MLB

World Series TV ratings down from last year

Television viewership for Game 1 of the World Series was down slightly from last year, when the average rating matched a record low. The St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday on Fox earned an 8.7 rating and 14 share.
Jon Jay, left, and Rafael Furcal, front centre, of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate with their team after defeating the Texas Rangers 3-2 during Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Television viewership for Game 1 of the World Series was down slightly from last year, when the average rating matched a record low.

The St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday on Fox earned an 8.7 rating and 14 share.

That's down two per cent from the 8.9/15 for Game 1 in 2010 between the Rangers and the Giants, with San Francisco a bigger market than St. Louis.

Fox said Thursday that the rating in St. Louis was a 47.3/66, the highest for a local market for Game 1 since Boston in 2007.

Dallas averaged a 34.2/51, up slightly from last year.

Ratings represent the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program. Shares represent the percentage of all homes with TVs in use at the time.