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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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2017-10-13ALCS Game 16,160,000
2017-09-27Houston Astros at Texas Rangers336,000
2017-09-27Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals792,000
2017-09-27San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers564,000
2017-09-24Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros632,000
2017-09-22Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers874,000
2017-09-20Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles543,000
2017-09-19Cleveland Indians at Los Angeles Angels424,000
2017-09-19Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees795,000
2017-09-17St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs303,000
2017-09-17Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals855,000
2017-09-13Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox559,000
2017-09-13Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants571,000
2017-09-10Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers188,000
2017-09-10Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians982,000
2017-08-27Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees323,000
2017-08-27New York Mets at Washington Nationals914,000
2017-08-23Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels411,000
2017-08-22Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels331,000
2017-08-20St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates1,800,000
2017-08-18New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox571,000
2017-08-16New York Yankees at New York Mets855,000
2017-08-07Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants860,000
2017-08-06Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs462,000
2017-08-06Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets1,600,000
2017-07-30Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers562,000
2017-07-30San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers1,700,000
2017-07-26Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox734,000
2017-07-24Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals569,000
2017-07-23Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles332,000
2017-07-23St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs2,100,000
2017-07-19Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Angels438,000
2017-07-09Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs409,000
2017-07-09Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians1,400,000
2017-07-04Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies544,000
2017-07-04Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers643,000
2017-07-02Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals1,400,000
2017-06-29Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox562,000
2017-06-26Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants524,000
2017-06-25Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals1,500,000
2017-06-11Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox1,300,000
2017-06-08Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees749,000
2017-06-05Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers417,000
2017-05-30Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants427,000
2017-05-29Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals844,000
2017-05-23St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers565,000
2017-05-23San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs607,000
2017-05-21Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers1,200,000
2017-05-17Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals601,000
2017-05-07New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs2,400,000
2017-04-11St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals572,000
2017-04-09Miami Marlins at New York Mets1,700,000
2017-04-03Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics331,000
2017-04-03San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers677,000
2017-04-03Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers1,140,000
2017-04-02Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals3,600,000
2017-04-02San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks1,020,000
2017-04-02New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays1,300,000
2016World Series - Cubs vs Guardians7 games
2016-10-25World Series Game 119,368,000
2016-10-26World Series Game 217,395,000
2016-10-28World Series Game 319,384,000
2016-10-29World Series Game 416,705,000
2016-10-30World Series Game 523,638,000
2016-11-01World Series Game 623,396,000
2016-11-02World Series Game 740,045,000
2016-10-22NLCS Game 69,710,000
2016-10-20NLCS Game 57,190,000
2016-10-19ALCS Game 52,860,000
2016-10-19NLCS Game 45,830,000
2016-10-18ALCS Game 42,750,000
2016-10-18NLCS Game 36,510,000
2016-10-17ALCS Game 34,300,000
2016-10-16NLCS Game 27,310,000
2016-10-15ALCS Game 22,610,000
2016-10-15NLCS Game 15,940,000
2016-10-14ALCS Game 14,120,000
2015World Series - Mets vs Royals5 games
2015-10-27World Series Game 114,944,000
2015-10-28World Series Game 213,722,000
2015-10-30World Series Game 313,205,000
2015-10-31World Series Game 413,587,000
2015-11-01World Series Game 517,206,000
2015-10-23ALCS Game 65,630,000
2015-10-21ALCS Game 52,580,000
2015-10-21NLCS Game 47,940,000
2015-10-20ALCS Game 42,600,000
2015-10-20NLCS Game 39,220,000
2015-10-19ALCS Game 33,090,000
2015-10-18NLCS Game 26,570,000
2015-10-17ALCS Game 22,660,000
2015-10-17NLCS Game 17,890,000
2015-10-16ALCS Game 16,540,000
2014World Series - Giants vs Royals7 games
2014-10-21World Series Game 112,191,000
2014-10-22World Series Game 212,917,000
2014-10-24World Series Game 312,133,000
2014-10-25World Series Game 410,742,000
2014-10-26World Series Game 512,635,000
2014-10-28World Series Game 613,372,000
2014-10-29World Series Game 723,517,000
2014-10-16NLCS Game 54,890,000
2014-10-15NLCS Game 45,090,000