Most-watched MLB telecasts of 2021
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.
88
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched MLB telecasts of 2021
1
World Series Game 6, Astros vs Braves
14,140,000
2
World Series Game 5, Astros vs Braves
13,821,000
3
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
13,640,000
4
World Series Game 3, Astros vs Braves
11,469,000
5
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
11,230,000
6
World Series Game 1, Astros vs Braves
10,934,000
7
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
10,810,000
8
World Series Game 4, Astros vs Braves
10,789,000
9
World Series Game 2, Astros vs Braves
10,434,000
10
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
10,280,000
11
AL Wild Card Game, Red Sox vs Yankees
7,690,000
12
Home Run Derby
7,130,000
13
NLCS Game 6, Braves vs Dodgers
6,950,000
14
NL Wild Card Game, Cardinals vs Dodgers
6,673,000
15
NLDS Game 5, Dodgers vs Giants
6,500,000
16
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
6,140,000
17
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox
5,870,000
18
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
5,810,000
19
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
4,670,000
20
Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
2,590,000
21
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
2,380,000
22
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
2,010,000
23
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros
1,970,000
24
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
1,940,000
25
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
1,790,000
26
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
1,730,000
27
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
1,730,000
28
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
1,630,000
29
Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
1,610,000
30
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
1,560,000
31
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
1,550,000
32
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals
1,530,000
33
New York Mets at New York Yankees
1,480,000
34
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
1,370,000
35
St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
1,350,000
36
New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics
1,350,000
37
Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians
1,010,000
38
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
978,000
39
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
931,000
40
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees
910,000
41
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
884,000
42
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers
828,000
43
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
771,000
44
Houston Astros at New York Yankees
740,000
45
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
735,000
46
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
699,000
47
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
693,000
48
Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees
692,000
49
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics
655,000
50
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
626,000
51
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies
623,000
52
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
593,000
53
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres
589,000
54
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
550,000
55
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
542,000
56
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins
529,000
57
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
506,000
58
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
503,000
59
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
488,000
60
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
483,000
61
Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals
475,000
62
New York Yankees at Texas Rangers
462,000
63
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
456,000
64
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
451,000
65
Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
446,000
66
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
433,000
67
San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves
432,000
68
New York Yankees at Houston Astros
420,000
69
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
372,000
70
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
366,000
71
San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
357,000
72
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
356,000
73
Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics
337,000
74
Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers
289,000
75
Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins
287,000
76
New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners
285,000
77
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
268,000
78
Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox
263,000
79
Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels
261,000
80
San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals
252,000
81
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox
251,000
82
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
246,000
83
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
234,000
84
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
230,000
85
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
224,000
86
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox
214,000
87
New York Mets at Miami Marlins
146,000
88
Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
108,000
88 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC