First the facts.
The lowest rated World Series game was game 3 in 2008, Phillies v.Rays.
The numbers there were beyond embarassing. 6.1 / 13 share.
Those are summer rerun viewer numbers.
As a matter of fact, no game in the 2008 World Series reached the double digits in the Nielsen numbers.
Nobody gave a crap about that series.
This is no slam on Philadelphia or their fans, but the Nielsen numbers say whenever Philly is involved, people don't watch.
The second lowest rated series was St. Louis and Detroit in 2006 then the Astros v. White Sox 2005
Not for nothing, the highest rated World Series game was game seven 1986, Mets. v. Red Sox those numbers were through the roof, they were better than most Super Bowls. 38.9 / 55 share means more than 1 out of every two TV's on had that game on.
Last time Giants were in the WS in 2002, nobody watched.
The first six games the numbers were in the toilet, the only time that series got a decent number was game seven, but even that was the least watched *game 7* in MLB history.
Rangers and Giants play in the fifth and sixth highest cities TV market wise.
The hard core baseball junkies will watch, that is a given.
Hard core Giant fans will watch, so will the Ranger fans.
That much is pretty much a done deal.
Will Mr. Joe Farmer in Ames Iowa, who is a casual, "I kinda like baseball, but football is my thing" put down his weekend NCAA and NFL games and tune in?
He didn't when the Astros, Tigers, Rays were involved.
Mr. Joe Farmer couldn't care less unless the Red Sox, Yankees, or Mets or Dodgers were involved.
Will Mrs. Joe Farmer tune into the World Series the same way she did when the Mets played the Red Sox?
Will she put down shows like 'Glee' and such?
RX Nation?
Answer this for me.
Who besides the passionate hard core baseball fans, and the Ranger and Giant supporters are going to be tuning in to this World Series?
Me thinks, Fox is going to take a beating advertising and ratings wise.
Me thinks the folks at ABC are rejoicing over this matchup.
The lowest rated World Series game was game 3 in 2008, Phillies v.Rays.
The numbers there were beyond embarassing. 6.1 / 13 share.
Those are summer rerun viewer numbers.
As a matter of fact, no game in the 2008 World Series reached the double digits in the Nielsen numbers.
Nobody gave a crap about that series.
This is no slam on Philadelphia or their fans, but the Nielsen numbers say whenever Philly is involved, people don't watch.
The second lowest rated series was St. Louis and Detroit in 2006 then the Astros v. White Sox 2005
Not for nothing, the highest rated World Series game was game seven 1986, Mets. v. Red Sox those numbers were through the roof, they were better than most Super Bowls. 38.9 / 55 share means more than 1 out of every two TV's on had that game on.
Last time Giants were in the WS in 2002, nobody watched.
The first six games the numbers were in the toilet, the only time that series got a decent number was game seven, but even that was the least watched *game 7* in MLB history.
Rangers and Giants play in the fifth and sixth highest cities TV market wise.
The hard core baseball junkies will watch, that is a given.
Hard core Giant fans will watch, so will the Ranger fans.
That much is pretty much a done deal.
Will Mr. Joe Farmer in Ames Iowa, who is a casual, "I kinda like baseball, but football is my thing" put down his weekend NCAA and NFL games and tune in?
He didn't when the Astros, Tigers, Rays were involved.
Mr. Joe Farmer couldn't care less unless the Red Sox, Yankees, or Mets or Dodgers were involved.
Will Mrs. Joe Farmer tune into the World Series the same way she did when the Mets played the Red Sox?
Will she put down shows like 'Glee' and such?
RX Nation?
Answer this for me.
Who besides the passionate hard core baseball fans, and the Ranger and Giant supporters are going to be tuning in to this World Series?
Me thinks, Fox is going to take a beating advertising and ratings wise.
Me thinks the folks at ABC are rejoicing over this matchup.