{"id":12790,"date":"2024-10-15T08:22:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T08:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12790"},"modified":"2024-10-15T08:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T08:22:47","slug":"mlb-scores-blockbuster-tv-ratings-across-division-series-best-since-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=12790","title":{"rendered":"MLB Scores Blockbuster TV Ratings Across Division Series, Best Since 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Game 5 of the ALDS between the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers capped off one of the most-watched weeks of baseball over the past few years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3696,h_2079,x_0,y_153\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastball\/01ja6635m9agcfxv61pt.jpg\" alt=\"Oct 9, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in game four of the NLDS and winning the series 3 games to 1 during the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citi Field.\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Oct 9, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in game four of the NLDS and winning the series 3 games to 1 during the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citi Field. \/ Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8pwbshtoj\">October baseball is in full swing, and fans appear to be fully dialed into the action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c0fo6wdz6\">The 2024 MLB Postseason is drawing its best ratings in years,\u00a0the league announced\u00a0Monday. The Division Series alone drew an average of 3.564 million viewers, which is the highest mark since 2017 and up 14% over 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mw95zs7mu\">Overall, postseason viewership is up 18% compared to this time last year. The average draw of 3.332 million is the highest since the league introduced its new playoff format in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_h3ezvsb5j\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1845859078871957712&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Ffannation%2Fmlb%2Ffastball%2Fnews%2Fmlb-scores-blockbuster-tv-ratings-across-alds-nlds-series-best-since-2017-most-viewed-day-game-in-17-years-01ja65xfqmc7&amp;sessionId=fca6a7baf242d623b3defbfefc0dd92479ec515e&amp;siteScreenName=FastballFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1845859078871957712\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_88ldikop0\">Fox and FS1 aired the NLDS matchups between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, as well as the heated showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Those contests racked up 4.091 million viewers per game, which is good for Fox&#8217;s highest mark since MLB playoff games were first shown on FS1 in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xi0qeqtfb\">TBS has benefited from the boost in viewership, too, especially during Game 5 of the ALDS on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ty6k7k0o5\">The winner-take-all contest between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians was shifted earlier in the day due to inclement weather in the forecast. The game wound up starting at 1:08 p.m. ET. 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