Telecasts · MLB

World Series Game 1 - Orioles vs Pirates

Nielsen average audience: 38,140,000 viewers (final), per Wikipedia.

Aired: 1979-10-10 Wednesday
Networks: ABC
Teams: Orioles · Pirates
Score: Baltimore 5, Pittsburgh 4

38,140,000

Nielsen avg audience · via press

single source · final

figures last changed 2026-08-23

Published figures

JSON

Nielsen1 figure

average audience

full telecast · final

press-attributed · Wikipedia

38,140,000

28.2/46 (38.140 M viewers) Wikipedia, verbatim

1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

World Series by year

1968–2026

Record

54.9M 1980

This telecast

#40 of 288 Before Out-of-Home

Years on record

58 1968–2026

Nielsen average audience · each year's most-watched telecast on the line, the others in gray

Before Out-of-Homebefore Sept 2020
Panel + Out-of-HomeSept 2020 – Sept 2025
Big Data + Panelsince Sept 2025
preliminary

328 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:16 UTC

World Series Game 1, every year on record

This telecast: #4 of 50 Game 1 telecasts in the Before Out-of-Home era

Big Data + Panel

2026FOX11,506,000
2025FOX12,499,000

Panel + Out-of-Home

2024FOX14,163,000
2023FOX9,172,000
2022FOX11,475,000
2021FOX10,934,000
2020FOX9,353,000

50 earlier Game 1 telecasts

Before Out-of-Home

2019FOX12,194,000
2018FOX13,761,000
2017FOX14,968,000
2016FOX19,368,000
2015FOX14,944,000
2014FOX12,191,000
2013FOX14,400,000
2012FOX12,240,000
2011FOX14,174,000
2010FOX15,009,000
2009FOX19,511,000
2008FOX14,634,000
2007FOX16,897,000
2006FOX12,840,000
2005FOX15,015,000
2004FOX23,168,000
2003FOX17,687,000
2002FOX15,457,000
2001FOX16,476,000
2000FOX17,556,000
1999NBC22,035,000
1998FOX18,740,000
1997NBC16,810,000
1996FOX23,690,000
1995ABC25,150,000
1993CBS23,100,000
1992CBS25,020,000
1991CBS26,310,000
1990CBS28,600,000
1989ABC25,030,000
1988NBC30,350,000
1987ABC30,570,000
1986NBC33,100,000
1985ABC31,510,000
1984NBC33,860,000
1983ABC36,230,000
1982NBC37,460,000
1981ABC39,720,000
1980NBC42,040,000
1979ABC38,140,000
1978NBC43,510,000
1977ABC36,960,000
1976NBC23,730,000
1975NBC20,990,000
1974NBC23,750,000
1973NBC27,444,000
1972NBC22,534,000
1971NBC24,778,000
1970NBC14,120,000
1969NBC14,920,000

