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It is the most-watched World Series game in 25 years-50.3 million tuned in to see the Minnesota Twins defeat the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series-and just edges Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, when 39.1 million watched as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees.īut this rating was not an aberration, as Ad Week also reports that baseball ratings were strong this postseason:Įarlier this month, Cubs playoff games led Fox Sports 1 to record ratings. Viewership peaked with 49.9 million viewers watching between 11:30 and 11:45. The thrilling Game 7 matchup in which the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings, overcoming several Cleveland rallies and a 17-minute rain delay at the end of the ninth, had 40 million viewers, according to Nielsen fast national ratings, and a 12.6 rating in the 18-49 demo. The Cubs certainly had some star power ( Bill Murray, Eddie Vedder) and some pop-culture references ( Ferris Bueller, Back to the Future II) going on as well.Īnd in the end, people responded to those great storylines. Cleveland, now considered to be a city on the rise, features an Indians team that’s not won since 1948. The Cubs featured a 108-year futility streak, complete with a curse from the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern. This year’s World Series featured some truly outstanding storylines. Good news on the popularity front for Major League Baseball: Game 7 of the 2016 World Series was the most-watched baseball game since 1991, as 40 million people tuned in to see the Chicago Cubs break a curse and capture their first championship since 1908. But the rally died there, as Martinez grounded weakly to Cubs third basemam Kris Bryant, who threw to first to give the Cubs their first championship since 1908.By Kevin Reichard on Novemin Major-League Baseball, News Cleveland put a run on the board in the bottom of the 10th on a single from Davis that scored Brandon Guyer and had the tying run on base and the winning run at the plate in Michael Martinez. A Miguel Montero RBI single moments later made it 8-6 - and the Cubs would need that insurance.
Yep.Īfter the 17-minute delay, the regrouped Cubs put men on base to set up a Ben Zobrist double that put Chicago ahead 7-6. Things stayed knotted 6-6 into the 10th - then came a rain delay. After and Indians put a run on the board against triple-digit flame-throwing Cubs reliever Aroldis Chapman, improbable hero Raijai Davis homered down the left field line to tie the game. The Cubs tacked on a run to make it 6-3 as the game entered the eighth.
Where to start.Īfter falling into a 3-1 deficit to the Indians, who were trying to end a 68-year championship drought, the Cubs, trying to end their own 108-year drought, stormed back in Game 6 to force Game 7 - then Game 7 had just about everything, making it the greatest in World Series history. But, in a rare instance of instability for Rivera, the Diamondbacks rallied to tie the game and eventually loaded the bases with one out, leading to Luis Gonzalez’s bloop single over a drawn-in infield to give Arizona the championship. New York took its 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth, with Mariano Rivera, the game’s all-time greatest closer, on the mound to seal the deal in his second inning of work. The drama only heightened from there, as Arizona brought in Randy Johnson on no days’ rest to hold the Yanks at bay through the remainder of the eighth and the ninth. Bush and two dramatic, comeback, extra-inning wins in Yankee Stadium, New York seemed destined to win the 2001 World Series.ĭespite losing Game 6 to the Diamondbacks in a blowout, the Yankees played Arizona close in Game 7 and looked poised for their fourth straight World Series title when Alfonso Soriano homered off Curt Schilling in the eighth inning to put New York up 2-1. What made it great: Amid the aftermath of 9/11, a dramatic first pitch from President George W.
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