The 2020 World Series was the lowest rated and lowest viewed Series on record. The six-game series averaged just a 5.2/12 rating/share among households, down from 8.1/16 for the Nationals/Astros series last year, and 9.785 million viewers, also down from last year (13.959 million). Additionally, Game 3 of the series was officially the lowest-rated (4.3/10) and lowest-viewed (8.339 million) World Series game of all time.
World Series Historical Ratings Comparisons:
The final game did pull relatively okay numbers at 6.8/15 among households, a 3.51 adults 18-49 rating, and 12.819 million viewers. It was also the youngest-skewing game of the series with a median age of 54.5 which helped lower the series average to 55.9. This was the youngest-skewing series since 2017 (55.0).
In the local markets, Los Angeles averaged a 21.2/40 rating share over the six games, including 27.5/48 for game 6 which was actually higher than any of the 2018 World Series games, and the highest for any Dodgers game since game 7 of the 2017 World Series (36.7/56).
Tampa averaged a 15.2/29 over the six games including a 18.2/33 for game 6 which was the highest for a Rays game since the final game of the 2008 World Series (29.8/42) where the Rays lost to the Phillies.
| 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 | 9.785 |
| YEAR | HH | A 18-49 | M 18-49 | M 18-34 | Med. Age | Viewers (millions) |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 56.9 | 13.959 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 3.69 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 56.2 | 14.334 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 5.02 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 55.0 | 18.714 |
| 2016 | 12.9 | 6.53 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 53.6 | 22.847 |
| 2015 | 8.6 | 4.10 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 54.6 | 14.533 |
| 2014 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 55.7 | 13.923 |
| 2013 | 8.9 | 4.25 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 54.2 | 14.984 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 53.6 | 12.636 |
| 2011 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 52.6 | 16.521 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 52.8 | 14.217 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 50.1 | 19.334 |
| 2008 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 50.7 | 13.193 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 49.9 | 17.212 |
| 2006 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 51.6 | 15.795 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research via Programming Insider & Fox Sports
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