 1		8.4/14
(14.217 M
viewers)[70]		8.9/15
(15.009 M
viewers)		8.5/14
(14.130 M
viewers)		6.7/13
(11.460 M
viewers)		9.0/15
(15.537 M
viewers)		8.8/14
(14.950 M
viewers)		No Game
2009FoxNew York Yankees 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2		11.7/19
(19.334 M
viewers)[70]		11.9/19
(19.511 M
viewers)		11.7/19
(18.897 M
viewers)		9.1/18
(15.397 M
viewers)		13.5/22
(22.761 M
viewers)		10.6/16
(17.092 M
viewers)		13.4/22
(22.339 M
viewers)		No Game
2008FoxPhiladelphia Phillies 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 1		8.4/14
(13.193 M
viewers)[70]		9.2/15
(14.634 M
viewers)		8.1/13
(12.777 M
viewers)		6.1/13
(9.836 M
viewers)		9.3/15
(15.479 M
viewers)		9.6/14
(15.787 M
viewers)		No Game
2007FoxBoston Red Sox 4,
Colorado Rockies 0		10.6/18
(17.123 M
viewers)[70]		10.5/18
(16.897 M
viewers)		11.1/18
(16.950 M
viewers)		8.5/16
(14.055 M
viewers)		12.6/21
(20.946 M
viewers)		No Game
2006FoxSt. Louis Cardinals 4,
Detroit Tigers 1		10.1/17
(15.812 M
viewers)[70]		8.0/15
(12.840 M
viewers)		11.6/18
(18.165 M
viewers)		10.2/17
(15.582 M
viewers)		10.4/18
(16.113 M
viewers)		10.3/18
(16.277 M
viewers)		No Game
2005FoxChicago White Sox 4,
Houston Astros 0		11.1/19
(17.162 M
viewers)		9.5/17
(15.015 M
viewers)		11.1/17
(17.190 M
viewers)		11.0/21
(16.652 M
viewers)		13.0/21
(19.979 M
viewers)		No Game
2004FoxBoston Red Sox 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 0		15.8/26
(25.390 M
viewers)		13.7/25
(23.168 M
viewers)		15.9/24
(25.463 M
viewers)		15.7/24
(24.422 M
viewers)		18.2/28
(28.844 M
viewers)		No Game
2003FoxFlorida Marlins 4,
New York Yankees 2		12.8/22
(20.143 M
viewers)		10.9/20
(17.687 M
viewers)		12.6/20
(20.552 M
viewers)		12.5/21
(18.889 M
viewers)		13.6/23
(20.885 M
viewers)		13.2/21
(19.919 M
viewers)		13.9/25
(23.240 M
viewers)		No Game
2002FoxAnaheim Angels 4,
San Francisco Giants 3		11.9/20
(19.261 M
viewers)		9.4/18
(15.457 M
viewers)		11.9/20
(19.368 M
viewers)		10.8/18
(17.043 M
viewers)		11.8/19
(18.085 M
viewers)		10.0/17
(15.840 M
viewers)		11.8/21
(19.221 M
viewers)		17.9/28
(30.814 M
viewers)
2001FoxArizona Diamondbacks 4,
New York Yankees 3		15.7/26
(24.528 M
viewers)		10.4/19
(16.476 M
viewers)		15.0/23
(23.550 M
viewers)		15.4/24
(23.407 M
viewers)		15.8/27
(23.692 M
viewers)		14.4/24
(21.323 M
viewers)		13.8/24
(22.672 M
viewers)		23.5/34
(39.084 M
viewers)
2000FoxNew York Yankees 4,
New York Mets 1		12.4/21
(18.081 M
viewers)		11.5/22
(17.556 M
viewers)		12.6/20
(19.045 M
viewers)		12.4/21
(17.453 M
viewers)		12.5/21
(17.611 M
viewers)		13.1/21
(18.927 M
viewers)		No Game
1999NBCNew York Yankees 4,
Atlanta Braves 0		16.0/26
(23.731 M
viewers)		14.2/26
(22.035 M
viewers)		15.0/23
(22.825 M
viewers)		16.8/27
(24.116 M
viewers)		17.8/29
(25.848 M
viewers)		No Game
