Dodgers-Yankees World Series Delivers a Ratings Victory for Fox
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate as the they defeat the New York Yankees to win the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 30.
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The World Series proved to be a ratings boon for Fox Sports — even if it ended too soon for network executives hoping Major League Baseball’s championship would run for the maximum seven games.
Fox Sports said Thursday an average of 15.8 million people tuned in each night to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees over the five-game series. LA clinched the championship in New York on Wednesday after beating the Yankees 7-6 in a dramatic comeback. About 18.6 million viewers watched Game 5.