We’ll update when the final numbers are in later today.Īs for Survivor, the vet reality show was unsurprisingly down two tenths from its October 25 show. Though down 43% in the key demo and 37% in total audience from the fast affiliates of last year’s once in three or four generations World Series final, last night’s Game 7 is the second best Fall Classic ender in years. Currently pulling in a 7.0/25 in unadjusted fast affiliates with 24.68 million viewers, Fox is obviously the winner for the night. Steady with 2016’s Game 2, it went on to pull a 4.2/17 rating and an audience of 15.48 million.Īs for the rest of the Big 4’s primetime last night, Survivor (1.5/6) was up at bat but CBS and NBC wisely chose to run mainly encores against Game 7. Lastly, Wednesday to Wednesday, last night’s Game 7 jumped 70% against October 25’s Astros-winning Game 2 in MM ratings. In the final numbers, that October 31 Game 6 snagged a 6.0/23 rating in the key demo and 22.29 million viewers. The latter result is the best any baseball game has done since 1991.Ĭompared to the Game 6 of Halloween night, when the Dodgers won and kept the City of Angels’ World Series hopes alive, last night’s game rose by 25% in MM ratings.
It is also the second best broadcast on TV in general since the Oscars in February.Ī 15-year ratings high for Fox in the early numbers, that historic Cubs Game 7 win of last year went on to deliver a 12.6/39 rating among adults 18-49 and a massive viewership of 40.045 million. Last night’s game ranks as the second highest-rated baseball broadcast since the 2002 World Series Game 7 between the San Francisco Giants and the Anaheim Angels. If things had gone a little differently, the Dodgers would have clinched their first World Series win since 1988, alas. Of course, last night had a drought ending of its own, with the Astros winning their first World Series in their 55-year history. That game, on November 2 last year, saw the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians to end the Cubs’ 108-year World Series drought. Up against some strong history and the best of this Fall Classic so far, those numbers are down 25% from what Game 7 of the 2016 World Series scored. The clinching Game 7 victory saw a 18.8/31 metered market result for last night. A conclusion that ended with trophies and Astros shortstop Carlos Correa asking girlfriend Daniella Rodriguez to marry him on live TV – a fitting end for what baseball fans everywhere have to admit was a great Fall Classic.ġ night, 2 rings. It was a matchup that started Houston Strong from the beginning and never let up until its 5-1 conclusion three hours and 37 minutes later. PREVIOUSLY, 6:24 AM: First of all, congratulations to the Houston Astros in winning their first World Series last night beating the the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 at Chavez Ravine. SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt discusses World Series Game 6 with Dan Shulman.Astros Beat Dodgers In Game 7 For First World Series Title Here is one of the highlights from Game 6: Shulman’s call of Cubs shortstop Addison Russell’s grand slam. "Two best words in all of sports - 'play ball' is great, but "game 7' is even better." – /vsTbVz7tBM Any moment could decide the outcome of the game, so staying on top of the action, the strategy, the moves that may be made, and setting the scene as much as possible – that’s where my focus is from the opening pitch.” I want to give all the appropriate historical info that comes with a Game 7, but most of all, I just want to stay in the moment.
“Your adrenaline is flowing right from the first pitch. “Calling a Game 7 is as good as it gets,” he said. Louis Cardinals versus the Texas Rangers – and then again in 2014 for the San Francisco Giants versus the Kansas City Royals.Ī few hours before game time, Shulman offered thoughts on his approach tonight: It will mark Shulman’s third time calling a World Series Game 7 for ESPN Radio. Tonight, as the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians look to end their respective World Series Championship droughts, ESPN’s lead baseball play-by-play commentator, Dan Shulman, will once again provide the radio call of this anticipated event. But what’s it like being the voice of Game 7? Game 7: the favorite phrase of sports fans everywhere. ET – the Chicago Cubs at the Cleveland Indians – with Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone. (Ben Cafardo/ESPN)ĮDITOR’S NOTE: ESPN Radio will broadcast World Series Game 7 tonight at 8 p.m. Dan Shulman (left) and Aaron Boone will bring fans Game 7 of the World Series tonight on ESPN Radio.