1998FoxNew York Yankees 4,
San Diego Padres 0		14.1/24
(20.340 M
viewers)		12.4/23
(18.740 M
viewers)		12.6/20
(17.860 M
viewers)		15.4/25
(21.970 M
viewers)		16.6/27
(23.390 M
viewers)		No Game
1997NBCFlorida Marlins 4,
Cleveland Indians 3		16.7/29
(24.790 M
viewers)		11.3/22
(16.810 M
viewers)		15.0/24
(22.460 M
viewers)		15.6/27
(22.190 M
viewers)		15.5/26
(22.070 M
viewers)		17.2/30
(24.200 M
viewers)		15.5/28
(23.740 M
viewers)		24.5/39
(37.990 M
viewers)
1996FoxNew York Yankees 4,
Atlanta Braves 2		17.4/29
(25.220 M
viewers)		15.7/25
(23.690 M
viewers)		14.0/23
(19.430 M
viewers)		17.5/28
(23.990 M
viewers)		17.9/32
(25.160 M
viewers)		20.0/32
(28.520 M
viewers)		19.1/34
(30.440 M
viewers)		No Game
1995ABC/NBCAtlanta Braves 4,
Cleveland Indians 2		19.5/33
(28.970 M
viewers)		16.4/30
(25.150 M
viewers, ABC)		19.4/31
(29.350 M
viewers, NBC)		20.0/34
(28.720 M
viewers, NBC)		20.0/33
(28.670 M
viewers, ABC)		21.6/34
(31.710 M
viewers, ABC)		19.5/35
(30.280 M
viewers, NBC)		No Game
1994Canceled due to theMLB strike
1993CBSToronto Blue Jays 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2		17.3/30
(24.700 M
viewers)		15.5/29
(23.100 M
viewers)		17.9/29
(25.200 M
viewers)		15.2/28
(20.570 M
viewers)		18.0/31
(24.590 M
viewers)		18.4/30
(26.110 M
viewers)		19.1/35
(29.050 M
viewers)		No Game
1992CBSToronto Blue Jays 4,
Atlanta Braves 2		20.2/34
(30.010 M
viewers)		15.6/28
(25.020 M
viewers)		20.2/32
(29.590 M
viewers)		20.8/33
(29.980 M
viewers)		18.9/30
(26.410 M
viewers)		21.6/36
(31.230 M
viewers)		22.7/41
(35.000 M
viewers)		No Game
1991CBSMinnesota Twins 4,
Atlanta Braves 3		24.0/39
(35.680 M
viewers)		17.6/32
(26.310 M
viewers)		21.7/34
(30.840 M
viewers)		23.5/39
(33.170 M
viewers)		22.9/36
(32.100 M
viewers)		22.9/37
(33.180 M
viewers)		25.4/44
(40.830 M
viewers)		32.2/49
(50.340 M
viewers)
1990CBSCincinnati Reds 4,
Oakland Athletics 0		20.8/36
(30.240 M
viewers)		20.2/32
(28.600 M
viewers)		21.8/37
(30.570 M
viewers)		19.4/35
(28.720 M
viewers)		21.4/38
(32.910 M
viewers)		No Game
1989ABCOakland Athletics 4,
San Francisco Giants 0		16.4/29
(24.550 M
viewers)		16.2/30
(25.030 M
viewers)		17.4/28
(25.410 M
viewers)		17.5/32
(26.610 M
viewers)		14.7/28
(21.640 M
viewers)		No Game
1988NBCLos Angeles Dodgers 4,
Oakland Athletics 1		23.9/39
(34.490 M
viewers)		20.5/38
(30.350 M
viewers)		23.1/36
(34.700 M
viewers)		24.8/40
(34.990 M
viewers)		24.2/39
(33.960 M
viewers)		27.0/43
(38.800 M
viewers)		No Game
1987ABCMinnesota Twins 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 3		24.0/41
(35.340 M
viewers)		19.2/35
(30.570 M
viewers)		21.9/34
(33.660 M
viewers)		24.9/40
(34.990 M
viewers)		23.8/38
(34.040 M
viewers)		23.4/38
(32.550 M
viewers)		20.9/47
(29.090 M
viewers)		32.6/50
(51.180 M
viewers)
1986NBCNew York Mets 4,
Boston Red Sox 3		28.6/46
