Chicago's four-game sweep of the Houston Astros averaged an 11.1 national rating with a 19 share on Fox. That's down about 7 percent from the previous low, an 11.9 with a 20 share for the 2002 World Series between the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants.
That's the LA market, in fact #2 vs. #4. The only markets larger are #1 NY and #3 Chicago, which was involved this year. The last sentence is more telling:
Despite rating so low in comparison to other World Series, the four games of this series were each the highest rated prime-time network programs on their respective nights.
So I was right -- ratings for a World Series were bad.
The fact they beat the other drek on TV isn't saying all that much.
OTOH, I was wrong about Chicago -- damn good team that would have won with or without the blind umps.
Besides, I forgot to gloat about how, no matter what, a World Series without the Yankees is always a good thing! ;)