World Series is most-matched since 2019 through 2 games
Nov 1, 2022, 9:49 AM | Updated: 9:54 am
Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly celebrates their win in Game 2 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Houston. The Astros won 5-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Houston’s 5-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 2 was viewed by 10,789,000 people on Fox as the matchup remained the most-viewed World Series since 2019.
The audience for Saturday night’s game was up 3% from the 10,434,000 for the Astros’ 7-2 win over Atlanta in Game 2 last year and an increase of 17% from Tampa Bay’s 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020’s Game 2, which was seen by 9,184,000. Both those games were on a Wednesday night.
Including Fox Deportes and Fox’s streaming platforms, this year’s Game 2 was viewed by 10,993,000. The game, which began at 8:04 p.m. EDT and ended at 11:22 p.m., drew a 23.5 rating and 52 share in Philadelphia and a 21.6/55 in Houston.
The two games averaged 11,185,000 viewers on Fox, up 4% from the two-game average of 10,712,000 last year and an increase of 21% from the two-game average of 9,267,000 in 2020.
Game 3 was postponed by rain on Monday night and rescheduled for Tuesday night.
The rating is the percentage of television households tuned in to a broadcast. The share is the percentage viewing a telecast among those households with TVs on at the time.
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