57 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:16 UTC

Nielsen average audience · each year's most-watched telecast on the line, the others in gray
Year	Telecast	Avg audience
1968	World Series Game 3	24,780,000
1968	World Series Game 4	27,542,000
1969	World Series Game 1	14,920,000
1969	World Series Game 2	17,080,000
1969	World Series Game 3	11,290,000
1969	World Series Game 4	11,290,000
1969	World Series Game 5	11,290,000
1970	World Series Game 1	14,120,000
1970	World Series Game 2	13,400,000
1970	World Series Game 3	10,340,000
1970	World Series Game 4	10,340,000
1970	World Series Game 5	10,340,000
1971	World Series Game 1	24,778,000
1971	World Series Game 2	13,633,000
1971	World Series Game 3	13,633,000
1971	World Series Game 4	38,898,000
1971	World Series Game 5	13,633,000
1971	World Series Game 6	28,095,000
1971	World Series Game 7	37,420,000
1972	World Series Game 1	22,534,000
1972	World Series Game 2	27,331,000
1972	World Series Game 3	37,880,000
1972	World Series Game 4	38,210,000
1972	World Series Game 5	23,120,000
1972	World Series Game 6	30,048,000
1972	World Series Game 7	41,438,000
1973	World Series Game 1	27,444,000
1973	World Series Game 2	35,661,000
1973	World Series Game 3	38,030,000
1973	World Series Game 4	36,670,000
1973	World Series Game 5	37,364,000
1973	World Series Game 6	28,610,000
1973	World Series Game 7	39,935,000
1974	World Series Game 1	23,750,000
1974	World Series Game 2	30,470,000
1974	World Series Game 3	29,830,000
1974	World Series Game 4	29,760,000
1974	World Series Game 5	31,610,000
1975	World Series Game 1	20,990,000
1975	World Series Game 2	24,320,000
1975	World Series Game 3	37,910,000
1975	World Series Game 4	34,640,000
1975	World Series Game 5	40,710,000
1975	World Series Game 6	41,570,000
1975	World Series Game 7	51,560,000
1976	World Series Game 1	23,730,000
1976	World Series Game 3	36,250,000
1976	World Series Game 4	38,790,000
1977	World Series Game 1	36,960,000
1977	World Series Game 2	35,880,000
1977	World Series Game 3	37,410,000
1977	World Series Game 4	31,460,000
1977	World Series Game 5	37,010,000
1977	World Series Game 6	44,200,000
1978	World Series Game 1	43,510,000
1978	World Series Game 2	42,720,000
1978	World Series Game 3	43,810,000
1978	World Series Game 4	39,220,000
1978	World Series Game 5	45,870,000
1978	World Series Game 6	50,600,000
1979	World Series Game 1	38,140,000
1979	World Series Game 2	36,320,000
1979	World Series Game 3	31,420,000
1979	World Series Game 4	27,210,000
1979	World Series Game 5	39,090,000
1979	World Series Game 6	43,640,000
1979	World Series Game 7	49,890,000
1980	World Series Game 1	42,040,000
1980	World Series Game 2	42,990,000
1980	World Series Game 3	39,170,000
1980	World Series Game 4	29,320,000
1980	World Series Game 5	45,460,000
1980	World Series Game 6	54,860,000
1981	World Series Game 1	39,720,000
1981	World Series Game 2	39,110,000
1981	World Series Game 3	40,140,000
1981	World Series Game 4	37,970,000
1981	World Series Game 5	39,110,000
1982	World Series Game 1	37,460,000
1982	World Series Game 2	37,700,000
1982	World Series Game 3	32,890,000
1982	World Series Game 4	26,210,000
1982	World Series Game 5	48,990,000
1982	World Series Game 6	32,350,000
1982	World Series Game 7	49,930,000
1983	World Series Game 1	36,230,000
1983	World Series Game 2	34,550,000
1983	World Series Game 3	30,120,000
1983	World Series Game 4	20,260,000
1983	World Series Game 5	26,950,000
1984	World Series Game 1	33,860,000
1984	World Series Game 2	32,010,000
1984	World Series Game 3	26,810,000
1984	World Series Game 4	18,020,000
1984	World Series Game 5	28,580,000
1985	World Series Game 1	31,510,000
1985	World Series Game 2	31,770,000
1985	World Series Game 3	32,800,000
1985	World Series Game 4	35,040,000
1985	World Series Game 5	30,950,000
1985	World Series Game 6	34,860,000
1985	World Series Game 7	45,000,000
1986	World Series Game 1	33,100,000
1986	World Series Game 2	32,340,000
1986	World Series Game 3	33,200,000
1986	World Series Game 4	34,490,000
