More details on last night's World Series ratings.
via FOX Sports:
World Series GAME 1 +29% OVER ‘08
Second Highest Game 1 of Decade
Game 1 of the 2009 World Series averaged 11.9/19 (19.5 million viewers) last night (10/28) on FOX according to “fast national” ratings issued this morning by Nielsen Media Research.
Last night’s 11.9/19 for Game 1 of Phillies-Yankees is a +29% gain over last year’s 9.2/15 for Game 1 of Phillies-Rays. It’s also the second-best World Series Game 1 of the decade (2001-09), trailing only 2004’s 13.7/25 (Red Sox-Cardinals) and it’s FOX’s best rating for a non-decisive World Series game since Game 3 in 2004 (15.7/24).
The prime-time portion of Game 1 averaged 12.0/19 (19.7 mill.) from 8:00-11:00 PM ET, making it the highest-rated and most-watched single night of prime-time this season on any network, as well as the top Wednesday night on any network since FOX’s American Idol finale in May. WS Game 1 dominated the night’s Primetime battle by every meaningful standard. Game 1’s 6.3 rating among Adults 18-49 nearly matched the combined delivery of ABC (2.5), CBS (2.1), and NBC (2.1), who totaled 6.7 rating points. Among Adults 18-49, last night is the season’s second highest-rated night on any network, trailing only FOX on Monday, Sept. 21 (HOUSE premiere).
Viewing grew steadily throughout prime time, peaking at a 13.0/21 from 10:30-11:00 PM ET. Viewing fell slightly after 11:00 PM, dropping to a 12.1/21 as the Phillies extended their lead from 2-0 to 6-0 (final score was 6-1). Despite the Phils pulling away, the post-11:00 PM rating of 12.1/21 is still +2% better than the entire game rating, an indication that FOX is holding more audience through the final out because postseason games are starting earlier than ever before.
- PHILADELPHIA topped all markets with a stellar 44.5/59, a +25% gain over their Game 1 rating a year ago (35.7/53). NEW YORK notched a 29.7/43, which beats all six games of the last Yankees World Series in 2003, as well as Games 1 through 6 of the 2001 World Series. Cleveland, another market of note given that both starting pitchers are former Indians, earned a 12.0/18, up +71% over last year's 7.0/12 for Game 1. Although the "Amtrak Series" pits northeastern cities whose ballparks are barely 100 miles apart, Game 1 rated well on the west coast. Last night's game averaged a 10.8 in Pacific Time Zone markets, the best Game 1 on the west coast since 2004 and even better than Game 1 of the 2001 Series (9.9), which included the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Don’t ever mock Philly fans for their passion. 59% of households tuning in, huh? Name me another city that gets THAT many people watching their team play. There’s no one else.
I’m pretty sure Boston does
People like to watch the Yankees lose.
Actually, people like to watch the Yankees, whether they win or lose.
They rock. And haters will have to admit it soon.
I bet half of the viewers were bandwagon Yankees fans.
Well, I’m sure the local ratings for when Boston played in 2004 and 2007 are available somewhere. Prove me wrong. Show me they had 59% of the area watching or more.
Godfather, to correct you, it’s a 59 share not a 59 rating.
44.5% of the households in the Philly market were watching. 59% with TVs on were watching the game.
I’m sure the local results for Boston in 2004 could be found, with some patient Googling I am not interested in doing.
And while it’s a football/baseball apples/oranges comparison (but an easy one since I posted it to our site).
The Steelers got better local ratings for a regular season game this year.
2004: “In Boston, the Game 1 telecast did a 44.3 rating (72 share), considered an outstanding number for a Saturday night. The only Sox telecasts to top it this fall were Games 5 (47.0 rating), 6 (49.8), and 7 (56.6) of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees, all on weekday nights. The Boston audience peaked at a 47.9 rating (74 share) from 10-10:15 p.m. In St. Louis, Saturday’s game did a comparable 42.3 rating (68 share).”
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/25/ratings_off_to_a_good_start/
I think if the Cubbies were in the series, we would see strong ratings in Chicago!
Rich, right before the inevitable apocalypse!
1986 share:
Red Sox vs Mets WS Game 7 (against MNF Redskins vs Giants)
DC: 37% (57% MNF)
LA: 56% (16%)
NY: 53% (20%)
Boston: 79% (5%)
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-10-29/entertainment/ca-7950_1