World Series television ratings
Television ratings by year, 1984 – present
Table:
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)[3]

8.2/16
(13.761 M
viewers)[4]

8.1/15
(13.458 M
viewers)[5]

7.9/18
(13.251 M
viewers)[6]

7.9/16
(13.563 M
viewers)[7]

10.0/18
(17.634 M
viewers)[8]

No Game

2017

Fox

Houston Astros 4,
Los Angeles Dodgers 3

10.7/20
(18.926 M
viewers)[3]

8.7[9]/15
(14.968 M
viewers)[10]

9.2[11]/18
(15.483 M
viewers)[12]

8.8[13]/17
(15.676 M
viewers)[14]

8.7[15]/17
(15.400 M
viewers)[16]

10.5[17]/21
(18.940 M
viewers)[18]

12.6[19]/23
(22.229 M
viewers)[20]

15.8[21]/28
(28.240 M
viewers)[22]

2016

Fox

Chicago Cubs 4,
Cleveland Indians 3

12.9/22
(22.847 M
viewers)[23]

11.3[24]/20
(19.368 M
viewers)[25]

10.2[26]/18
(17.395 M
viewers)[27]

11.0[28]/20
(19.384 M
viewers)[29]

9.3[30]/18
(16.705 M
viewers)[31]

13.1[32]/21
(23.638 M
viewers)[33]

13.3[34]/23
(23.396 M
viewers)[35]

21.8[36]/37
(40.045 M
viewers)[37]

2015

Fox

Kansas City Royals 4,
New York Mets 1

8.6/16
(14.533 M
viewers)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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)[23]

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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