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[10/31/24 - 06:41 PM]
FOX Sports Caps a Postseason for the Ages as World Series Game 5 Delivers 18.6 Million Viewers
Across all networks, the 120th World Series dominated the television landscape with an average of 15,808,000 viewers, the best combined figure for the Fall Classic since 2017.

[via press release from FOX Sports]

FOX SPORTS CAPS A POSTSEASON FOR THE AGES AS WORLD SERIES GAME 5 DELIVERS 18.6 MILLION VIEWERS

Historic Five-Game Fall Classic Delivers +67% Year-Over-Year Increase on FOX

World Series Pregame Coverage on FOX Shines with Best Showing Since 2021

Complete MLB Postseason on FOX and FS1 Soars with +42% Jump Over 2023 and FOX Sports' Best Postseason Since 2017

NEW YORK - FOX Sports averaged 18.6 million viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming platforms for Game 5 of the World Series presented by Capital One, making it the most-watched Game 5 of the World Series since 2017.

On FOX, last night's conclusion to the historic matchup delivered an average audience of 18,152,000 viewers and peaked at 21,268,000 from 11:15-11:30 PM ET, delivering the most-watched Game 5 of the World Series since 2017 (LAD-HOU: 18,959,000). The Dodgers' second World Series clinch in four years was up +58% over last year's World Series Game 5 (TEX-AZ: 11,483,000).

Across all networks*, the 120th World Series dominated the television landscape with an average of 15,808,000 viewers, the best combined figure for the Fall Classic since 2017.

Through five games on FOX alone, the World Series averaged 15,204,000 viewers, up +67% over last year's five-game average (TEX-AZ: 9,108,000), delivering the best five-game average of the World Series since 2017 (LAD-HOU: 16,416,000).

The complete 2024 MLB Postseason on FOX and FS1 averaged 7,485,000 viewers, up +42% over last year's average (5,265,000) and FOX Sports' best Postseason through Game 5 of the World Series since 2017.

Key highlights of the 2024 World Series on FOX included below:

WORLD SERIES ON FOX DEMO INCREASES

· P12-17: +67% vs. 2023

· A18-34: +101% vs. 2023

· A18-49: +92% vs. 2023

LOCAL MARKET DELIVERIES

On FOX, Game 5 drew a 21.1/55 rating in Los Angeles and a 14.8/39 in New York.

Top available markets for the entire World Series include:

· Los Angeles (18.9/53)

· San Diego (12.4/41)

· New York (12.2/33)

· Hartford (11.1/30)

· Las Vegas (9.3/28)

· Kansas City (8.7/25)

· Phoenix (8.2/25)

· St. Louis (8.2/24)

· West Palm (8.2/21)

· Portland (8.0/30)

FOX MLB STUDIO SHINES WITH LEGENDARY LINEUP

On FOX, the network's pregame show averaged 3,358,000 viewers for five games of the World Series.

· Up +65% over last year's average (2,034,000)

· The best showing for FOX's pregame coverage since 2021 (4,099,000)

· Demo Increases:

o A18-34: +88% vs. 2023

o A18-49: +65% vs. 2023

FOX DIGITAL

Game 5 was the most-streamed World Series game in FOX Sports history with a total average minute audience (AMA) of 487,386.

All-in, the five-game series was the most-streamed Fall Classic in network history with a total AMA of 368,808. That figure is up +123% over last year and +59% from the previous all-time high in 2022.

FOX DEPORTES

FOX Deportes' coverage of Game 5 averaged 447,000 viewers, making it the network's most-watched MLB game this season as well as the most-watched World Series Game 5 since 2018 (BOS-LAD: 577,000). Game 5 was up +174% over last year (TEX-AZ: 166,000) and peaked at 540,000 from 11:45 PM-12:00 AM ET.

The 2024 World Series averaged 504,000 viewers on FOX Deportes*, doubling last year's average (TEX-AZ: 181,000) and making it the most-watched in Spanish language television history.

The complete 2024 MLB Postseason on FOX Deportes* averaged 281,000 viewers, the highest performing Postseason ever for the network.

For additional information, please visit FOX Sports Press Pass.

*(Includes Univision's coverage of Game 1)

--FOX SPORTS--





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