World Series television ratings
Television ratings by year, 1984 – present
Figures are expressed as ratings/share. Ratings represent the percentage of U.S.

World Series television ratings

Section Title: Television ratings by year, 1984 – present
Table Section Text: Figures are expressed as ratings/share. Ratings represent the percentage of U.S.

Year	Net.	Results	Avg.	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7

2018	Fox	Boston Red Sox 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1	8.3/17 (14.125 M viewers)	8.2/16 (13.761 M viewers)	8.1/15 (13.458 M viewers)	7.9/18 (13.251 M viewers)	7.9/16 (13.563 M viewers)	10.0/18 (17.634 M viewers)	No Game

2017	Fox	Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3	10.7/20 (18.926 M viewers)	8.7/15 (14.968 M viewers)	9.2/18 (15.483 M viewers)	8.8/17 (15.676 M viewers)	8.7/17 (15.400 M viewers)	10.5/21 (18.940 M viewers)	12.6/23 (22.229 M viewers)	15.8/28 (28.240 M viewers)

2016	Fox	Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland Indians 3	12.9/22 (22.847 M viewers)	11.3/20 (19.368 M viewers)	10.2/18 (17.395 M viewers)	11.0/20 (19.384 M viewers)	9.3/18 (16.705 M viewers)	13.1/21 (23.638 M viewers)	13.3/23 (23.396 M viewers)	21.8/37 (40.045 M viewers)

2015	Fox	Kansas City Royals 4, New York Mets 1	8.6/16 (14.533 M viewers)	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)	7.3/12 (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)	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)	7.6/12 (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)	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)	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)	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)	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 (17.212 M viewers)	10.5/18 (16.897 M viewers)	11.1/18 (16.950 M viewers)	8.5/15 (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 (15.795 M viewers)	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 (18.894 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)	No Game	20.0/33 (28.670 M viewers)	21.6/34 (31.710 M viewers)	No Game

NBC	No Game	19.4/31 (29.350 M viewers)	20.0/34 (28.720 M viewers)	No Game	19.5/35 (30.280 M viewers)	No Game

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)

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

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