World Series ratings dating back to 1972. Also includes viewership for nearly all of those games, and adults 18-49 ratings for every game dating back to 2001. The 2020 World Series was the least-watched ever. The highest rated and most-watched World Series since 2004 remains Cubs-Indians in 2016 (13.1, 23.40M).
Viewership totals in (parentheses) include all platforms (ex. streaming and Spanish-language viewership). Numbers from a variety of sources, including ShowBuzz Daily, Programming Insider, and Fox Sports.
World Series ratings history
2023: Diamondbacks vs. Rangers
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Fri., 10/27 |
AZ-TEX Game 1 |
TEX +1 (10) |
FOX |
4.6 |
9.17M |
2.0 |
| Sat., 10/28 |
AZ-TEX Game 2 |
AZ +8 |
FOX |
4.0 |
8.15M |
1.5 |
| Mon., 10/30 |
TEX-AZ Game 3 |
TEX +2 |
FOX |
4.2 |
8.13M |
1.6 |
| Tue., 10/31 |
TEX-AZ Game 4 |
TEX +4 |
FOX |
4.5 |
8.48M |
1.7 |
| Wed., 11/1 |
TEX-AZ Game 5 |
TEX +5 |
FOX |
6.0 |
11.48M |
2.3 |
2022: Astros 4, Phillies 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Fri., 10/28 |
PHI-HOU Game 1 |
PHI +1 (10) |
FOX |
5.7 |
11.48M |
2.85 |
| Sat., 10/29 |
PHI-HOU Game 2 |
HOU +3 |
FOX |
5.3 |
10.79M |
2.4 |
| Tue., 11/1 |
HOU-PHI Game 3 |
PHI +7 |
FOX |
6.2 |
11.16M |
2.6 |
| Wed., 11/2 |
HOU-PHI Game 4 |
HOU +5 |
FOX |
6.6 |
11.81M |
2.8 |
| Thu., 11/3 |
HOU-PHI Game 5 |
HOU +1 |
FOX |
6.9 |
12.77M |
3.0 |
| Sat., 11/5 |
PHI-HOU Game 6 |
HOU +3 |
FOX |
6.1 |
12.55M |
2.9 |
2021: Braves 4, Astros 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/26 |
ATL-HOU Game 1 |
ATL +4 |
FOX |
6.1 |
10.934M |
2.5 |
| Wed., 10/27 |
ATL-HOU Game 2 |
HOU +5 |
FOX |
5.8 |
10.434M |
2.2 |
| Fri., 10/29 |
HOU-ATL Game 3 |
ATL +2 |
FOX |
6.1 |
11.469M |
2.4 |
| Sat., 10/30 |
HOU-ATL Game 4 |
ATL +1 |
FOX |
5.65 |
10.789M |
2.3 |
| Sun., 10/31 |
HOU-ATL Game 5 |
HOU +4 |
FOX |
7.4 |
13.821M |
3.1 |
| Tue., 11/2 |
ATL-HOU Game 6 |
ATL +7 |
FOX |
7.9 |
14.140M |
3.4 |
2020: Dodgers 4, Rays 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/20 |
TB-LAD Game 1 |
LAD +5 |
FOX |
5.1 |
9.353M |
2.4 |
| Wed., 10/21 |
TB-LAD Game 2 |
TB +2 |
FOX |
5.0 |
9.184M |
2.3 |
| Fri., 10/23 |
LAD-TB Game 3 |
LAD +4 |
FOX |
4.3 |
8.339M |
2.0 |
| Sat., 10/24 |
LAD-TB Game 4 |
TB +1 |
FOX |
4.8 |
9.563M |
2.3 |
| Sun., 10/25 |
LAD-TB Game 5 |
LAD +2 |
FOX |
5.3 |
10.288M |
2.6 |
| Tue., 10/27 |
TB-LAD Game 6 |
LAD +2 |
FOX |
6.8 |
12.819M |
3.4 |
2019: Nationals 4, Astros 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/22 |
WSH-HOU Game 1 |
WSH +1 |
FOX |
7.3 |
12.193M
(12.687M) |
3.1 |
| Wed., 10/23 |
WSH-HOU Game 2 |
WSH +9 |
FOX |
7.1 |
11.925M
(12.407M) |
2.9 |
| Fri., 10/25 |
HOU-WSH Game 3 |
HOU +3 |
FOX |
7.1 |
12.220M
(12.697M) |
2.8 |
| Sat., 10/26 |
HOU-WSH Game 4 |
HOU +7 |
FOX |
5.9 |
10.219M
(10.646M) |
2.3 |
| Sun., 10/27 |
HOU-WSH Game 5 |
HOU +6 |
FOX |
6.5 |
11.390M |
2.7 |
| Tue., 10/29 |
WSH-HOU Game 6 |
WSH +5 |
FOX |
9.6 |
16.551M
(17.030M) |
4.1 |
| Wed., 10/30 |
WSH-HOU Game 7 |
WSH +4 |
FOX |
13.1 |
23.217M |
6.1 |
2018: Red Sox 4, Dodgers 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/23 |
