Ratings Reference

MLB Cardinals–Cubs

Nielsen average audience: 1,990,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2026-08-16 Sunday
Networks
ABC · ESPN
Teams
Cardinals · Cubs
1,990,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
multiple sources · 2 sources · final
figures last changed 2026-10-05

Published figures

JSON
Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
1,990,000
Earlier in the day, Cardinals-Cubs averaged a 1.0 and 1.99 million Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
per network / full telecast · final
press-attributed · Manny Soloway
1,990,000
"Sunday, August 16",3PM,Cardinals-Cubs,1.990M Manny Soloway, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider