World Series Ratings (1968-2022)

UPDATED 2022: Below are the Nielsen ratings for the last 54 World Series match-ups. Below are the Nielsen ratings for the last 11 years of World Series games. From 1991 to present, game-by-game data is provided for the following metrics: local markets, household (HH) ratings, adults 18-49, men 18-49, men 18-34, median age, and total viewers. Local market ratings for both of the competing teams are provided for most games though there are a few missing. The color-coding works as follows: all of the local market ratings are compared against each other, all of the household (HH) ratings are compared against each other, and the same for A18-49, M18-49, M18-34, Median age, and total viewers. Overall, the "greener" the chart, the better the ratings. From 1968 through 1990 the only data available is the HH rating, total number of households, and total viewers. I will continue to try and dig up data for games before 1968, but they are not easy to find.

Note: Canadian viewership is provided for all of the 1992 and 1993 games as the Toronto Blue Jays were a competing team and Nielsen did not measure local ratings in Canada. Additionally, note that the Atlanta local market ratings in 1992 are from Arbitron, not Nielsen as there was no Nielsen local data made available that year.  

Ratings for World Series (1991-2021): ratings for 2020 & 2021 have been updated with Nielsen revised estimates. The numbers previously released were undercounts.

2022
GAME	HOU Rating	PHI Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	23.6	23.0	5.69	2.85	3.54	2.63	57.1	11.475
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	21.6	23.5	5.34	2.42	2.83	1.95	58.6	10.789
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	21.9	29.1	6.11	2.60	3.28	2.27	58.2	11.162
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	24.0	26.6	6.48	2.78	3.57	2.47	58.4	11.809
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	25.5	25.9	6.92	2.96	3.73	2.63	58.2	12.768
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	27.2	23.1	6.11	2.93	3.58	2.63	57.9	12.549
Average	24.0	25.2	6.11	2.76	3.42	2.43	58.1	11.759
2021
GAME	HOU Rating	ATL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	25.2	26.0	6.13	2.58	3.30	2.12	57.5	10.934
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	27.4	23.3	5.83	2.32	2.77	1.60	58.0	10.434
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	24.2	26.3	6.13	2.51	2.99	1.82	58.6	11.469
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	23.6	26.0	5.65	2.44	2.97	1.87	58.3	10.789
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	26.4	31.4	7.38	3.22	3.84	2.52	57.8	13.821
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	25.6	33.5	7.88	3.46	4.19	2.68	56.7	14.140
Average	25.4	27.8	6.50	2.76	3.34	2.10	57.8	11.931
2020
GAME	TB Rating	LA Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	14.5	20.0	5.06	2.48	3.17	2.27	55.8	9.353
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	16.3	18.1	5.06	2.40	3.06	2.27	56.3	9.184
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	11.9	18.4	4.34	2.08	2.61	1.85	56.4	8.339
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	12.6	21.1	4.76	2.45	2.99	2.17	56.2	9.563
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	17.6	22.2	5.32	2.67	3.27	2.40	56.3	10.288
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	18.2	27.5	6.76	3.51	4.40	3.18	54.5	12.819
Average	15.2	21.2	5.22	2.60	3.25	2.36	55.9	9.924
2019
GAME	HOU Rating	DC Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	34.1	23.1	7.26	3.09	3.8	2.5	56.2	12.193
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	31.7	23.5	7.13	2.99	3.7	2.5	56.8	11.925
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	30.5	24.0	7.09	2.88	3.4	2.2	57.6	12.220
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	30.4	17.3	5.88	2.29	2.7	1.7	58.3	10.219
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	35.2	19.0	6.45	2.68	3.2	2.4	57.3	11.390
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	41.2	23.4	9.63	4.13	5.1	3.6	56.7	16.551
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	42.7	31.8	13.07	6.21	7.6	5.6	55.3	23.217
Average	35.1	23.2	8.07	3.47	4.2	2.9	56.9	13.959
2018
GAME	BOS Rating	LA Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	35.1	24.8	8.2	3.69	4.8	3.4	55.6	13.761
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	33.7	22.1	8.1	3.35	4.2	2.9	56.4	13.458
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	30.3	25.0	7.9	3.40	4.2	2.9	56.3	13.251
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	30.5	24.7	7.9	3.34	4.1	2.7	57.1	13.564
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	43.2	26.0	10.0	4.66	5.7	4.1	55.4	17.635
Average	34.6	24.5	8.3	3.69	4.6	3.2	56.2	14.334
2017