LAD-BOS Game 1 |
BOS +4 |
FOX |
8.2 |
13.761M
(14.329M) |
3.7 |
| Wed., 10/24 |
LAD-BOS Game 2 |
BOS +2 |
FOX |
8.1 |
13.458M
(14.069M) |
3.3 |
| Fri., 10/26 |
BOS-LAD Game 3* |
LAD +1 (18) |
FOX |
7.9 |
13.251M |
3.4 |
| Sat., 10/27 |
BOS-LAD Game 4 |
BOS +3 |
FOX |
7.9 |
13.564M
(14.146M) |
3.3 |
| Sun., 10/28 |
BOS-LAD Game 5 |
BOS +4 |
FOX |
10.0 |
17.635M
(18.452M) |
4.6 |
| * excludes final four innings |
2017: Astros 4, Dodgers 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/24 |
HOU-LAD Game 1 |
LAD +2 |
FOX |
8.7 |
14.968M
(15.456M) |
3.9 |
| Wed., 10/25 |
HOU-LAD Game 2 |
HOU +1 (11) |
FOX |
9.2 |
15.483M
(16.019M) |
4.2 |
| Fri., 10/27 |
LAD-HOU Game 3 |
HOU +2 |
FOX |
8.8 |
15.658M
(16.163M) |
3.9 |
| Sat., 10/28 |
LAD-HOU Game 4 |
LAD +4 |
FOX |
8.7 |
15.401M
(15.906M) |
3.7 |
| Sun., 10/29 |
LAD-HOU Game 5 |
HOU +1 (10) |
FOX |
10.5 |
18.940M
(19.608M) |
5.3 |
| Tue., 10/31 |
HOU-LAD Game 6 |
LAD +2 |
FOX |
12.6 |
22.229M
(23.008M) |
6.0 |
| Wed., 11/1 |
HOU-LAD Game 7 |
HOU +4 |
FOX |
15.8 |
28.240M
(29.301M) |
8.2 |
2016: Cubs 4, Indians 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/25 |
CHC-CLE Game 1 |
CLE +6 |
FOX |
11.3 |
19.371M
(19.786M) |
5.6 |
| Wed., 10/26 |
CHC-CLE Game 2 |
CHC +4 |
FOX |
10.2 |
17.395M
(17.788M) |
4.8 |
| Fri., 10/28 |
CLE-CHC Game 3 |
CLE +1 |
FOX |
11.0 |
19.386M
(19.789M) |
5.2 |
| Sat., 10/29 |
CLE-CHC Game 4 |
CLE +5 |
FOX |
9.3 |
16.707M
(17.007M) |
4.2 |
| Sun., 10/30 |
CLE-CHC Game 5 |
CHC +1 |
FOX |
13.1 |
23.641M
(24.119M) |
6.7 |
| Tue., 11/1 |
CHC-CLE Game 6 |
CHC +6 |
FOX |
13.3 |
23.399M
(23.975M) |
6.6 |
| Wed., 11/2 |
CHC-CLE Game 7 |
CHC +1 (10) |
FOX |
21.8 |
40.050M
(40.959M) |
12.6 |
2015: Royals 4, Mets 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/27 |
NYM-KC Game 1 |
KC +1 (14) |
FOX |
9.0 |
14.944M |
4.6 |
| Wed., 10/28 |
NYM-KC Game 2 |
KC +6 |
FOX |
8.3 |
13.722M |
3.9 |
| Fri., 10/30 |
KC-NYM Game 3 |
NYM +6 |
FOX |
7.9 |
13.205M |
3.2 |
| Sat., 10/31 |
KC-NYM Game 4 |
KC +2 |
FOX |
7.8 |
13.587M |
3.4 |
| Sun., 11/1 |
KC-NYM Game 5 |
KC +5 (12) |
FOX |
10.0 |
17.206M
(17.662M) |
5.1 |
2014: Giants 4, Royals 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Tue., 10/21 |
SF-KC Game 1 |
SF +6 |
FOX |
7.3 |
12.191M |
3.4 |
| Wed., 10/22 |
SF-KC Game 2 |
KC +5 |
FOX |
7.9 |
12.917M |
3.4 |
| Fri., 10/24 |
KC-SF Game 3 |
KC +1 |
FOX |
7.2 |
12.133M |
3.1 |
| Sat., 10/25 |
KC-SF Game 4 |
SF +7 |
FOX |
6.3 |
10.742M |
2.6 |
| Sun., 10/26 |
KC-SF Game 5 |
SF +5 |
FOX |
7.3 |
12.635M |
3.3 |
| Tue., 10/28 |
SF-KC Game 6 |
KC +10 |
FOX |
8.1 |
13.372M |
3.5 |
| Wed., 10/29 |
SF-KC Game 7 |
SF +1 |
FOX |
13.7 |
23.517M |
6.6 |
2013: Red Sox 4, Cardinals 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/23 |
STL-BOS Game 1 |
BOS +7 |
FOX |
8.6 |
14.400M |
4.2 |
| Thu., 10/24 |
STL-BOS Game 2 |
STL +2 |
FOX |
8.3 |
13.429M |
3.6 |
| Sat., 10/26 |
BOS-STL Game 3 |
STL +1 |
FOX |
7.4 |
12.473M |
3.3 |
| Sun., 10/27 |
BOS-STL Game 4 |
BOS +2 |
FOX |
9.4 |
15.975M |
4.6 |
| Mon., 10/28 |
BOS-STL Game 5 |
BOS +2 |
FOX |
