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Rays-Dodgers Opener on Fox Is the Least-Watched World Series Game of All Time
• www.thewrap.com, Tony Maglio and Tim BaysingerWith 9.195 million total viewers, Game 1 of the 2020 World Series is officially the least-watched World Series game of all time. The Rays vs. Dodgers' Tuesday opener on Fox drew a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49, according to final Nielsen numbers.
The 2.4 rating in the key demo is not a new all-time low for a World Series game. Game 4 of 2019 had a 2.3 rating, for a recent (lower-rated) example. It is, however, tied for an all-time ratings low among opening games. The last 2.4 rating from a World Series Game 1 came in 1999.
When adding streaming and Fox Deportes, the overall viewership was 9.48 million viewers, which still puts it behind the 9.8 million that watched Game 3 between the Rays and Philadelphia Phillies in 2008, the previous low.
Swing and a miss. The Los Angeles Dodgers may have won last night, but we're not so sure broadcast network Fox did.