GAME	HOU Rating	LA Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	28.6	24.2	8.7	3.92	4.95	3.9	55.2	14.968
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	30.0	27.5	9.2	4.18	5.37	4.3	55.1	15.483
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	33.3	24.2	8.8	3.88	4.67	3.5	56.3	15.676
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	32.6	23.3	8.7	3.66	4.49	3.2	56.8	15.400
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	32.8	32.9	10.5	5.31	6.65	5.3	53.8	18.940
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	41.8	30.9	12.6	6.02	7.46	5.7	54.8	22.290
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	47.1	36.7	15.8	8.17	9.92	7.7	53.0	28.240
Average	35.2	28.5	10.7	5.02	6.22	4.8	55.0	18.714
2016
GAME	CHI Rating	CLE Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	34.1	46.5	11.3	5.57	7.1	5.5	53.2	19.369
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	35.4	38.9	10.2	4.76	5.8	4.2	54.1	17.393
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	35.1	39.2	11.0	5.19	6.2	4.6	54.7	19.385
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	30.1	39.8	9.3	4.23	5.1	3.7	55.4	16.705
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	42.8	48.6	13.1	6.73	8.1	6.4	53.8	23.639
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	40.2	40.5	13.3	6.62	7.4	6.1	53.5	23.398
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	51.2	48.6	21.8	12.62	14.9	12.5	50.5	40.047
Average	38.4	43.2	12.9	6.53	7.8	6.1	53.6	22.847
2015
GAME	NYC Rating	KC Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	26.2	57.3	9.0	4.64	6.0	4.7	52.7	14.944
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	21.3	56.6	8.3	3.87	4.9	3.7	53.8	13.722
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	23.1	48.0	7.9	3.24	4.0	2.5	56.5	13.205
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	25.6	47.5	7.8	3.40	4.1	2.7	56.5	13.587
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	25.5	60.0	10.0	5.09	6.3	4.6	53.5	17.206
Average	24.3	53.9	8.6	4.10	5.1	3.6	54.6	14.533
2014
GAME	SF Rating	KC Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	29.3	48.2	7.3	3.38	4.3	3.9	55.7	12.191
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	28.7	49.7	7.9	3.40	4.5	4.0		12.917
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	26.4	49.0	7.2	3.08	4.0	3.3		12.133
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	28.9	43.6	6.3	2.62	3.3	2.5		10.742
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	34.1	48.0	7.3	3.33	4.1	3.3		12.635
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	27.7	54.6	8.1	3.49	4.5	3.3		13.330
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	38.8	58.3	13.7	6.64	8.5	6.9		23.517
Average	30.6	50.2	8.2	3.71	4.7	3.9		13.930
2013
GAME	BOS Rating	STL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	39.7	36.0	8.6	4.25	5.4	4.6	54.2	14.400
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	37.3	42.0	8.3	3.63	4.5	3.6		13.429
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	32.4	37.2	7.4	3.26	4.2	3.8		12.473
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	34.7	46.7	9.4	4.60	5.8	5.1		15.975
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	38.5	43.8	8.9	4.14	5.2	4.7		14.446
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	55.2	37.9	11.3	5.71	6.9	6.1		19.178
Average	39.6	40.6	8.9	4.25	5.3	4.7		14.984
2012
GAME	SF Rating	DET Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	32.3	33.2	7.6	3.6	4.6	4.0	53.6	12.243
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	28.8	36.7	7.8	3.5	4.5			12.343
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	28.3	29.8	6.1	2.8	3.6			10.471
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	38.7	37.9	8.9	4.7	6.1			15.485
Average	33.6	29.9	7.6	3.6	4.7			12.636
2011
GAME	DAL Rating	STL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	34.2	47.3	8.7	4.2	5.3	5.2	52.6	14.174
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	34.4	49.4	8.9	4.0	5.2			14.280
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	29.4	39.3	6.6	3.2	4.0			11.247
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	39.1	45.4	9.2	4.2	5.3			15.156
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	40.0	46.9	8.8	4.2	5.4			14.324
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	47.1	49.4	12.7	6.5	8.1			21.065
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	40.3	52.7	14.7	7.4	9.2			25.403
Average	38.0	47.2	10.0	4.9	6.1			16.521
2010
GAME	DAL Rating	SF Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	33.9	35.9	8.9	4.7	6.0	4.2	52.8	15.009
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	30.9	36.4	8.5	4.0	5.3			14.132
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	26.9	30.0	6.7	2.9	4.2			11.461
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	31.5	36.3	9.0	4.3	5.4			15.538
