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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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date

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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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2021World Series, Astros vs Braves6 games
2021-10-26World Series Game 110,934,000
2021-10-27World Series Game 210,434,000
2021-10-29World Series Game 311,469,000
2021-10-30World Series Game 410,789,000
2021-10-31World Series Game 513,821,000
2021-11-02World Series Game 614,140,000
2021-10-31Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves13,640,000
2021-10-29Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves11,230,000
2021-10-27Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros10,280,000
2021-10-26Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros10,810,000
2021-10-23NLCS Game 66,950,000
2021-10-22Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros5,810,000
2021-10-16Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves4,670,000
2021-10-15Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros6,140,000
2021-10-14NLDS Game 56,500,000
2021-10-07Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros1,970,000
2021-10-06NL Wild Card Game6,673,000
2021-10-05AL Wild Card Game7,690,000
2021-09-29New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays699,000
2021-09-28Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves366,000
2021-09-28San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers488,000
2021-09-21Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays542,000
2021-09-21San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres234,000
2021-09-19Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets735,000
2021-09-07New York Mets at Miami Marlins146,000
2021-09-06San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies623,000
2021-09-06Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox503,000
2021-09-05Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants1,730,000
2021-09-05Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox263,000
2021-09-04Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays108,000
2021-08-30Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers433,000
2021-08-30Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays626,000
2021-08-29New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics1,350,000
2021-08-29San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves432,000
2021-08-28Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians268,000
2021-08-24Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres589,000
2021-08-22Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians1,010,000
2021-08-22Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays224,000
2021-08-21New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers506,000
2021-08-21Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees692,000
2021-08-12New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox5,870,000
2021-08-08Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs1,630,000
2021-08-07Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres230,000
2021-08-02Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals475,000
2021-08-01Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox214,000
2021-08-01Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays978,000
2021-07-26Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox456,000
2021-07-25Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers828,000
2021-07-18San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals252,000
2021-07-18Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,940,000
2021-07-17Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics337,000
2021-07-12Home Run Derby7,130,000
2021-07-11New York Yankees at Houston Astros420,000
2021-07-10Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers289,000
2021-07-06New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners285,000
2021-07-05Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels446,000
2021-07-05Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins529,000
2021-07-04New York Mets at New York Yankees1,480,000
2021-07-04San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies357,000
2021-06-20St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves931,000
2021-06-19Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels261,000
2021-06-13St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs1,560,000
2021-06-12St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubssplit window2,380,000
2021-06-06Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,790,000
2021-05-23Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals1,530,000
2021-05-22Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Philliessplit window2,590,000
2021-05-21Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds372,000
2021-05-18New York Yankees at Texas Rangers462,000
2021-05-16St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres1,350,000
2021-05-15Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins287,000
2021-05-10Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros693,000
2021-05-09Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves1,730,000
2021-05-08Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves451,000
2021-05-08San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants356,000
2021-05-05Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs771,000
2021-05-04Houston Astros at New York Yankees740,000
2021-05-02New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies1,370,000
2021-05-01Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox251,000
2021-04-25San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers2,010,000
2021-04-11Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves1,550,000
2021-04-06New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies550,000
2021-04-05Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox483,000
2021-04-04Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels1,610,000
2021-04-04Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies593,000
2021-04-03Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies246,000
2021-04-01Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics655,000
2021-04-01Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees910,000
2021-04-01Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies884,000