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MLB

1,300 telecasts with figures · 1,396 published claims
1,300
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-29

Top events · MLB

Full chart
1
World Series Game 5
2026-10-28 · FOX
14,220,000
MLB
2
World Series Game 4
2026-10-27 · FOX
13,476,000
MLB
3
World Series Game 1
2026-10-23 · FOX
12,260,000
MLB
4
World Series Game 2
2026-10-24 · FOX
10,854,000
MLB
5
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers
2026-10-11 · FOX
10,720,000
MLB
6
World Series Game 3
2026-10-26 · FOX
8,328,000
MLB
7
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers
2026-10-12 · FOX · FS1
7,040,000
MLB
8
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
2026-10-14 · FS1
6,740,000
MLB
9
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
2026-10-15 · FS1
6,135,000
MLB
10
Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
2026-10-03 · FOX
5,370,000
MLB

Top teams

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

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
World Series Game 6 · 1980-10-21
54,860,000
124 telecasts
2
ABC
World Series Game 7 · 1987-10-25
51,180,000
51 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
359 telecasts
5
TBS
ALCS Game 6 · 2010-10-22
11,860,000
196 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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2020-10-05New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays2,330,000
2020-10-02St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres2,600,000
2020-10-02Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs2,190,000
2020-10-01Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics1,930,000
2020-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers1,850,000
2020-10-01St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres2,330,000
2020-09-30Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs1,540,000
2020-09-29Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins2,200,000
2020-09-22New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays438,000
2020-09-20Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs740,000
2020-09-16Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels317,000
2020-09-16Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres324,000
2020-09-16New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies502,000
2020-09-13Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers896,000
2020-09-13Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers233,000
2020-09-06St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,210,000
2020-09-05San Diego Padres at Oakland Athletics694,000
2020-08-31St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds340,000
2020-08-31San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies231,000
2020-08-30Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,200,000
2020-08-30New York Yankees at New York Mets381,000
2020-08-29Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies1,360,000
2020-08-18Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees366,000
2020-08-16Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels418,000
2020-08-16Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers330,000
2020-08-16Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,510,000
2020-08-13Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs1,590,000
2020-08-13Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies164,000
2020-08-12Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies160,000
2020-08-09Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox802,000
2020-08-06Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royalssplit window1,490,000
2020-08-04Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners298,000
2020-08-04New York Mets at Washington Nationals393,000
2020-08-04Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins249,000
2020-08-02New York Mets at Atlanta Braves324,000
2020-08-01Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window2,070,000
2020-07-31Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants142,000
2020-07-30Boston Red Sox at New York Mets749,000
2020-07-29Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels466,000
2020-07-29Colorado Rockies at Oakland Athletics243,000
2020-07-27Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres326,000
2020-07-26Atlanta Braves at New York Mets1,390,000
2020-07-26New York Yankees at Washington Nationals653,000
2020-07-25New York Yankees at Washington Nationals2,790,000
2020-07-24Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics797,000
2020-07-24Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs1,040,000
2020-07-23San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers2,760,000
2020-07-23New York Yankees at Washington Nationals4,010,000
2020-07-20Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees912,000
2020-07-19Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs525,000
2020-07-18New York Yankees at New York Mets410,000
2019-10-30Washington Nationals at Houston Astros23,010,000
2019World Series - Astros vs Nationals7 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
2019-10-29World Series Game 616,551,000
2019-10-30World Series Game 723,217,000
2019-10-29Washington Nationals at Houston Astros16,430,000
2019-10-27Houston Astros at Washington Nationals11,390,000
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
2019-10-02Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics4,540,000
2019-10-01Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals4,730,000
2019-09-28Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinalssplit window1,970,000
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
2019-09-18Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves430,000
2019-09-17Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs918,000
2019-09-15Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,080,000
2019-09-11Chicago 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