8.9 |
14.446M |
4.1 |
| Wed., 10/30 |
STL-BOS Game 6 |
BOS +5 |
FOX |
11.3 |
19.178M |
5.7 |
2012: Giants 4, Tigers 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/24 |
DET-SF Game 1 |
SF +5 |
FOX |
7.6 |
12.243M |
4.2 |
| Thu., 10/25 |
DET-SF Game 2 |
SF +2 |
FOX |
7.8 |
12.343M |
4.0 |
| Sat., 10/27 |
SF-DET Game 3 |
SF +2 |
FOX |
6.1 |
10.471M |
3.2 |
| Sun., 10/28 |
SF-DET Game 4 |
SF +1 (10) |
FOX |
8.9 |
15.485M |
4.2 |
2011: Cardinals 4, Rangers 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/19 |
TEX-STL Game 1 |
STL +1 |
FOX |
8.7 |
14.174M |
4.2 |
| Thu., 10/20 |
TEX-STL Game 2 |
TEX +1 |
FOX |
8.9 |
14.280M |
4.0 |
| Sat., 10/22 |
STL-TEX Game 3 |
STL +9 |
FOX |
6.6 |
11.247M |
3.2 |
| Sun., 10/23 |
STL-TEX Game 4 |
TEX +4 |
FOX |
9.2 |
15.156M |
4.2 |
| Mon., 10/24 |
STL-TEX Game 5 |
TEX +2 |
FOX |
8.8 |
14.324M |
4.2 |
| Thu., 10/27 |
TEX-STL Game 6 |
STL +1 (10) |
FOX |
12.7 |
21.064M |
6.5 |
| Fri., 10/28 |
TEX-STL Game 7 |
STL +4 |
FOX |
14.7 |
25.403M |
7.4 |
2010: Giants 4, Rangers 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/27 |
TEX-SF Game 1 |
SF +4 |
FOX |
8.9 |
15.010M |
4.7 |
| Thu., 10/28 |
TEX-SF Game 2 |
SF +9 |
FOX |
8.5 |
14.132M |
4.0 |
| Sat., 10/30 |
SF-TEX Game 3 |
TEX +2 |
FOX |
6.7 |
11.461M |
2.9 |
| Sun., 10/31 |
SF-TEX Game 4 |
SF +4 |
FOX |
9.0 |
15.538M |
4.3 |
| Mon., 11/01 |
SF-TEX Game 5 |
SF +2 |
FOX |
8.8 |
14.951M |
4.2 |
2009: Yankees 4, Phillies 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/28 |
PHI-NYY Game 1 |
PHI +5 |
FOX |
11.9 |
19.513M |
6.3 |
| Thu., 10/29 |
PHI-NYY Game 2 |
NYY +2 |
FOX |
11.7 |
18.901M |
5.8 |
| Sat., 10/31 |
NYY-PHI Game 3 |
NYY +3 |
FOX |
9.1 |
15.398M |
4.7 |
| Sun., 11/01 |
NYY-PHI Game 4 |
NYY +3 |
FOX |
13.5 |
22.763M |
7.8 |
| Mon., 11/02 |
NYY-PHI Game 5 |
PHI +2 |
FOX |
10.6 |
17.095M |
5.3 |
| Wed., 11/04 |
PHI-NYY Game 6 |
NYY +4 |
FOX |
13.4 |
22.342M |
7.4 |
2008: Phillies 4, Rays 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/22 |
PHI-TB Game 1 |
PHI +1 |
FOX |
9.2 |
14.637M |
4.8 |
| Thu., 10/23 |
PHI-TB Game 2 |
TB +2 |
FOX |
8.1 |
12.781M |
4.0 |
| Sat., 10/25 |
TB-PHI Game 3 |
PHI +1 |
FOX |
6.1 |
9.838M |
3.2 |
| Sun., 10/26 |
TB-PHI Game 4 |
PHI +8 |
FOX |
9.3 |
15.481M |
5.1 |
Mon., 10/27
Wed., 10/29 |
TB-PHI Game 5 |
PHI +1 |
FOX |
9.6 |
15.789M |
4.9 |
2007: Red Sox 4, Rockies 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Wed., 10/24 |
COL-BOS Game 1 |
BOS +12 |
FOX |
10.5 |
16.899M |
5.8 |
| Thu., 10/25 |
COL-BOS Game 2 |
BOS +1 |
FOX |
11.1 |
16.952M |
5.3 |
| Sat., 10/27 |
COL-BOS Game 3 |
BOS +5 |
FOX |
8.5 |
14.056M |
4.3 |
| Sun., 10/28 |
COL-BOS Game 4 |
BOS +1 |
FOX |
12.6 |
20.947M |
7.1 |
2006: Cardinals 4, Tigers 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Sat., 10/21 |
STL-DET Game 1 |
STL +5 |
FOX |
8.0 |
12.841M |
3.6 |
| Sun., 10/22 |
STL-DET Game 2 |
DET +2 |
FOX |
11.6 |
18.167M |
5.9 |
| Tue., 10/24 |
DET-STL Game 3 |
STL +5 |
FOX |
10.2 |
15.584M |
4.8 |
| Thu., 10/26 |
DET-STL Game 4 |
STL +1 |
FOX |
10.4 |
16.114M |
5.1 |
| Fri., 10/27 |
DET-STL Game 5 |
