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The Smallest-Market World Series in 20 Years Is Down Only 7%
Final numbers are in for the Rays–Brewers World Series. Game 1 averaged 12.26 million viewers across Fox, Fox Deportes and Univision, and Game 2 averaged 10.85 million across Fox and Fox Deportes, down 8% and 7% from last year's Dodgers–Blue Jays openers but about 30% ahead of 2023's Rangers–Diamondbacks games. The two home markets total 3.2 million TV homes, the fewest for a Fall Classic in 20 years, and Milwaukee is MLB's smallest market. "Down 7% is better than most were predicting," said Fox Sports' Mike Mulvihill. Also today: a WWE court filing shows Netflix had the first right to…
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