1986	World Series Game 5	38,710,000
1986	World Series Game 6	44,510,000
1986	World Series Game 7	52,100,000
1987	World Series Game 1	30,570,000
1987	World Series Game 2	33,660,000
1987	World Series Game 3	34,990,000
1987	World Series Game 4	34,040,000
1987	World Series Game 5	32,550,000
1987	World Series Game 6	29,090,000
1987	World Series Game 7	51,180,000
1988	World Series Game 1	30,350,000
1988	World Series Game 2	34,700,000
1988	World Series Game 3	34,990,000
1988	World Series Game 4	33,960,000
1988	World Series Game 5	38,800,000
1989	World Series Game 1	25,030,000
1989	World Series Game 2	25,410,000
1989	World Series Game 3	26,610,000
1989	World Series Game 4	21,640,000
1990	World Series Game 1	28,600,000
1990	World Series Game 2	30,570,000
1990	World Series Game 3	28,720,000
1990	World Series Game 4	32,910,000
1991	World Series Game 1	26,310,000
1991	World Series Game 2	30,840,000
1991	World Series Game 3	33,170,000
1991	World Series Game 4	32,100,000
1991	World Series Game 5	33,180,000
1991	World Series Game 6	40,830,000
1991	World Series Game 7	50,340,000
1992	World Series Game 1	25,020,000
1992	World Series Game 2	29,590,000
1992	World Series Game 3	29,980,000
1992	World Series Game 4	26,410,000
1992	World Series Game 5	31,230,000
1992	World Series Game 6	35,000,000
1993	World Series Game 1	23,100,000
1993	World Series Game 2	25,200,000
1993	World Series Game 3	20,570,000
1993	World Series Game 4	24,590,000
1993	World Series Game 5	26,110,000
1993	World Series Game 6	29,050,000
1995	World Series Game 1	25,150,000
1995	World Series Game 2	29,350,000
1995	World Series Game 3	28,720,000
1995	World Series Game 4	28,670,000
1995	World Series Game 5	31,710,000
1995	World Series Game 6	30,280,000
1996	World Series Game 1	23,690,000
1996	World Series Game 2	19,430,000
1996	World Series Game 3	23,990,000
1996	World Series Game 4	25,160,000
1996	World Series Game 5	28,520,000
1996	World Series Game 6	30,440,000
1997	World Series Game 1	16,810,000
1997	World Series Game 2	22,460,000
1997	World Series Game 3	22,190,000
1997	World Series Game 4	22,070,000
1997	World Series Game 5	24,200,000
1997	World Series Game 6	23,740,000
1997	World Series Game 7	37,990,000
1998	World Series Game 1	18,740,000
1998	World Series Game 2	17,860,000
1998	World Series Game 3	21,970,000
1998	World Series Game 4	23,390,000
1999	World Series Game 1	22,035,000
1999	World Series Game 2	22,825,000
1999	World Series Game 3	24,116,000
1999	World Series Game 4	25,848,000
2000	World Series Game 1	17,556,000
2000	World Series Game 2	19,045,000
2000	World Series Game 3	17,453,000
2000	World Series Game 4	17,611,000
2000	World Series Game 5	18,927,000
2001	World Series Game 1	16,476,000
2001	World Series Game 2	23,550,000
2001	World Series Game 3	23,407,000
2001	World Series Game 4	23,692,000
2001	World Series Game 5	21,323,000
2001	World Series Game 6	22,672,000
2001	World Series Game 7	39,084,000
2002	World Series Game 1	15,457,000
2002	World Series Game 2	19,368,000
2002	World Series Game 3	17,043,000
2002	World Series Game 4	18,085,000
2002	World Series Game 5	15,840,000
2002	World Series Game 6	19,221,000
2002	World Series Game 7	30,814,000
2003	World Series Game 1	17,687,000
2003	World Series Game 2	20,552,000
2003	World Series Game 3	18,889,000
2003	World Series Game 4	20,885,000
2003	World Series Game 5	19,919,000
2003	World Series Game 6	23,240,000
2004	World Series Game 1	23,168,000
2004	World Series Game 2	25,463,000
2004	World Series Game 3	24,422,000
2004	World Series Game 4	28,844,000
2005	World Series Game 1	15,015,000
2005	World Series Game 2	17,190,000
2005	World Series Game 3	16,652,000
2005	World Series Game 4	19,979,000
2006	World Series Game 1	12,840,000
2006	World Series Game 2	18,165,000
2006	World Series Game 3	15,582,000
2006	World Series Game 4	16,113,000
2006	World Series Game 5	16,277,000
2007	World Series Game 1	16,897,000
2007	World Series Game 2	16,950,000
2007	World Series Game 3	14,055,000
2007	World Series Game 4	20,946,000
2008	World Series Game 1	14,634,000