STL +2 |
FOX |
10.3 |
16.279M |
5.0 |
2005: White Sox 4, Astros 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Sat., 10/22 |
HOU-CHW Game 1 |
CHW +2 |
FOX |
9.5 |
15.016M |
4.6 |
| Sun., 10/23 |
HOU-CHW Game 2 |
CHW +1 |
FOX |
11.1 |
17.191M |
5.7 |
| Tue., 10/25 |
CHW-HOU Game 3 |
CHW +2 (14) |
FOX |
11.0 |
16.655M |
5.7 |
| Wed., 10/26 |
CHW-HOU Game 4 |
CHW +1 |
FOX |
13.0 |
19.980M |
6.6 |
2004: Red Sox 4, Cardinals 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Sat., 10/23 |
STL-BOS Game 1 |
BOS +2 |
FOX |
13.7 |
23.169M |
8.0 |
| Sun., 10/24 |
STL-BOS Game 2 |
BOS +4 |
FOX |
15.9 |
25.465M |
9.0 |
| Tue., 10/26 |
BOS-STL Game 3 |
BOS +3 |
FOX |
15.7 |
24.424M |
8.2 |
| Wed., 10/27 |
BOS-STL Game 4 |
BOS +3 |
FOX |
18.2 |
28.846M |
10.0 |
2003: Marlins 4, Yankees 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Sat., 10/18 |
FLA-NYY Game 1 |
FLA +1 |
FOX |
10.9 |
17.740M |
6.0 |
| Sun., 10/19 |
FLA-NYY Game 2 |
NYY +5 |
FOX |
12.6 |
20.556M |
7.4 |
| Tue., 10/21 |
NYY-FLA Game 3 |
NYY +5 |
FOX |
12.5 |
18.890M |
6.6 |
| Wed., 10/22 |
NYY-FLA Game 4 |
FLA +1 (12) |
FOX |
13.6 |
20.902M |
7.5 |
| Thu., 10/23 |
NYY-FLA Game 5 |
FLA +2 |
FOX |
13.2 |
19.920M |
6.5 |
| Sat., 10/25 |
FLA-NYY Game 6 |
FLA +2 |
FOX |
13.9 |
23.245M |
7.6 |
2002: Angels 4, Giants 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Sat., 10/19 |
SF-ANA Game 1 |
SF +1 |
FOX |
9.4 |
15.562M |
5.0 |
| Sun., 10/20 |
SF-ANA Game 2 |
ANA +1 |
FOX |
11.9 |
19.383M |
6.6 |
| Tue., 10/22 |
ANA-SF Game 3 |
ANA +6 |
FOX |
10.8 |
17.070M |
5.9 |
| Wed., 10/23 |
ANA-SF Game 4 |
SF +1 |
FOX |
11.8 |
18.087M |
6.0 |
| Thu., 10/24 |
ANA-SF Game 5 |
SF +12 |
FOX |
10.0 |
15.841M |
5.4 |
| Sat., 10/26 |
SF-ANA Game 6 |
ANA +1 |
FOX |
11.8 |
19.222M |
6.4 |
| Sun., 10/27 |
SF-ANA Game 7 |
ANA +3 |
FOX |
17.9 |
30.882M |
11.1 |
2001: D’Backs 4, Yankees 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
A18-49 |
| Sat., 10/27 |
NYY-AZ Game 1 |
AZ +8 |
FOX |
10.4 |
16.478M |
5.3 |
| Sun., 10/28 |
NYY-AZ Game 2 |
AZ +4 |
FOX |
15.0 |
23.583M |
8.4 |
| Tue., 10/30 |
AZ-NYY Game 3 |
NYY +1 |
FOX |
15.4 |
23.430M |
8.2 |
| Wed., 10/31 |
AZ-NYY Game 4 |
NYY +1 (10) |
FOX |
15.8 |
23.694M |
8.5 |
| Thu., 11/01 |
AZ-NYY Game 5 |
NYY +1 (12) |
FOX |
14.4 |
21.248M |
7.4 |
| Sat., 11/03 |
NYY-AZ Game 6 |
AZ +13 |
FOX |
13.8 |
22.679M |
7.3 |
| Sun., 11/04 |
NYY-AZ Game 7 |
AZ +1 |
FOX |
23.5 |
39.116M |
14.6 |
2000: Yankees 4, Mets 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/21 |
NYM-NYY Game 1 |
NYY +1 (12) |
FOX |
11.5 |
17.556M |
| Sun., 10/22 |
NYM-NYY Game 2 |
NYY +1 |
FOX |
12.6 |
19.045M |
| Tue., 10/24 |
NYY-NYM Game 3 |
NYM +2 |
FOX |
12.4 |
17.453M |
| Wed., 10/25 |
NYY-NYM Game 4 |
NYY +1 |
FOX |
12.5 |
17.611M |
| Thu., 10/26 |
NYY-NYM Game 5 |
NYY +2 |
FOX |
13.1 |
18.927M |
1999: Yankees 4, Braves 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/23 |
NYY-ATL Game 1 |
NYY +3 |
NBC |
14.2 |
22.035M |
| Sun., 10/24 |
NYY-ATL Game 2 |
NYY +5 |
NBC |
15.0 |
22.825M |
| Tue., 10/26 |
ATL-NYY Game 3 |
NYY +1 (10) |
NBC |
16.8 |
24.116M |