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	31.3	37.9	8.8	4.2	5.3			14.951
Average	30.9	35.3	8.4	4.0	5.2			14.217
2009
GAME	NYC Rating	PHI Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	29.7	44.5	11.9	6.3	8.0	6.5	50.1	19.511
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	29.8	42.5	11.7	5.8	7.5			18.897
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	26.1	36.0	9.1	4.7	6.0			15.398
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	31.2	42.0	13.5	7.8	10.1			22.761
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	28.7	41.0	10.6	5.3	6.2			17.092
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	36.6	39.8	13.4	7.4	9.2			22.339
Average	30.4	41.0	11.7	6.2	7.8			19.334
2008
GAME	TB Rating	PHI Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	31.9	35.7	9.2	4.8	6.4	4.7	50.7	14.634
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	31.3	30.7	8.1	4.0	5.3			12.777
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	-	28.2	6.1	3.2	4.1			9.836
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	-	39.0	9.3	5.1	6.6			15.479
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	29.8	54.5	9.6	4.9	5.1			15.789
Average	28.4	36.3	8.4	4.4	5.5			13.193
2007
GAME	BOS Rating	DEN Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	49.3	34.8	10.5	5.8	7.4	5.8	49.9	16.897
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	51.2	40.6	11.1	5.3	6.7			16.950
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	46.0	-	8.5	4.3	5.1			14.055
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	55.3	-	12.6	7.1	8.9			20.946
Average	50.0	37.8	10.6	5.6	7.0			17.212
2006
GAME	DET Rating	STL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	32.5	41.0	8.0	3.6	4.6	5.2	51.6	12.840
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	42.9	47.5	11.6	5.9	7.9			18.165
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	37.1	51.9	10.2	4.8	6.5			15.582
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	37.6	51.3	10.4	5.1	6.7			16.113
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	34.3	51.7	10.3	5.0	6.4			16.277
Average	36.9	48.9	10.1	4.9	6.4			15.795
2005
GAME	CHI Rating	HOU Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	33.5	36.0	9.5	4.6	6.0	6.2	50	15.015
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	38.5	41.3	11.1	5.7	7.8			17.190
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	38.9	45.3	11.0	5.7	7.6			16.652
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	42.5	42.2	13.0	6.6	8.4			19.979
Average	38.9	41.2	11.1	5.7	7.5			17.209
2004
GAME	BOS Rating	STL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	44.3	42.3	13.7	8.0	9.5	8.1	48	23.168
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	47.8	46.9	15.9	9.0	11.3			25.463
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	54.3	45.5	15.7	8.2	10.1			24.422
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	59.0	42.6	18.2	10.0	12.0			28.844
Average	51.4	44.3	15.8	8.8	10.7			25.474
2003
GAME	MIA Rating	NYC Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	36.6	26.7	10.9	6.0	7.3	7.2	48	17.687
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	33.9	26.7	12.6	7.4	9.4			20.552
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	38.4	26.5	12.5	6.6	8.7			18.894
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	41.9	27.1	13.6	7.5	9.6			20.885
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	38.4	25.5	13.2	6.5	8.3			19.908
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	38.7	26.6	13.9	7.6	9.8			23.240
Average	38.0	26.6	12.78	6.9	8.8			20.194
2002
GAME	SF Rating	LA Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	30.9	26.9	9.4	5.0	8.6	6.8	48	15.457
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	35.1	29.8	11.9	6.6				19.368
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	32.0	32.3	10.8	5.8				17.043
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	34.6	30.7	11.8	6.0				18.085
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	34.8	26.3	10.0	5.4				15.840
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	36.5	30.6	11.8	6.4				19.221
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	41.5	42.1	17.9	11.1				30.814
Average	35.1	31.1	11.94	6.6				19.404
2001
GAME	NYC Rating	PHX Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	21.1	42.8	10.4	5.3	10.9	8.7	48	16.476
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	26.0	54.3	15.0	8.4				23.550
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	28.8	58.1	15.4	8.2				23.407
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	28.2	54.1	15.8	8.5				23.692
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	28.5	52.7	14.4	7.4				21.232
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	-	-	13.8	7.3				22.672
