A year ago, the Royals had the highest local TV ratings in baseball.
This season, the numbers have been even better.
Through Sunday, the Royals have averaged a 13.8 household rating (124,000 households) for their games on Fox Sports Kansas City, according to Nielsen Media Research. That’s an increase of 15 percent over the first 16 games last season. Of the 16 games shown this year, 15 were the highest-rated program that day in Kansas City, the network said.
According to FSKC, the Royals are on pace to have the best April rating for any MLB team since the Mariners in 2002 (15.