| Wed., 10/27 |
ATL-NYY Game 4 |
NYY +3 |
NBC |
17.8 |
25.848M |
1998: Yankees 4, Padres 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/17 |
SD-NYY Game 1 |
NYY +3 |
FOX |
12.4 |
18.740M |
| Sun., 10/18 |
SD-NYY Game 2 |
NYY +6 |
FOX |
12.6 |
17.860M |
| Tue., 10/20 |
NYY-SD Game 3 |
NYY +1 |
FOX |
15.4 |
21.970M |
| Wed., 10/21 |
NYY-SD Game 4 |
NYY +3 |
FOX |
16.6 |
23.390M |
1997: Marlins 4, Indians 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/18 |
CLE-FLA Game 1 |
FLA +3 |
NBC |
11.3 |
16.810M |
| Sun., 10/19 |
CLE-FLA Game 2 |
CLE +5 |
NBC |
15.0 |
22.460M |
| Tue., 10/21 |
FLA-CLE Game 3 |
FLA +3 |
NBC |
15.6 |
22.190M |
| Wed., 10/22 |
FLA-CLE Game 4 |
CLE +7 |
NBC |
15.5 |
22.070M |
| Thu., 10/23 |
FLA-CLE Game 5 |
FLA +1 |
NBC |
17.2 |
24.200M |
| Sat., 10/25 |
CLE-FLA Game 6 |
CLE +3 |
NBC |
15.5 |
23.740M |
| Sun., 10/26 |
CLE-FLA Game 7 |
FLA +1 (11) |
NBC |
24.5 |
37.990M |
1996: Yankees 4, Braves 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sun., 10/20 |
ATL-NYY Game 1 |
ATL +11 |
FOX |
15.7 |
23.690M |
| Mon., 10/21 |
ATL-NYY Game 2 |
ATL +4 |
FOX |
14.0 |
19.430M |
| Tue., 10/22 |
NYY-ATL Game 3 |
NYY +3 |
FOX |
17.5 |
23.990M |
| Wed., 10/23 |
NYY-ATL Game 4 |
NYY +2 (10) |
FOX |
17.9 |
25.160M |
| Thu., 10/24 |
NYY-ATL Game 5 |
NYY +1 |
FOX |
20.0 |
28.520M |
| Sat., 10/26 |
ATL-NYY Game 6 |
NYY +1 |
FOX |
19.1 |
30.440M |
1995: Braves 4, Indians 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/21 |
CLE-ATL Game 1 |
ATL +1 |
ABC |
16.4 |
25.150M |
| Sun., 10/22 |
CLE-ATL Game 2 |
ATL +1 |
NBC |
19.4 |
29.350M |
| Tue., 10/24 |
ATL-CLE Game 3 |
CLE +1 (11) |
NBC |
20.0 |
28.720M |
| Wed., 10/25 |
ATL-CLE Game 4 |
ATL +3 |
ABC |
20.0 |
28.670M |
| Thu., 10/26 |
ATL-CLE Game 5 |
CLE +1 |
ABC |
21.6 |
31.710M |
| Sat., 10/28 |
CLE-ATL Game 6 |
ATL +1 |
NBC |
19.5 |
30.280M |
1994: series canceled
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| No games played |
1993: Blue Jays 4, Phillies 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/16 |
PHI-TOR Game 1 |
TOR +3 |
CBS |
15.5 |
23.100M |
| Sun., 10/17 |
PHI-TOR Game 2 |
PHI +2 |
CBS |
17.9 |
25.200M |
| Tue., 10/19 |
TOR-PHI Game 3 |
TOR +7 |
CBS |
15.2 |
20.570M |
| Wed., 10/20 |
TOR-PHI Game 4 |
TOR +1 |
CBS |
18.0 |
24.590M |
| Thu., 10/21 |
TOR-PHI Game 5 |
PHI +2 |
CBS |
18.4 |
26.110M |
| Sat., 10/23 |
PHI-TOR Game 6 |
TOR +2 |
CBS |
19.1 |
29.050M |
1992: Blue Jays 4, Braves 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/17 |
TOR-ATL Game 1 |
ATL +2 |
CBS |
15.6 |
25.020M |
| Sun., 10/18 |
TOR-ATL Game 2 |
TOR +1 |
CBS |
20.2 |
29.590M |
| Tue., 10/20 |
ATL-TOR Game 3 |
TOR +1 |
CBS |
20.8 |
29.980M |
| Wed., 10/21 |
ATL-TOR Game 4 |
TOR +1 |
CBS |
18.9 |
26.410M |
| Thu., 10/22 |
ATL-TOR Game 5 |
ATL +5 |
CBS |
21.6 |
31.230M |
| Sat., 10/24 |
TOR-ATL Game 6 |
TOR +1 (11) |
CBS |
22.7 |
35.000M |
1991: Twins 4, Braves 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/19 |
ATL-MIN Game 1 |
MIN +3 |
CBS |
17.6 |
26.310M |
| Sun., 10/20 |
ATL-MIN Game 2 |
MIN +1 |
CBS |
21.7 |
30.840M |
| Tue., 10/22 |
