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October 28, 2014
 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 5

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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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.

World Series Track G4 G5 G1-3 18-49

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).

World Series Track G4 G5 G1-3 2+

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



About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.