The New York Yankees faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in a Sunday Night Baseball broadcast that drew an average of 3.9 million viewers, making it the second‑most watched game of the series since 2011. The telecast peaked at 4.6 million viewers between 9:45 and 10 p.m. ET, underscoring the appetite for high‑stakes matchups.
This season, Sunday Night Baseball is averaging 2.6 million viewers, a 42 percent increase over last year’s 1.83 million‑viewer average. Fox’s substitute broadcast of the Mariners‑Giants game attracted 2.64 million viewers, ranking as the second‑most watched Fox telecast of the season, while the network’s overall games are up 11 percent to 2.27 million viewers.
A Surge Across Platforms
ESPN’s recent Mets‑Phillies contest pulled 1.49 million viewers, the second‑most watched game on the network this season, though MLB games on ESPN are down 42 percent to an average of 1.05 million viewers. With the FIFA World Cup now concluded, Major League Baseball sees an opening to harness this momentum and push further growth.