MIN-ATL Game 3 |
ATL +1 (12) |
CBS |
23.5 |
33.170M |
| Wed., 10/23 |
MIN-ATL Game 4 |
ATL +1 |
CBS |
22.9 |
32.100M |
| Thu., 10/24 |
MIN-ATL Game 5 |
ATL +9 |
CBS |
22.9 |
33.180M |
| Sat., 10/26 |
ATL-MIN Game 6 |
MIN +1 (11) |
CBS |
25.4 |
40.830M |
| Sun., 10/27 |
ATL-MIN Game 7 |
MIN +1 (10) |
CBS |
32.2 |
50.340M |
1990: Reds 4, A’s 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/16 |
OAK-CIN Game 1 |
CIN +7 |
CBS |
20.2 |
28.600M |
| Wed., 10/17 |
OAK-CIN Game 2 |
CIN +1 (10) |
CBS |
21.8 |
30.570M |
| Fri., 10/19 |
CIN-OAK Game 3 |
CIN +5 |
CBS |
19.4 |
28.720M |
| Sat., 10/20 |
CIN-OAK Game 4 |
CIN +1 |
CBS |
21.4 |
32.910M |
1989: A’s 4, Giants 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/14 |
SF-OAK Game 1 |
OAK +5 |
ABC |
16.2 |
25.030M |
| Sun., 10/15 |
SF-OAK Game 2 |
OAK +4 |
ABC |
17.4 |
25.410M |
| Fri., 10/27 |
OAK-SF Game 3 |
OAK +6 |
ABC |
17.5 |
26.610M |
| Sat., 10/28 |
OAK-SF Game 4 |
OAK +3 |
ABC |
14.7 |
21.640M |
1988: Dodgers 4, A’s 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/15 |
OAK-LA Game 1 |
LA +1 |
NBC |
20.5 |
30.350M |
| Sun., 10/16 |
OAK-LA Game 2 |
LA +6 |
NBC |
23.1 |
34.700M |
| Tue., 10/18 |
LA-OAK Game 3 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
24.8 |
34.990M |
| Wed., 10/19 |
LA-OAK Game 4 |
LA +1 |
NBC |
24.2 |
33.960M |
| Thu., 10/20 |
LA-OAK Game 5 |
LA +3 |
NBC |
27.0 |
38.800M |
1987: Twins 4, Cardinals 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/17 |
STL-MIN Game 1 |
MIN +9 |
ABC |
19.2 |
30.570M |
| Sun., 10/18 |
STL-MIN Game 2 |
MIN +4 |
ABC |
21.9 |
33.660M |
| Tue., 10/20 |
MIN-STL Game 3 |
STL +2 |
ABC |
24.9 |
34.990M |
| Wed., 10/21 |
MIN-STL Game 4 |
STL +5 |
ABC |
23.8 |
34.040M |
| Thu., 10/22 |
MIN-STL Game 5 |
STL +2 |
ABC |
23.4 |
32.550M |
| Sat., 10/24 |
STL-MIN Game 6 |
MIN +6 |
ABC |
20.9 |
29.090M |
| Sun., 10/25 |
STL-MIN Game 7 |
MIN +2 |
ABC |
32.6 |
51.180M |
1986: Mets 4, Red Sox 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/18 |
BOS-NYM Game 1 |
BOS +1 |
NBC |
24.2 |
33.100M |
| Sun., 10/19 |
BOS-NYM Game 2 |
BOS +6 |
NBC |
25.5 |
32.340M |
| Tue., 10/21 |
NYM-BOS Game 3 |
NYM +6 |
NBC |
25.6 |
33.200M |
| Wed., 10/22 |
NYM-BOS Game 4 |
NYM +4 |
NBC |
26.0 |
34.490M |
| Thu., 10/23 |
NYM-BOS Game 5 |
BOS +2 |
NBC |
29.8 |
38.710M |
| Sat., 10/25 |
BOS-NYM Game 6 |
NYM +1 (10) |
NBC |
30.3 |
44.510M |
| Mon., 10/27 |
BOS-NYM Game 7 |
NYM +3 |
NBC |
38.9 |
52.100M |
1985: Royals 4, Cardinals 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/19 |
STL-KC Game 1 |
STL +2 |
ABC |
22.1 |
31.510M |
| Mon., 10/21 |
STL-KC Game 2 |
STL +2 |
ABC |
23.2 |
31.770M |
| Tue., 10/22 |
KC-STL Game 3 |
KC +5 |
ABC |
25.4 |
32.800M |
| Wed., 10/23 |
KC-STL Game 4 |
STL +3 |
ABC |
24.8 |
35.040M |
| Fri., 10/25 |
KC-STL Game 5 |
KC +5 |
ABC |
24.9 |
30.950M |
| Sat., 10/26 |
STL-KC Game 6 |
KC +1 |
ABC |
24.2 |
34.860M |
| Sun., 10/27 |
STL-KC Game 7 |
KC +11 |
ABC |
32.6 |
45.000M |
1984: Tigers 4, Padres 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/09 |
DET-SD Game 1 |
DET +1 |
NBC |
27.7 |
33.860M |
| Wed., 10/10 |
