The World Series has concluded, and while some baseball hardcore fans like you may have tuned in (did you?), a vast majority of Americans did not. The average ratings for the Red Sox/Dodgers matchup was down 10% from last year’s series, with Game 1 getting the fourth-lowest ratings for any series opener and an average of just 14.3 million viewers tuning in for each game. This comes despite the Dodgers playing in the second-biggest media market in America, and the Red Sox being one of the best draws in baseball.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says that he, too, is a bit frustrated/bewildered about current World Series ratings.