White Sox tv ratings only 5% off Cubs/Brewers last year

White Sox-Guardians opened with 2.1 million on Saturday and 2.9 million on Monday, down 5 and 37 percent respectively from last year’s comparable Cubs-Brewers Game 1 (2.2M) and Dodgers-Phillies Game 2 (4.6M).

Returning to the Wild Card Series, Phillies-Braves Game 3 last Thursday night averaged a 3.2 rating and 6.13 million viewers on NBC — down 14% and 18% respectively from Red Sox-Yankees Game 3 on ESPN in the same window last year (3.7, 7.44M).

Note that nearly half of the Wild Card Series aired on Peacock and NBCSN, figures for which are generally not publicized. That means there are no available figures for either game of the White Sox-Astros or Padres-Cubs series.

Dodgers continue to dominate

The Dodgers began their quest for a third-straight World Series title with a viewership high.

Saturday’s Braves-Dodgers MLB National League Division Series Game 1 averaged a 2.4 rating and 5.37 million viewers on FOX, marking the most-watched LDS Game 1 since Yankees-Red Sox on TBS in 2018 (5.57M) and the highest rated since Guardians-Yankees in 2022.

The Dodgers’ win increased 20% in ratings and a third in viewership from Yankees-Blue Jays in the same window last year (2.0, 4.0M).

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2026/10/dodgers-braves-game-1-viewership-high-division-series-roundup/

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