Opening Frame of the World Series Delivers 15 Million Viewers
Posted in: UncategorizedFox’s coverage of the 2017 World Series got off to a strong start Tuesday night, when game one averaged just under 15 million viewers and an 8.7 household rating. Discounting the opening frame of last year’s epochal Cubs-Indians showdown, which drew 19.4 million viewers, the turnout for the Astros-Dodgers broadcast gave Fox its most-watched opening night performance since 2010.
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Tuesday’s fast-paced game beat out the 2015 Mets-Royals opener by the merest dermal-dental layer (24,000 total viewers), though that doesn’t include out-of-home viewers or fans who accessed the game via the Fox Sports Go app or YouTube.
And still setting aside the analogous Cubs-Indians game in 2016, the Astros-Dodgers broadcast was the most-watched Game 1 since
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