The Texas Rangers going up against the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series seems to be to have a lot of interesting storylines and provide compelling drama. However, I’m a Rangers fan, so I may be biased.
The early returns, though, seem to suggest that I’m not the only one who thinks that. Per Bill Shaikin, Fox says that Rangers/Astros Game 1 drew more viewers than Game 1 of any LCS game since 2015.
It no doubt helps that Dallas and Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan areas in the country.