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Boston Red Sox

163 telecasts with figures · 170 published claims
163
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-05

Top events · Boston Red Sox

1
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
2026-09-30 · NBC
7,400,000
MLB
2
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
2026-09-29 · NBC
7,310,000
MLB
3
Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
2026-08-02 · NBC · Peacock
3,800,000
MLB
4
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
2026-06-28 · NBC · Peacock
3,270,000
MLB
5
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
2026-08-29 · FOX
3,161,000
MLB
6
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
2026-06-27 · ABC
1,990,000
MLB
7
MLB Red Sox–Rangers
2026-06-14 · NBC
1,700,000
MLB
8
San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
2026-08-23 · NBC
1,700,000
MLB
9
MLB Red Sox–Rangers
2026-06-17 · Peacock
1,610,000
MLB
10
Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox
2026-09-23 · ESPN
1,399,000
MLB

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Mets
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
10 telecasts
2
Reds
World Series Game 6 · 1975-10-21
41,570,000
7 telecasts
3
Yankees
ALCS Game 7 · 2004-10-20
31,460,000
47 telecasts
4
Cardinals
World Series Game 4 · 2004-10-27
28,844,000
13 telecasts
5
Rockies
World Series Game 2 · 2007-10-25
16,950,000
4 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
World Series Game 7 · 1986-10-27
52,100,000
20 telecasts
2
FOX
ALCS Game 7 · 2004-10-20
31,460,000
56 telecasts
3
TBS
ALCS Game 6 · 2008-10-17
8,930,000
23 telecasts
4
ESPN
AL Wild Card Game · 2021-10-05
7,690,000
52 telecasts
5
FS1
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros · 2021-10-22
5,810,000
6 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

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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2026-09-30Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees7,400,000
2026-09-29Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees7,310,000
2026-09-23Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox1,399,000
2026-08-29Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window3,161,000
2026-08-23San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox1,700,000
2026-08-02Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers3,800,000
2026-06-28New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox3,270,000
2026-06-27New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,990,000
2026-06-17MLB Red Sox–Rangers1,610,000
2026-06-14MLB Red Sox–Rangers1,700,000
2026-05-07Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox1,028,000
2026-04-23New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox450,000
2026-04-21New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox560,000
2025-10-02AL Wild Card Game 37,440,000
2025-10-01AL Wild Card Game 26,759,000
2025-09-30AL Wild Card Game 16,518,000
2025-09-14New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,420,000
2025-08-24Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,570,000
2025-07-23Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies1,400,000
2025-07-22Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies310,000
2025-06-08Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,920,000
2025-05-24Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox240,000
2025-05-20New York Mets at Boston Red Sox220,000
2025-05-13Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers290,000
2025-04-06St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox1,170,000
2024-07-28New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,710,000
2024-07-20Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers2,120,000
2024-06-16New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,070,000
2024-06-11Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox434,000
2023-09-12New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox430,000
2023-07-23New York Mets at Boston Red Sox1,460,000
2023-06-18New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox1,940,000
2023-05-14St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox1,770,000
2022-09-22Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window3,230,000
2022-09-13New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox677,000
2022-08-09Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox418,000
2022-08-01Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros1,100,000
2022-07-30Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox361,000
2022-07-10New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,180,000
2022-07-05Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox267,000
2022-05-17Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox173,000
2022-04-10Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,480,000
2022-04-09Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees606,000
2021-10-22Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros5,810,000
2021-10-15Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros6,140,000
2021-10-05AL Wild Card Game7,690,000
2021-09-06Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox503,000
2021-09-05Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox263,000
2021-08-30Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays626,000
2021-08-28Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians268,000
2021-08-01Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays978,000
2021-07-26Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox456,000
2021-07-18Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,940,000
2021-07-05Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels446,000
2021-06-06Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,790,000
2021-05-22Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Philliessplit window2,590,000
2021-04-05Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox483,000
2020-08-16Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees1,510,000
2020-08-01Boston Red Sox at New York Yankeessplit window2,070,000
2020-07-30Boston Red Sox at New York Mets749,000
2019-08-12Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians785,000
2019-08-04Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees2,210,000
2019-08-03Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees587,000
2019-07-22Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays524,000
2019-07-14Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox2,030,000
2019-06-29New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,860,000
2019-05-27Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox759,000
2019-04-29Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox495,000
2019-04-09Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox425,000
2019-03-28Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners1,190,000
2018World Series - Dodgers vs Red Sox5 games
2018-10-23World Series Game 113,761,000
2018-10-24World Series Game 213,458,000
2018-10-26World Series Game 313,251,000
2018-10-27World Series Game 413,563,000
2018-10-28World Series Game 517,634,000
2018-10-18ALCS Game 56,520,000
2018-10-17ALCS Game 46,180,000
2018-10-16ALCS Game 34,870,000
2018-10-14ALCS Game 25,660,000
2018-10-13ALCS Game 15,820,000
2018-09-23Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians1,030,000
2018-09-21Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians487,000
2018-09-09Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox1,480,000
2018-09-03Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves681,000
2018-08-26Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays398,000
2018-08-15Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies740,000
2018-08-05New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox2,750,000
2018-07-11Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox515,000
2018-06-28Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox615,000
2018-06-23Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Soxsplit window2,200,000
2018-06-07Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox543,000
2018-06-03Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros1,400,000
2017-09-20Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles543,000
2017-09-13Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox559,000
2017-08-18New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox571,000
2017-07-04Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers643,000
2017-06-29Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox562,000
2017-06-11Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox1,300,000
2017-06-08Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees749,000
2017-05-17Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals601,000