The Tampa Bay Rays victory over the Boston Red Sox in game seven of the American League Championship Series, televised by TBS Sunday night, was the most-watched baseball game of the season and drew the most viewers of any baseball game on cable since 1998, wrapping up a successful series for both the Rays and Turner Broadcasting. The game drew a 7.9 U.S. household rating and 13.4 million total viewers, the most since Mark McGwire hit his record-tying 61st home run on ESPN. Record-breaking performances, extraordinary viewership and tremendous growth across all key demos added up to a winning formula for our coverage of the ALCS, said David Levy, president of Turner Sports. Source: TV Week
And if it were on any channel other than that piece of crap station they call TBS, ratings would have been even better.
Wow, imagine that - neither the Yankees nor the Cubs were even playing in the most watched game of the season!!!! But the lowly Rays were.....plus the Sox, I know, but still.....