2008	World Series Game 2	12,777,000
2008	World Series Game 3	9,836,000
2008	World Series Game 4	15,479,000
2008	World Series Game 5	15,787,000
2009	World Series Game 1	19,511,000
2009	World Series Game 2	18,897,000
2009	World Series Game 3	15,397,000
2009	World Series Game 4	22,761,000
2009	World Series Game 5	17,092,000
2009	World Series Game 6	22,339,000
2010	World Series Game 1	15,009,000
2010	World Series Game 2	14,130,000
2010	World Series Game 3	11,460,000
2010	World Series Game 4	15,537,000
2010	World Series Game 5	14,950,000
2011	World Series Game 1	14,174,000
2011	World Series Game 2	14,280,000
2011	World Series Game 3	11,247,000
2011	World Series Game 4	15,156,000
2011	World Series Game 5	14,324,000
2011	World Series Game 6	21,065,000
2011	World Series Game 7	25,403,000
2012	World Series Game 1	12,240,000
2012	World Series Game 2	12,340,000
2012	World Series Game 3	10,471,000
2012	World Series Game 4	15,485,000
2013	World Series Game 1	14,400,000
2013	World Series Game 2	13,429,000
2013	World Series Game 3	12,473,000
2013	World Series Game 4	15,975,000
2013	World Series Game 5	14,446,000
2013	World Series Game 6	19,178,000
2014	World Series Game 1	12,191,000
2014	World Series Game 2	12,917,000
2014	World Series Game 3	12,133,000
2014	World Series Game 4	10,742,000
2014	World Series Game 5	12,635,000
2014	World Series Game 6	13,372,000
2014	World Series Game 7	23,517,000
2015	World Series Game 1	14,944,000
2015	World Series Game 2	13,722,000
2015	World Series Game 3	13,205,000
2015	World Series Game 4	13,587,000
2015	World Series Game 5	17,206,000
2016	World Series Game 1	19,368,000
2016	World Series Game 2	17,395,000
2016	World Series Game 3	19,384,000
2016	World Series Game 4	16,705,000
2016	World Series Game 5	23,638,000
2016	World Series Game 6	23,396,000
2016	World Series Game 7	40,045,000
2017	World Series Game 1	14,968,000
2017	World Series Game 2	15,483,000
2017	World Series Game 3	15,676,000
2017	World Series Game 4	15,400,000
2017	World Series Game 5	18,940,000
2017	World Series Game 6	22,229,000
2017	World Series Game 7	28,240,000
2018	World Series Game 1	13,761,000
2018	World Series Game 2	13,458,000
2018	World Series Game 3	13,251,000
2018	World Series Game 4	13,563,000
2018	World Series Game 5	17,634,000
2019	World Series Game 1	12,194,000
2019	World Series Game 2	11,925,000
2019	World Series Game 3	12,220,000
2019	World Series Game 4	10,219,000
2019	World Series Game 5	11,390,000
2019	World Series Game 6	16,551,000
2019	World Series Game 7	23,217,000
2020	World Series Game 1	9,353,000
2020	World Series Game 2	9,184,000
2020	World Series Game 3	8,339,000
2020	World Series Game 4	9,563,000
2020	World Series Game 5	10,288,000
2020	World Series Game 6	12,819,000
2021	World Series Game 1	10,934,000
2021	World Series Game 2	10,434,000
2021	World Series Game 3	11,469,000
2021	World Series Game 4	10,789,000
2021	World Series Game 5	13,821,000
2021	World Series Game 6	14,140,000
2022	World Series Game 1	11,475,000
2022	World Series Game 2	10,789,000
2022	World Series Game 3	11,162,000
2022	World Series Game 4	11,809,000
2022	World Series Game 5	12,786,000
2022	World Series Game 6	12,549,000
2023	World Series Game 1	9,172,000
2023	World Series Game 2	8,153,000
2023	World Series Game 3	8,126,000
2023	World Series Game 4	8,480,000
2023	World Series Game 5	11,481,000
2024	World Series Game 1	14,163,000
2024	World Series Game 2	13,713,000
2024	World Series Game 3	13,208,000
2024	World Series Game 4	16,275,000
2024	World Series Game 5	18,152,000
2025	World Series Game 1	12,499,000
2025	World Series Game 2	11,399,000
2025	World Series Game 3	11,410,000
2025	World Series Game 4	14,520,000
2025	World Series Game 5	14,570,000
2025	World Series Game 6	17,682,000
2025	World Series Game 7	26,880,000
2026	World Series Game 1	12,260,000
2026	World Series Game 2	10,854,000
2026	World Series Game 3	8,328,000
2026	World Series Game 4	13,476,000
2026	World Series Game 5	14,220,000

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