The Atlanta Braves hit it out of the park, quite literally, Tuesday evening as the 2021 World Series made its primetime-topping debut on Fox.
The game, which saw the Braves beat out the Houston Astros 6-2, drew the evening’s highest demo rating and most viewers, per fast affiliates. Earning a 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demo and 10.10 million viewers in early numbers, the 2021 World Series Opener was up from last year’s first game (1.8, 7.22M). Despite topping the previous year’s numbers, the 2021 World Series opening game was still no match for the pre-pandemic debut in 2019 (3.