DET-SD Game 2 |
SD +2 |
NBC |
26.0 |
32.010M |
| Fri., 10/12 |
SD-DET Game 3 |
DET +3 |
NBC |
21.5 |
26.810M |
| Sat., 10/13 |
SD-DET Game 4 |
DET +2 |
NBC |
15.0 |
18.020M |
| Sun., 10/14 |
SD-DET Game 5 |
DET +4 |
NBC |
22.7 |
28.580M |
1983: Orioles 4, Phillies 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/11 |
PHI-BAL Game 1 |
PHI +1 |
ABC |
27.7 |
36.230M |
| Wed., 10/12 |
PHI-BAL Game 2 |
BAL +3 |
ABC |
26.8 |
34.550M |
| Fri., 10/14 |
BAL-PHI Game 3 |
BAL +1 |
ABC |
23.9 |
30.120M |
| Sat., 10/15 |
BAL-PHI Game 4 |
BAL +1 |
ABC |
17.6 |
20.260M |
| Sun., 10/16 |
BAL-PHI Game 5 |
BAL +5 |
ABC |
21.0 |
26.950M |
1982: Cardinals 4, Brewers 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/12 |
MIL-STL Game 1 |
MIL +10 |
NBC |
27.9 |
37.460M |
| Wed., 10/13 |
MIL-STL Game 2 |
STL +1 |
NBC |
29.1 |
37.700M |
| Fri., 10/15 |
STL-MIL Game 3 |
STL +4 |
NBC |
25.0 |
32.890M |
| Sat., 10/16 |
STL-MIL Game 4 |
MIL +2 |
NBC |
21.0 |
26.210M |
| Sun., 10/17 |
STL-MIL Game 5 |
MIL +2 |
NBC |
30.4 |
48.990M |
| Tue., 10/19 |
MIL-STL Game 6 |
STL +12 |
NBC |
24.0 |
32.350M |
| Wed., 10/20 |
MIL-STL Game 7 |
STL +3 |
NBC |
38.2 |
49.930M |
1981: Dodgers 4, Yankees 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/20 |
LA-NYY Game 1 |
NYY +2 |
ABC |
29.9 |
39.720M |
| Wed., 10/21 |
LA-NYY Game 2 |
NYY +3 |
ABC |
28.8 |
39.110M |
| Fri., 10/23 |
NYY-LA Game 3 |
LA +1 |
ABC |
29.0 |
40.140M |
| Sat., 10/24 |
NYY-LA Game 4 |
LA +1 |
ABC |
28.4 |
37.970M |
| Sun., 10/25 |
NYY-LA Game 5 |
LA +1 |
ABC |
26.4 |
39.110M |
| Wed., 10/28 |
LA-NYY Game 6 |
LA +7 |
ABC |
37.2 |
n.a. |
1980: Phillies 4, Royals 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/14 |
KC-PHI Game 1 |
PHI +1 |
NBC |
33.5 |
42.040M |
| Wed., 10/15 |
KC-PHI Game 2 |
PHI +2 |
NBC |
34.4 |
42.990M |
| Fri., 10/17 |
PHI-KC Game 3 |
KC +1 (10) |
NBC |
32.0 |
39.170M |
| Sat., 10/18 |
PHI-KC Game 4 |
KC +2 |
NBC |
23.9 |
29.320M |
| Sun., 10/19 |
PHI-KC Game 5 |
PHI +1 |
NBC |
32.0 |
45.460M |
| Tue., 10/21 |
KC-PHI Game 6 |
PHI +3 |
NBC |
40.0 |
54.860M |
1979: Pirates 4, Orioles 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Wed., 10/10 |
PIT-BAL Game 1 |
BAL +1 |
ABC |
28.2 |
38.140M |
| Thu., 10/11 |
PIT-BAL Game 2 |
PIT +1 |
ABC |
29.6 |
36.320M |
| Fri., 10/12 |
BAL-PIT Game 3 |
BAL +4 |
ABC |
22.5 |
31.420M |
| Sat., 10/13 |
BAL-PIT Game 4 |
BAL +3 |
ABC |
23.5 |
27.210M |
| Sun., 10/14 |
BAL-PIT Game 5 |
PIT +6 |
ABC |
26.2 |
39.090M |
| Tue., 10/16 |
PIT-BAL Game 6 |
PIT +4 |
ABC |
32.5 |
43.640M |
| Wed., 10/17 |
PIT-BAL Game 7 |
PIT +3 |
ABC |
36.9 |
49.890M |
1978: Yankees 4, Dodgers 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/10 |
NYY-LA Game 1 |
LA +6 |
NBC |
33.1 |
43.510M |
| Wed., 10/11 |
NYY-LA Game 2 |
LA +1 |
NBC |
32.2 |
42.720M |
| Fri., 10/13 |
LA-NYY Game 3 |
NYY +4 |
NBC |
33.0 |
43.810M |
| Sat., 10/14 |
LA-NYY Game 4 |
NYY +1 (10) |
NBC |
30.1 |
39.220M |
| Sun., 10/15 |
LA-NYY Game 5 |
NYY +10 |
NBC |
32.6 |
45.870M |
| Tue., 10/17 |
NYY-LA Game 6 |
NYY +5 |
NBC |
35.9 |
50.600M |
1977: Yankees 4, Dodgers 2
