Unless the Yankees-Mets Series goes to seven games, it probably will wind up the lowest rated in history. The 14.1 overall rating for the 1998 Series, swept by the Yankees, has been the all-time low until this year. In some manner, like the last two years, the American public has basically tuned out the World Series. Tuesday's Game 3, affected by NBC's strong 18.9 rating for the season premiere of Frasier , posted a disappointing 12.4 rating despite a close 4-2 game won by the Mets. Game 3 drew a 42 rating in New York but only a 12.6 average rating in the next 15 markets.
Baseball has to find ways to revitalize itself.