The Royals had the second-largest decline in local TV viewership in baseball, according to reporting from Sports Business Journal, with a 30 percent drop in ratings, behind only the Chicago White Sox. The Royals tied a club record with 106 losses, their third 100+ loss season in the last six years. These numbers seem to reflect traditional television ratings without including streaming numbers on Bally Sports+. Overall, the Royals had a TV rating of 2.60, which was still the 15th-highest out of 30 teams. Royals local TV ratings have historically done well in the Kansas City metro area, even in poor seasons.
Royals suffer second-largest drop in baseball in local TV viewership