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Tue., 10/11 |
LA-NYY Game 1 |
NYY +1 (12) |
ABC |
30.3 |
36.960M |
| Wed., 10/12 |
LA-NYY Game 2 |
LA +5 |
ABC |
30.5 |
35.880M |
| Fri., 10/14 |
NYY-LA Game 3 |
NYY +2 |
ABC |
30.2 |
37.410M |
| Sat., 10/15 |
NYY-LA Game 4 |
NYY +2 |
ABC |
27.2 |
31.460M |
| Sun., 10/16 |
NYY-LA Game 5 |
LA +6 |
ABC |
26.6 |
37.010M |
| Tue., 10/18 |
LA-NYY Game 6 |
NYY +4 |
ABC |
33.9 |
44.200M |
1976: Reds 4, Yankees 0
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/16 |
NYY-CIN Game 1 |
CIN +4 |
NBC |
20.3 |
23.730M |
| Sun., 10/17 |
NYY-CIN Game 2 |
CIN +1 |
NBC |
29.4 |
n.a. |
| Tue., 10/19 |
CIN-NYY Game 3 |
CIN +4 |
NBC |
29.8 |
36.250M |
| Thu., 10/21 |
CIN-NYY Game 4 |
CIN +5 |
NBC |
30.5 |
38.790M |
1975: Reds 4, Red Sox 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/11 |
CIN-BOS Game 1 |
BOS +6 |
NBC |
20.0 |
20.990M |
| Sun., 10/12 |
CIN-BOS Game 2 |
CIN +1 |
NBC |
20.1 |
24.320M |
| Tue., 10/14 |
BOS-CIN Game 3 |
CIN +1 (10) |
NBC |
28.9 |
37.910M |
| Wed., 10/15 |
BOS-CIN Game 4 |
BOS +1 |
NBC |
28.0 |
34.640M |
| Thu., 10/16 |
BOS-CIN Game 5 |
CIN +4 |
NBC |
30.9 |
40.710M |
| Tue., 10/21 |
CIN-BOS Game 6 |
BOS +1 (12) |
NBC |
33.3 |
41.570M |
| Wed., 10/22 |
CIN-BOS Game 7 |
CIN +1 |
NBC |
39.6 |
51.560M |
1974: A’s 4, Dodgers 1
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/12 |
OAK-LA Game 1 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
23.4 |
23.750M |
| Sun., 10/13 |
OAK-LA Game 2 |
LA +1 |
NBC |
25.7 |
30.470M |
| Tue., 10/15 |
LA-OAK Game 3 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
26.5 |
29.830M |
| Wed., 10/16 |
LA-OAK Game 4 |
OAK +3 |
NBC |
25.4 |
29.760M |
| Thu., 10/17 |
LA-OAK Game 5 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
27.2 |
31.610M |
1973: A’s 4, Mets 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/13 |
NYM-OAK Game 1 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
26.4 |
27.444M |
| Sun., 10/14 |
NYM-OAK Game 2 |
NYM +3 (12) |
NBC |
28.8 |
35.661M |
| Tue., 10/16 |
OAK-NYM Game 3 |
OAK +1 (11) |
NBC |
33.6 |
38.030M |
| Wed., 10/17 |
OAK-NYM Game 4 |
NYM +5 |
NBC |
32.2 |
36.670M |
| Thu., 10/18 |
OAK-NYM Game 5 |
NYM +2 |
NBC |
32.6 |
37.364M |
| Sat., 10/20 |
NYM-OAK Game 6 |
OAK +2 |
NBC |
27.7 |
28.610M |
| Sun., 10/21 |
NYM-OAK Game 7 |
OAK +3 |
NBC |
33.7 |
39.935M |
1972: A’s 4, Reds 3
| Date |
Game |
Margin |
Net |
Rtg. |
Vwrs. |
| Sat., 10/14 |
OAK-CIN Game 1 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
21.2 |
22.534M |
| Sun., 10/15 |
OAK-CIN Game 2 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
23.3 |
27.331M |
| Wed., 10/18 |
CIN-OAK Game 3 |
CIN +1 |
NBC |
33.6 |
37.880M |
| Thu., 10/19 |
CIN-OAK Game 4 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
33.5 |
38.210M |
| Fri., 10/20 |
CIN-OAK Game 5 |
CIN +1 |
NBC |
22.3 |
23.120M |
| Sat., 10/21 |
OAK-CIN Game 6 |
CIN +7 |
NBC |
26.5 |
30.048M |
| Sun., 10/22 |
OAK-CIN Game 7 |
OAK +1 |
NBC |
32.8 |
41.438M |
[Pre-2001 World Series ratings from Nielsen 10.22.08]
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