Ratings Reference
Leagues

MLB

1,088 telecasts with figures · 1,133 published claims
1,088
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · MLB

Full chart
1
Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers
2026-08-29 · FOX
3,250,000
MLB
2
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
2026-08-29 · FOX
3,161,000
MLB
3
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
2026-09-03 · FOX
2,668,000
MLB
4
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies
2026-09-06 · NBC
2,157,000
MLB
5
Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers
2026-08-23 · ESPN
2,020,000
MLB
6
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
2026-09-07 · NBC · Peacock
1,890,000
MLB
7
San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
2026-08-23 · NBC
1,700,000
MLB
8
Houston Astros at New York Mets
2026-08-30 · NBC · Peacock
1,500,000
MLB
9
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
2026-08-27 · FS1
640,000
MLB
10
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
2026-09-01 · TBS
588,000
MLB

Top teams

by most-watched telecast
1
Phillies
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
121 telecasts
2
Royals
World Series Game 5 · 1980-10-19
45,460,000
44 telecasts
3
Red Sox
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
142 telecasts
4
Mets
World Series Game 3 · 1973-10-16
38,030,000
86 telecasts
5
Reds
World Series Game 4 · 1976-10-21
38,790,000
36 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
110 telecasts
2
ABC
World Series Game 7 · 1987-10-25
51,180,000
50 telecasts
3
CBS
World Series Game 5 · 1991-10-24
33,180,000
23 telecasts
4
FOX
ALCS Game 7 · 2004-10-20
31,460,000
348 telecasts
5
TBS
ALCS Game 6 · 2010-10-22
11,860,000
149 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2019-10-27Houston Astros at Washington Nationals11,390,000
2019World Series, Astros vs Nationals5 games
2019-10-22World Series Game 112,194,000
2019-10-23World Series Game 211,925,000
2019-10-25World Series Game 312,220,000
2019-10-26World Series Game 410,219,000
2019-10-27World Series Game 511,390,000
2019-10-26Houston Astros at Washington Nationals10,210,000
2019-10-25Houston Astros at Washington Nationals12,210,000
2019-10-23Washington Nationals at Houston Astros11,930,000
2019-10-22Washington Nationals at Houston Astros12,190,000
2019-10-19ALCS Game 67,470,000
2019-10-18ALCS Game 55,630,000
2019-10-17ALCS Game 45,860,000
2019-10-15ALCS Game 33,840,000
2019-10-15NLCS Game 44,640,000
2019-10-14NLCS Game 33,650,000
2019-10-13ALCS Game 25,590,000
2019-10-12ALCS Game 16,110,000
2019-10-12NLCS Game 23,040,000
2019-10-11NLCS Game 14,650,000
2019-10-10Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros3,670,000
2019-10-09St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves3,330,000
2019-10-09Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers5,860,000
2019-10-08Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays3,700,000
2019-10-07Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals2,490,000
2019-10-07Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals3,610,000
2019-10-07New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins2,660,000
2019-10-04Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees3,400,000
2019-10-03St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves3,510,000
2019-10-03Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers3,510,000
2019-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals4,730,000
2019-09-25Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels368,000
2019-09-25New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays628,000
2019-09-24Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox531,000
2019-09-20Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers511,000
2019-09-20Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Indians580,000
2019-09-19St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,590,000
2019-09-18Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves430,000
2019-09-17Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs918,000
2019-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,080,000
2019-09-12Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,750,000
2019-09-11Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres563,000
2019-09-02Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers1,190,000
2019-09-02Texas Rangers at New York Yankees759,000
2019-09-01New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies1,190,000
2019-08-26St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers671,000
2019-08-25New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers2,390,000
2019-08-18Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves508,000
2019-08-18Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates1,760,000
2019-08-17Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics275,000
2019-08-17Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals222,000
2019-08-14Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies522,000
2019-08-12Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians785,000
2019-08-11Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants1,310,000
2019-08-07Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates522,000
2019-08-05Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs635,000
2019-08-04Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs493,000
2019-08-04Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,210,000
2019-08-03Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians471,000
2019-08-03Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees587,000
2019-07-31Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,050,000
2019-07-29Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals819,000
2019-07-22Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays524,000
2019-07-21Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves1,330,000
2019-07-21Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees416,000
2019-07-20Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves343,000
2019-07-20New York Mets at San Francisco Giants270,000
2019-07-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies665,000
2019-07-14Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox2,030,000
2019-07-14Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies323,000
2019-07-11Houston Astros at Texas Rangers1,200,000
2019-07-09MLB All-Star Game8,140,000
2019-07-06Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox2,410,000
2019-07-04Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates826,000
2019-06-29New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,860,000
2019-06-23Los Angeles Angels at St. Louis Cardinals1,280,000
2019-06-22Houston Astros at New York Yankeessplit window2,910,000
2019-06-17San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers786,000
2019-06-16Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers1,840,000
2019-06-15Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals207,000
2019-06-09St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,570,000
2019-06-08St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,560,000
2019-06-08New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians703,000
2019-05-29Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros977,000
2019-05-27New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers725,000
2019-05-27Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox759,000
2019-05-27Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals521,000
2019-05-25Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants252,000
2019-05-21Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants397,000
2019-05-21Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs768,000
2019-05-19Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals1,310,000
2019-05-18Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels214,000
2019-05-15St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves516,000
2019-05-13Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies794,000
2019-05-12Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs1,710,000
2019-05-11Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics394,000
2019-05-08Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees471,000
2019-05-06Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals504,000
2019-05-05St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,810,000
2019-05-04Oakland Athletics at Pittsburgh Pirates399,000