(36.370 M
viewers)		24.2/42
(33.100 M
viewers)		25.5/41
(32.340 M
viewers)		25.6/40
(33.200 M
viewers)		26.0/41
(34.490 M
viewers)		29.8/47
(38.710 M
viewers)		30.3/52
(44.510 M
viewers)		38.9/55
(55–60 M
viewers)[8]
1985ABCKansas City Royals 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 3		25.3/39
(34.510 M
viewers)		22.1/37
(31.510 M
viewers)		23.2/35
(31.770 M
viewers)		25.4/38
(32.800 M
viewers)		24.8/38
(35.040 M
viewers)		24.9/38
(30.950 M
viewers)		24.2/41
(34.860 M
viewers)		32.6/47
(45.000 M
viewers)
1984NBCDetroit Tigers 4,
San Diego Padres 1		22.9/40
(28.010 M
viewers)		27.7/44
(33.860 M
viewers)		26.0/40
(32.010 M
viewers)		21.5/35
(26.810 M
viewers)		15.0/41
(18.020 M
viewers)		22.7/42
(28.580 M
viewers)		No Game
1983ABCBaltimore Orioles 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 1		23.4/41
(29.540 M
viewers)		27.7/41
(36.230 M
viewers)		26.8/40
(34.550 M
viewers)		23.9/40
(30.120 M
viewers)		17.6/47
(20.260 M
viewers)		21.0/39
(26.950 M
viewers)		No Game
1982NBCSt. Louis Cardinals 4,
Milwaukee Brewers 3		27.9/49
(38.070 M
viewers)		27.9/42
(37.460 M
viewers)		29.1/45
(37.700 M
viewers)		25.0/41
(32.890 M
viewers)		21.0/56
(26.210 M
viewers)		30.4/57
(48.990 M
viewers)		24.0/44
(32.350 M
viewers)		38.2/56
(49.930 M
viewers)
1981ABCLos Angeles Dodgers 4,
New York Yankees 2		30.0/49
(41.370 M
viewers)		29.9/46
(39.720 M
viewers)		28.8/44
(39.110 M
viewers)		29.0/47
(40.140 M
viewers)		28.4/57
(37.970 M
viewers)		26.4/45
(39.110 M
viewers)		37.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)		No Game
1980NBCPhiladelphia Phillies 4,
Kansas City Royals 2		32.8/56
(42.300 M
viewers)		33.5/52
(42.040 M
viewers)		34.4/53
(42.990 M
viewers)		32.0/53
(39.170 M
viewers)		23.9/60
(29.320 M
viewers)		32.0/60
(45.460 M
viewers)		40.0/60
(54.860 M
viewers)		No Game
1979ABCPittsburgh Pirates 4,
Baltimore Orioles 3		28.5/50
(37.960 M
viewers)		28.2/46
(38.140 M
viewers)		29.6/48
(36.320 M
viewers)		22.5/39
(31.420 M
viewers)		23.5/63
(27.210 M
viewers)		26.2/53
(39.090 M
viewers)		32.5/48
(43.640 M
viewers)		36.9/56
(49.890 M
viewers)
1978NBCNew York Yankees 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 2		32.8/56
(44.279 M
viewers)		33.1/51
(43.510 M
viewers)		32.2/50
(42.720 M
viewers)		33.0/54
(43.810 M
viewers)		30.1/65
(39.220 M
viewers)		32.6/60
(45.870 M
viewers)		35.9/54
(50.600 M
viewers)		No Game
1977ABCNew York Yankees 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 2		29.8/53
(37.150 M
viewers)		30.3/50
(36.960 M
viewers)		30.5/49
(35.880 M
viewers)		30.2/51
(37.410 M
viewers)		27.2/64
(31.460 M
viewers)		26.6/52
(37.010 M
viewers)		33.9/50
(44.200 M
viewers)		No Game
1976NBCCincinnati Reds 4,
New York Yankees 0		27.5/48
(34.720 M
viewers)		20.3/58
(23.730 M
viewers)		29.4/43
(n.a.