World Series Game 7 (Fox)	39.5	62.3	23.5	14.6				39.084
Average	28.7	54.1	15.47	8.5				24.302
2000
GAME	NYC Rating	n/a	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	41.6	n/a	11.5	6.9	9.5	8.2	46	17.556
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	42.1		12.6	7.5				19.045
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	42.0		12.4	6.9				17.453
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	41.5		12.5	7.4				17.611
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	42.8		13.1	7.2				18.927
Average	42.0		12.42	7.2				18.118
1999
GAME	NYC Rating	ATL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	27.5	42.3	14.2	7.8	10.5	8.5	48	22.035
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	32.7	36.7	15.0	8.2				22.825
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	-	-	16.8	8.5				24.116
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	39.6	34.5	17.8	9.3				25.848
Average	33.5	39.1	16.0	8.5				23.706
1998
GAME	NYC Rating	SD Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	27.7	41.1	12.4	6.8	10.0	8.5	46	18.736
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	29.2	38.5	12.6	7.0				17.857
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	32.4	47.7	15.4	8.1				21.97
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	35.0	43.7	16.6	8.8				23.39
Average	31.1	42.8	14.3	7.7				20.49
1997
GAME	MIA Rating	CLE Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	39.8	47.5	11.3	9.4	12.1	10.4	46	16.81
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	39.4	51.4	15.0					22.46
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	41.6	51.2	15.6					22.19
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	38.3	53.3	15.5					22.07
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	42.9	50.4	17.2					24.20
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	40.1	48.4	15.5					23.74
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	51.6	59.4	24.5					37.99
Average	42.0	51.7	16.37					24.21
1996
GAME	NYC Rating	ATL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (Fox)	30.8	50.2	15.7	9.6	12.2	10.4	46	23.69
World Series Game 2 (Fox)	28.6	49.1	14.0					19.43
World Series Game 3 (Fox)	34.2	51.8	17.5					23.99
World Series Game 4 (Fox)	32.6	49.6	17.9					25.16
World Series Game 5 (Fox)	38.4	45.4	20.0					28.52
World Series Game 6 (Fox)	43.6	41.8	19.1					30.44
Average	34.7	48.0	17.4					25.21
1995
GAME	CLE Rating	ATL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	43.2	43.3	16.4	10.9	13.9	11.5	46	25.15
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	54.3	47.8	19.4					29.35
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	58.4	46.8	20.0					28.72
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	55.5	47.8	20.0					28.67
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	53.7	50.9	21.6					31.71
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	52.2	46.4	19.5					30.28
Average	52.9	47.2	19.48					28.98
1994
DID NOT PLAY
1993
GAME	Canadian Viewers (millions)	U.S. Ratings
		PHI Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (CBS/CTV)	4.319	45.3	15.5	9.0	11.6	9.9	48	23.10
World Series Game 2 (CBS/CTV)	4.166		17.9					25.20
World Series Game 3 (CBS/CTV)	3.8		15.2					20.57
World Series Game 4 (CBS/CTV)	4.079		18.0					24.59
World Series Game 5 (CBS/CTV)	5.0		18.4					26.11
World Series Game 6 (CBS/CTV)	5.7		19.1					29.05
Average	4.51		17.4					24.77
1992
GAME	Canadian Viewers (millions)	U.S. Ratings
		*ATL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (CBS/CTV)	4.382	53.7	15.6	11.2	14.1	11.2	45	25.02
World Series Game 2 (CBS/CTV)	4.771	59.8	20.2					29.59
World Series Game 3 (CBS/CTV)	6.103	60.9	20.8					29.98
World Series Game 4 (CBS/CTV)	5.6	-	18.9					26.41
World Series Game 5 (CBS/CTV)	6.2	57.7	21.6					31.23
World Series Game 6 (CBS/CTV)	6.7	-	22.7					35.00
Average	5.63	58.0	20.0					29.54
1991
GAME	MIN Rating	ATL Rating	HH	A 18-49	M 18-49	M 18-34	Med. Age	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (CBS)	44.7	47.8	17.6	13.8	17.2	14.6	45	26.31
World Series Game 2 (CBS)	56.3	55.3	21.7					30.84
World Series Game 3 (CBS)	58.0	59.8	23.5					33.17
World Series Game 4 (CBS)	-	61.0	22.9					32.10
World Series Game 5 (CBS)	-	-	22.9					33.18
World Series Game 6 (CBS)	53.3	57.2	25.4					40.83
World Series Game 7 (CBS)	66.2	58.2	32.2					50.34
Average	55.7	56.6	23.7					35.25

Ratings for World Series (1968-1990):

1990
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (CBS)	20.2/32	18.81	28.60
World Series Game 2 (CBS)	21.8/37	20.30	30.57
World Series Game 3 (CBS)	19.4/35	18.06	28.72
World Series Game 4 (CBS)	21.4/38	19.92	32.91
Average	20.8/36	19.32	30.24
1989
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	16.2/30	14.92	25.03
