Ratings Roundup: FOX Sports Attracts Average of 15.2 Million Viewers for World Series; ESPN Averages 1.1 Million Viewers During Most-Watched WNBA Postseason in 25 Years By SVG Staff
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Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week's edition, FOX Sports averaged 15.2 million viewers for all five games of the 2204 World Series, the WNBA wrapped up their most viewed postseason in 25 years on ESPN, and more.
FOX Sports' World Series Ratings FOX Sports Caps a Postseason for the Ages as World Series Game 5 Delivers 18.6 Million Viewers
FOX Sports averaged 18.6 million viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming platforms for Game 5 of the World Series presented by Capital One, making it the most-watched Game 5 of the World Series since 2017.
On FOX, last night's conclusion to the historic matchup delivered an average audience of 18,152,000 viewers and peaked at 21,268,000 from 11:15-11:30 PM ET, delivering the most-watched Game 5 of the World Series since 2017 (LAD-HOU: 18,959,000). The Dodgers' second World Series clinch in four years was up 58% over last year's World Series Game 5 (TEX-AZ: 11,483,000).
Across all networks*, the 120th World Series dominated the television landscape with an average of 15,808,000 viewers, the best combined figure for the Fall Classic since 2017.
Through five games on FOX alone, the World Series averaged 15,204,000 viewers, up 67% over last year's five-game average (TEX-AZ: 9,108,000), delivering the best five-game average of the World Series since 2017 (LAD-HOU: 16,416,000).
The complete 2024 MLB Postseason on FOX and FS1 averaged 7,485,000 viewers, up 42% over last year's average (5,265,000) and FOX Sports' best Postseason through Game 5 of the World Series since 2017.
Key highlights of the 2024 World Series on FOX included below:
WORLD SERIES ON FOX DEMO INCREASES
P12-17: 67% vs. 2023
A18-34: 101% vs. 2023
A18-49: 92% vs. 2023
LOCAL MARKET DELIVERIES
On FOX, Game 5 drew a 21.1/55 rating in Los Angeles and a 14.8/39 in New York.
Top available markets for the entire World Series include:
Los Angeles (18.9/53)
San Diego (12.4/41)
New York (12.2/33)
Hartford (11.1/30)
Las Vegas (9.3/28)
Kansas City (8.7/25)
Phoenix (8.2/25)
St. Louis (8.2/24)
West Palm (8.2/21)
Portland (8.0/30)
FOX MLB STUDIO SHINES WITH LEGENDARY LINEUP
On FOX, the network's pregame show averaged 3,358,000 viewers for five games of the World Series.
Up 65% over last year's average (2,034,000)
The best showing for FOX's pregame coverage since 2021 (4,099,000)
Demo Increases:
A18-34: 88% vs. 2023
A18-49: 65% vs. 2023
FOX DIGITAL
Game 5 was the most-streamed World Series game in FOX Sports history with a total average minute audience (AMA) of 487,386.
All-in, the five-game series was the most-streamed Fall Classic in network history with a total AMA of 368,808. That figure is up 123% over last year and 59% from the previous all-time high in 2022.
FOX DEPORTES
FOX Deportes' coverage of Game 5 averaged 447,000 viewers, making it the network's most-watched MLB game this season as well as the most-watched World Series Game 5 since 2018 (BOS-LAD: 577,000). Game 5 was up 174% over last year (TEX-AZ: 166,000) and peaked at 540,000 from 11:45 PM-12:00 AM ET.
The 2024 World Series averaged 504,000 viewers on FOX Deportes*, doubling last year's average (TEX-AZ: 181,000) and making it the most-watched in Spanish language television history.
The complete 2024 MLB Postseason on FOX Deportes* averaged 281,000 viewers, the highest performing Postseason ever for the network.
FOX Sports Posts Monster Viewership for World Series-Clinching Game
World Series Game 5: 18,599,000 viewers tuned in across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports Streaming Services
Best Since 2017: Most-watched World Series Game 5 on FOX since LAD-HOU (18,959,000 viewers)
Peak Audience: 21,268,000 viewers on FOX from 11:15 11:30 PM ET
Up 58% on FOX vs. 2023 World Series Game 5 (11,483,000 viewers)
Local Markets: Los Angeles (21.1/55), New York (14.8/39)
2024 World Series across all networks averaged 15,808,000 viewers the best since 2017
FOX Sports Hits Grand Slam with Most-Watched World Series Game 4 Since 2016, Peaking at 18.2M Viewers
World Series Game 4: 16.7M viewers tuned in across FOX, FOX Deportes, and FOX Streaming Services
With 16,275,000 viewers on FOX, most-watched World Series Game 4 on FOX since 2016 (CLE-CHC: 16,707,000 viewers)
Peak Audience: 18,218,000 viewers on FOX from 10:15-10:30 PM ET
Up 92% on FOX vs. 2023 World Series Game 4 (8,481,000 viewers)
Local markets: Los Angeles (19.7/54), New York (12.8/33)
World Series Game 3: Monday's Most-Watched Program
13,637,000 VIEWERS tuned in for World Series Game 3 on FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming services to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2 win over the New York Yankees, ranking as Monday's most-watched program
On FOX, the game averaged 13,208,000 viewers:
FOX's most-watched Monday prime time telecast since 2013's World Series Game 5 (BOS-STL: 14,446,000 viewers)
Most-Watched World Series Game 3 since 2018 (BOS-LAD: 13,302,000 viewers)
Up 63% from last year's World Series Game 3 (TEX-ARI: 8,127,000 viewers)
Peak Performance: 14,253,000 viewers watched on FOX from 9-9:15 PM ET
Local Markets: Los Angeles (20.0/52), New York (11.6/29)
Nearly 30 Million Average Viewers in U.S. & Japan for First Two World Series Games
The first two games of the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One drew a combined 29.7 million average viewers in the U.S. and Japan. Game Two averaged 15.9 million viewers in Japan, the most-watched MLB Postseason g
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Ratings Roundup: FOX Sports Attracts Average of 15.2 Million Viewers for World Series; ESPN Averages 1.1 Million Viewers During Most-Watched WNBA Postseason in 25 Years By SVG Staff 
