Most-watched MLB telecasts of 2018
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
104
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched MLB telecasts of 2018
1
World Series Game 5 - Dodgers vs Red Sox
17,634,000
2
World Series Game 1 - Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,761,000
3
World Series Game 4 - Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,563,000
4
World Series Game 2 - Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,458,000
5
World Series Game 3 - Dodgers vs Red Sox
13,251,000
6
NLCS Game 7 - Brewers vs Dodgers
7,340,000
7
ALCS Game 5 - Astros vs Red Sox
6,520,000
8
ALCS Game 4 - Astros vs Red Sox
6,180,000
9
ALCS Game 1 - Astros vs Red Sox
5,820,000
10
NLCS Game 6 - Brewers vs Dodgers
5,780,000
11
ALCS Game 2 - Astros vs Red Sox
5,660,000
12
ALCS Game 3 - Astros vs Red Sox
4,870,000
13
NLCS Game 2 - Brewers vs Dodgers
4,650,000
14
NLCS Game 1 - Brewers vs Dodgers
4,640,000
15
NLCS Game 3 - Brewers vs Dodgers
4,210,000
16
NLCS Game 4 - Brewers vs Dodgers
4,090,000
17
NLCS Game 5 - Brewers vs Dodgers
3,750,000
18
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
3,100,000
19
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
2,750,000
20
Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers
2,690,000
21
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
2,530,000
22
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
2,400,000
23
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
2,200,000
24
Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox
2,200,000
25
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
2,000,000
26
Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
1,950,000
27
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers
1,900,000
28
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
1,700,000
29
New York Mets at New York Yankees
1,520,000
30
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
1,500,000
31
Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
1,480,000
32
New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles
1,420,000
33
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
1,400,000
34
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
1,400,000
35
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers
1,280,000
36
San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
1,210,000
37
Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks
1,200,000
38
Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals
1,200,000
39
Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals
1,110,000
40
Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals
1,100,000
41
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
1,030,000
42
Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners
1,000,000
43
San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs
1,000,000
44
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
980,000
45
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
975,000
46
Houston Astros at New York Yankees
904,000
47
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
899,000
48
New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics
839,000
49
Washington Nationals at New York Yankees
819,000
50
Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins
789,000
51
New York Yankees at Houston Astros
740,000
52
Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
740,000
53
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
734,000
54
Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros
730,000
55
Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
683,000
56
Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
681,000
57
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
672,000
58
Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Reds
664,000
59
Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
662,000
60
St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
648,000
61
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox
646,000
62
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
625,000
63
Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox
615,000
64
Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers
613,000
65
Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs
609,000
66
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers
605,000
67
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
564,000
68
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
560,000
69
Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs
558,000
70
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals
556,000
71
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
543,000
72
Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
536,000
73
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
531,000
74
Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
515,000
75
Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals
513,000
76
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
507,000
77
Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves
489,000
78
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
487,000
79
Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals
463,000
80
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
461,000
81
Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates
458,000
82
Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies
455,000
83
Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians
453,000
84
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants
442,000
85
Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Angels
436,000
86
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
427,000
87
Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
425,000
88
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
421,000
89
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians
420,000
90
St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks
419,000
91
St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Twins
411,000
92
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
398,000
93
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels
390,000
94
Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals
383,000
95
Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs
381,000
96
Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers
375,000
97
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
346,000
98
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees
288,000
99
Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays
268,000
100
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Indians
257,000
Top 100 of 104 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 01:07 UTC