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	17.4/28	16.03	25.41
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	17.5/32	16.12	26.61
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	14.7/28	13.54	21.64
Average	16.4/29	15.09	24.55
1988
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	20.5/38	18.53	30.35
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	23.1/36	20.88	34.70
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	24.8/40	22.42	34.99
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	24.2/39	21.88	33.96
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	27.0/43	24.41	38.80
Average	23.9/39	21.61	34.49
1987
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	19.2/35	17.01	30.57
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	21.9/34	19.40	33.66
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	24.9/40	22.06	34.99
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	23.8/38	21.09	34.04
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	23.4/38	20.73	32.55
World Series Game 6 (ABC)	20.9/47	18.52	29.09
World Series Game 7 (ABC)	32.6/50	28.88	51.18
Average	24.0/41	21.23	35.34
1986
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	24.2/42	21.15	33.10
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	25.5/41	22.29	32.34
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	25.6/40	22.37	33.20
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	26.0/41	22.72	34.49
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	29.8/47	26.05	38.71
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	30.3/52	26.48	44.51
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	38.9/56	34.00	52.10
Average	28.6/46	23.64	36.37
1985
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	22.1/37	18.98	31.51
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	23.2/35	19.93	31.77
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	25.4/38	21.82	32.80
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	24.8/38	21.30	35.04
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	24.9/38	21.39	30.95
World Series Game 6 (ABC)	24.2/41	20.79	34.86
World Series Game 7 (ABC)	32.6/47	28.00	45.00
Average	25.3/39	21.74	34.51
1984
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	27.7/44	23.52	33.86
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	26.0/40	22.07	32.01
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	21.5/35	18.25	26.81
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	15.0/41	12.74	18.02
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	22.7/42	19.27	28.58
Average	22.9/40	19.27	28.01
1983
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	27.7/41	23.21	36.23
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	26.8/40	22.46	34.55
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	23.9/40	20.03	30.12
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	17.6/47	14.75	20.26
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	21.0/39	17.60	26.95
Average	23.3/41	19.57	29.54
1982
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	27.9/42	23.24	37.46
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	29.1/45	24.24	37.70
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	25.0/41	20.83	32.89
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	21.0/56	17.49	26.21
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	30.4/57	25.32	48.99
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	24.0/44	19.99	32.35
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	38.2/56	31.82	49.93
Average	27.9/41	23.37	38.07
1981
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	29.9/46	24.37	39.72
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	28.8/44	23.47	39.11
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	29.0/47	23.64	40.14
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	28.4/57	23.15	37.97
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	26.4/45	21.52	39.11
World Series Game 6 (ABC)	37.2/54	30.32	-
Average	30.0/49	24.48	41.37
1980
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	33.5/52	26.06	42.04
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	34.4/53	26.76	42.99
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	32.0/53	24.90	39.17
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	23.9/60	18.59	29.32
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	32.0/60	24.90	45.46
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	40.0/60	31.12	54.86
Average	32.8/56	25.38	42.30
1979
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	28.2/46	21.52	38.14
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	29.6/48	22.58	36.32
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	22.5/39	17.17	31.42
