Game 4 of the World Series Saturday night averaged a 2.6 adult 18-49 rating, well below the previous record low for Game 4 (a 4.2 in 2011 for Texas-St. Louis). Game 5 on Sunday (with many more available viewers) went up to a 3.3 adult 18-49 rating, well below the previous low of 4.1 for Game 5 on 2013 (Boston-St. Louis). Game 5 is a much more valid comparison because this year and previous years were all played on nights rich with potential viewers. Nonetheless, Game 4 on Saturday night really appears to have been a real speed bump.
With the broad measure of persons 2+, Game 4 on Saturday stayed above 10 million viewers (10,742,000), still well below the previous low of 15,160,000 in 2011 (Texas-St. Louis). Game 5 on Sunday averaged increased slightly to 12,635,000 viewers, still well below the prior low for Game 5 (14,320,000 in 2011 for Texas-St. Louis).
The tables below tracking the recent six years have also been updated. Official ratings for Game 6 (Tuesday night) will be posted early Wednesday afternoon.
| World Series TV Ratings by Game Since 2009 (Live+Same Day) | ||||||||
| A18-49 Rating | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | |
| 2009 | NYY-PHI | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 7.4 | |
| 2010 | TEX-SF | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 2011 | TEX-STL | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | DET-SF | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.7 | |||
| 2013 | BOS-STL | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | |
| 2014 | KC-SF | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | ||
| P2+ (millions) | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | |
| 2009 | NYY-PHI | 19.51 | 18.90 | 15.40 | 22.76 | 17.09 | 22.34 | |
| 2010 | TEX-SF | 15.01 | 14.13 | 11.46 | 15.54 | 14.95 | ||
| 2011 | TEX-STL | 14.17 | 14.28 | 11.20 | 15.16 | 14.32 | 21.06 | 25.40 |
| 2012 | DET-SF | 12.24 | 12.34 | 10.47 | 15.49 | |||
| 2013 | BOS-STL | 14.40 | 13.43 | 12.47 | 15.98 | 14.45 | 19.18 | |
| 2014 | KC-SF | 12.19 | 12.92 | 12.13 | 10.74 | 12.64 | ||
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