I think the Astros in the World Series this year would be a very bad thing for baseball. LIKE NBA bad ratings.
In a fall that has already seen historically low ratings for the NBA, NHL and more, it appears that Major League Baseball is next in line.
www.sportsmediawatch.com
Monday’s Game 2 of the MLB American League Championship Series (Astros-Rays) averaged 1.88 million viewers on TBS, marking the least-watched LCS game on record, regardless of league or network. The previous low was set less than 24 hours earlier by Game 1 of the same series, which averaged a 1.1 rating and 2.07 million viewers on Sunday night.
The NLCS fared much better despite opening against Monday Night Football. Braves-Dodgers Game 1 averaged 4.20 million viewers on FOX Monday, down just 10% from last year’s NLCS Game 1 on TBS (4.65M) and the most-watched game of the 2020 season. The previous high was 4.10 million for the Yankees-Nationals season opener in July.
I have never cheered for Tampa for anything as much as i have in the last month lol (fuck the Yankees and the Stros)