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	23.5/63	17.93	27.21
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	26.2/53	19.99	39.09
World Series Game 6 (ABC)	32.5/48	24.80	43.64
World Series Game 7 (ABC)	36.9/56	28.15	49.89
Average	28.5/50	21.73	37.96
1978
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	33.1/51	24.66	43.51
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	32.2/50	23.99	42.72
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	33.0/54	24.59	43.81
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	30.1/65	22.42	39.22
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	32.6/60	24.29	45.87
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	35.9/54	26.75	50.60
Average	32.8/56	24.45	44.28
1977
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (ABC)	30.3/50	22.09	36.96
World Series Game 2 (ABC)	30.5/49	22.23	35.88
World Series Game 3 (ABC)	30.2/51	22.02	37.41
World Series Game 4 (ABC)	27.2/64	19.83	31.46
World Series Game 5 (ABC)	26.6/52	19.39	37.01
World Series Game 6 (ABC)	33.9/50	24.71	44.20
Average	29.8/53	21.72	37.15
1976
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	20.3/58	14.45	23.73
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	29.4/43	20.93	-
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	29.8/44	21.22	36.25
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	30.5/48	21.72	38.79
Average	27.5/48	19.58	34.72
1975
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	20.0/58	13.92	20.99
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	20.1/53	13.99	24.32
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	28.9/47	20.11	37.91
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	28.0/46	19.49	34.64
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	30.9/48	21.51	40.71
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	33.3/55	23.18	41.57
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	39.6/60	27.56	51.56
Average	28.7/52	19.98	35.96
1974
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	23.4/55	16.03	23.75
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	25.7/52	17.60	30.47
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	26.5/41	18.15	29.83
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	25.4/39	17.40	29.76
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	27.2/42	18.63	31.61
Average	25.6/46	17.54	29.08
1973
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	26.4/60	17.48	27.44
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	28.8/55	19.07	35.66
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	33.6/52	22.24	38.03
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	32.2/50	21.32	36.67
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	32.6/50	21.58	37.36
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	27.7/67	18.34	28.61
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	33.7/67	22.31	39.93
Average	30.7/57	20.32	34.75
1972
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	21.2/60	13.74	22.53
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	23.3/57	15.10	27.33
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	33.6/49	21.77	37.88
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	33.5/50	21.71	38.21
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	22.3/56	14.45	23.12
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	26.5/63	17.17	30.05
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	32.8/71	21.25	41.44
Average	27.6/58	17.88	31.51
1971
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	21.8/58	13.54	24.78
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	34.8/54	21.61	38.90
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	28.1/72	17.45	28.09
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	34.2/72	21.24	37.42
Average	24.1/58
1970
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	23.5/58	14.12	23.44
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	22.3/55	13.40	23.45
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	-	-	-
Average	19.5/53	-	-
1969
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	25.5/64	14.92	26.56
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	29.2/63	17.08	32.11
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	-	-	-
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	-	-	-
Average	22.4/58	-	-
1968
GAME	HH Rating	HH (millions)	Viewers (millions)
World Series Game 1 (NBC)	20.4/53	11.63	-
World Series Game 2 (NBC)	20.4/53	11.63	-
World Series Game 3 (NBC)	26.5/68	15.11	24.78
World Series Game 4 (NBC)	26.4/61	15.05	27.54
World Series Game 5 (NBC)	21.2/54	12.08	-
World Series Game 6 (NBC)	21.2/54	12.08	-
World Series Game 7 (NBC)	21.2/54	12.08	-
Average	22.8/57	12.81	-

Source: Nielsen Media Research