viewers)		29.8/44
(36.250 M
viewers)		30.5/48
(38.790 M
viewers)		No Game
1975NBCCincinnati Reds 4,
Boston Red Sox 3		28.7/52
(35.960 M
viewers)		20.0/58
(20.990 M
viewers)		20.1/53
(24.320 M
viewers)		28.9/47
(37.910 M
viewers)		28.0/46
(34.640 M
viewers)		30.9/48
(40.710 M
viewers)		33.3/55
(41.570 M
viewers)		39.6/60
(51.560 M
viewers)
1974NBCOakland Athletics 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 1		25.6/46
(29.080 M
viewers)		23.4/55
(23.750 M
viewers)		25.7/52
(30.470 M
viewers)		26.5/41
(29.830 M
viewers)		25.4/39
(29.760 M
viewers)		27.2/42
(31.610 M
viewers)		No Game
1973NBCOakland Athletics 4,
New York Mets 3		30.7/57
(34.750 M
viewers)		26.4/60
(27.444 M
viewers)		28.8/55
(35.661 M
viewers)		33.6/52
(38.030 M
viewers)		32.2/50
(36.670 M
viewers)		32.6/50
(37.364 M
viewers)		27.7/67
(28.610 M
viewers)		33.7/67
(39.935 M
viewers)
1972NBCOakland Athletics 4,
Cincinnati Reds 3		27.6/58
(n.a.
viewers)		21.2/60
(22.534 M
viewers)		23.3/57
(27.331 M
viewers)		33.6/49
(37.880 M
viewers)		33.5/50
(38.210 M
viewers)		22.3/56
(23.120 M
viewers)		26.5/63
(30.048 M
viewers)		32.8/71
(41.438 M
viewers)
1971NBCPittsburgh Pirates 4,
Baltimore Orioles 3		24.2/59
(n.a.
viewers)		21.8/58
(24.778 M
viewers)		16.5/51
(13.633 M
viewers)		16.5/51
(13.633 M
viewers)		34.8/54
(38.898 M
viewers)		16.5/51
(13.633 M
viewers)		28.1/72
(28.095 M
viewers)		34.2/72
(37.420 M
viewers)
1970NBCBaltimore Orioles 4,
Cincinnati Reds 1		19.4/53
(n.a.
viewers)		23.5/58
(14.120 M
viewers)		22.3/55
(13.400 M
viewers)		17.2/51
(10.340 M
viewers)		17.2/51
(10.340 M
viewers)		17.2/51
(10.340 M
viewers)		No Game
1969NBCNew York Mets 4,
Baltimore Orioles 1		22.4/58
(n.a.
viewers)		25.5/64
(14.920 M
viewers)		29.2/63
(17.080 M
viewers)		19.3/54
(11.290 M
viewers)		19.3/54
(11.290 M
viewers)		19.3/54
(11.290 M
viewers)		No Game
1968NBCDetroit Tigers 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 3		22.8/57
(n.a.
viewers)		20.4/53
(n.a.
viewers)		20.4/53
(n.a.
viewers)		26.5/68
(24.780 M
viewers)		26.4/61
(27.542M
viewers)		21.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)		21.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)		21.2/54
(n.a.
viewers)
YearNet.ResultsAverageGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7

Source: 1968 through 2007 figures are per Nielsen documents;[5][16] more recent years per inline citations.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^The firstWorld Series broadcast on television was in1947 between theNew York Yankees andBrooklyn Dodgers, carried regionally in theNew York City area.[2][3]
  2. ^Nielsen records do not list a viewership figure for this game.[5]

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