Cleveland Indians vs Chicago Cubs TV ratings

Cubs-Indians World Series Game 4 averages 16.7 million viewers (Updated)

October 30, 2016

Update: the game averaged 16.7 million viewers on TV (17 million if you add in Fox Deportes and Fox Sports Go streaming), up 23% versus last year’s game 4 which drew 13.6 million. It was the most-watched Saturday World Series Game since 2004’s Cardinals-Red Sox averaged 23.2 million and the most-watched game 4 since 2009’s Yankees-Phillies which aired on a Sunday and averaged 22.8 million. — The Cleveland Indians 7-2…

A fun ratings night: World Series Game 5 versus Cowboys-Eagles and “The Walking Dead” (Updated)

October 29, 2016

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Update: in overnight ratings the Indians-Cubs World Series Game 5 easily topped the Eagles Cowboys 15.3 vs 11.6. (Those numbers are not millions of viewers, but the percentage of homes tuned-in in the the biggest 56 markets in the USA.) While there is no way to precisely project average viewership from the overnight numbers the World Series game should easily draw more than 20 million. The Eagles-Cowboys game will likely see less…

Cubs-Indians World Series Game 3 draws best game 3 overnight rating since 2005

October 29, 2016

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The Cleveland Indians 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in game 3 of the 2016 World Series to take a 2-1 lead in the series drew a 12.4 overnight rating (on average 12.4 percent of the TVs in the largest 56 markets were tuned-in) per Fox Sports. The game peaked with a 15.7 overnight rating just past 11:30 after the game’s final out. That’s the best World Series overnight rating for a game…