Ratings Reference
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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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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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2020World Series, Dodgers vs Rays6 games
2020-10-20World Series Game 19,353,000
2020-10-21World Series Game 29,184,000
2020-10-23World Series Game 38,339,000
2020-10-24World Series Game 49,563,000
2020-10-25World Series Game 510,288,000
2020-10-27World Series Game 612,819,000
2020-10-18Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers9,660,000
2020-10-17Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers4,280,000
2020-10-16Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays3,470,000
2020-10-16Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves3,610,000
2020-10-15Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros2,710,000
2020-10-15Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves5,040,000
2020-10-12Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers4,200,000
2020-10-09New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays3,720,000
2020-10-06Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves1,300,000
2020-10-06San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers1,640,000
2020-10-05Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics1,420,000
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
2020-09-05San 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
2020-08-06Chicago 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