World Series television ratings

[5] The lowest ratings for an entire World Series was in 2023, a five-game series won by the Texas Rangers over the Arizona Diamondbacks, which averaged a 4.7 rating with a 14 share; it also had the lowest average viewership, at 9.082 million.

Previously, the 2020 series in which the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in six games was the least watched, averaging a 5.2 rating and a 12 share.

This chart shows trending over time; specific figures are available in the television ratings by year section.

These tables list the World Series with the smallest and largest average viewership (figures in millions) since 1973.

The following table shows the viewership (figures in millions) records—both largest and smallest—for games one through seven in a World Series since 1973.

Shea Stadium , venue of one of the highest-rated and most-watched individual games, Game 7 of the 1986 World Series .
Yankee Stadium , site of three games of the 1978 World Series .