World Series television ratings – Wikipedia

Year Network Results Average Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 2022 Fox Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 6.108
(11.762 M
viewers) 5.69
(11.475 M
viewers)^[19] 5.34
(10.789 M
viewers)^[20] 6.11
(11.162 M
viewers)^[21] 6.48
(11.809 M
viewers) 6.92
(12.786 M
viewers) 6.11
(12.549 M
viewers) No Game 2021 Fox Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2 6.5/16
(11.744 M
viewers) 6.1
(10.811 M viewers)^[22] 5.8
(10.280 M viewers)^[23] 6.1
(11.232 M viewers)^[24] 5.65
(10.511 M viewers)^[25] 7.4
(13.644 M viewers)^[25] 7.9
(14.140 M viewers)^[26] No Game 2020 Fox Los Angeles Dodgers 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 2 5.2/12
(9.785 M
viewers) 5.1/11
(9.353 M
viewers)^[27] 5.0/11
(9.184 M
viewers)^[28] 4.3/10
(8.156 M
viewers)^[11] 4.8/12
(9.332 M
viewers)^[29] 5.3/11
(10.059 M
viewers)^[30] 6.8/15
(12.819 M
viewers)^[31] No Game 2019 Fox Washington Nationals 4,
Houston Astros 3 8.1/16
(13.912 M
viewers)^[32] 7.3/15
(12.194 M
viewers)^[33] 7.1/15
(11.925 M
viewers)^[34] 7.1/15
(12.220 M
viewers)^[35] 5.9/13
(10.219 M
viewers)^[36] 6.5/12
(11.390 M
viewers)^[37] 9.6/19
(16.425 M
viewers)^[38] 13.1/25
(23.013 M
viewers)^[39] 2018 Fox Boston Red Sox 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 8.3/17
(14.125 M
viewers)^[40] 8.2/16
(13.761 M
viewers)^[41] 8.1/15
(13.458 M
viewers)^[42] 7.9/18
(13.251 M
viewers)^[43] 7.9/16
(13.563 M
viewers)^[44] 10.0/18
(17.634 M
viewers)^[45] No Game 2017 Fox Houston Astros 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 10.7/20
(18.926 M
viewers)^[40] 8.7^[46]/15
(14.968 M
viewers)^[47] 9.2^[48]/18
(15.483 M
viewers)^[49] 8.8^[50]/17
(15.676 M
viewers)^[51] 8.7^[52]/17
(15.400 M
viewers)^[53] 10.5^[54]/21
(18.940 M
viewers)^[55] 12.6^[56]/23
(22.229 M
viewers)^[57] 15.8^[58]/28
(28.240 M
viewers)^[59] 2016 Fox Chicago Cubs 4,
Cleveland Indians 3 12.9/22
(22.847 M
viewers)^[7] 11.3^[60]/20
(19.368 M
viewers)^[61] 10.2^[62]/18
(17.395 M
viewers)^[63] 11.0^[64]/20
(19.384 M
viewers)^[65] 9.3^[66]/18
(16.705 M
viewers)^[67] 13.1^[68]/21
(23.638 M
viewers)^[69] 13.3^[70]/23
(23.396 M
viewers)^[71] 21.8^[72]/37
(40.045 M
viewers)^[73] 2015 Fox Kansas City Royals 4,
New York Mets 1 8.6/16
(14.533 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2014 Fox San Francisco Giants 4,
Kansas City Royals 3 8.2/14
(13.930 M
viewers)^[7] 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) 2013 Fox Boston Red Sox 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 2 8.9/15
(14.984 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2012 Fox San Francisco Giants 4,
Detroit Tigers 0 7.6/12
(12.636 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2011 Fox St. Louis Cardinals 4,
Texas Rangers 3 10.0/16
(16.521 M
viewers)^[7] 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) 2010 Fox San Francisco Giants 4,
Texas Rangers 1 8.4/14
(14.217 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2009 Fox New York Yankees 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 2 11.7/19
(19.334 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2008 Fox Philadelphia Phillies 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 1 8.4/14
(13.193 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2007 Fox Boston Red Sox 4,
Colorado Rockies 0 10.6/18
(17.123 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2006 Fox St. Louis Cardinals 4,
Detroit Tigers 1 10.1/17
(15.812 M
viewers)^[7] 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 2005 Fox Chicago 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 2004 Fox Boston 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 2003 Fox Florida 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 2002 Fox Anaheim 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) 2001 Fox Arizona 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) 2000 Fox New 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 1999 NBC New 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 1998 Fox New 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 1997 NBC Florida 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) 1996 Fox New 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 1995 ABC Atlanta Braves 4,
Cleveland Indians 2 19.5/33
(28.970 M
viewers) 16.4/30
(25.150 M
viewers)   20.0/33
(28.670 M
viewers) 21.6/34
(31.710 M
viewers)   No Game NBC   19.4/31
(29.350 M
viewers) 20.0/34
(28.720 M
viewers)   19.5/35
(30.280 M
viewers) 1994 Canceled due to the MLB strike 1993 CBS Toronto 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 1992 CBS Toronto 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 1991 CBS Minnesota 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) 1990 CBS Cincinnati 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 1989 ABC Oakland 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 1988 NBC Los 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 1987 ABC Minnesota 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) 1986 NBC New 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)^[10] 1985 ABC Kansas 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) 1984 NBC Detroit 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 1983 ABC Baltimore 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 1982 NBC St. 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) 1981 ABC Los 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 1980 NBC Philadelphia 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 1979 ABC Pittsburgh 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) 1978 NBC New 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 1977 ABC New 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 1976 NBC Cincinnati 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 1975 NBC Cincinnati 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) 1974 NBC Oakland 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 1973 NBC Oakland 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) 1972 NBC Oakland 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) 1971 NBC Pittsburgh 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) 1970 NBC Baltimore 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 1969 NBC New 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 1968 NBC Detroit 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) Year Net. Results Average Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7