World Series TV Ratings Are In Big Trouble

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		Home Tech/Media Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Friday, October 26, 2012 World Series TV Ratings Are In Big Trouble Game one of this year's World Series drew a 7.6 television rating (12.2 million viewers; via SportsMediaWatch.com). Those are the lowest totals ever for a World Series game one, "beating" the previous record set in 2006 (8.0, 12.8 million). Below is a look at the ratings for the last 11 game ones of the World Series. And what we see is that this is not a one-time blip of bad ratings. Rather, it is the continuation of a disturbing trend. If we ignore the 2009 World Series, which featured the Yankees for the first time in six years, World Series TV ratings have been on the decline since 2007. And even more disturbing are the ratings for viewers between the ages of 18 and 49. Not only is the audience getting smaller, but hardly anybody under the age of 50 is watching... Each World Series was broadcast on FOX...data via SportsMediaWatch.com Read » Also On Sports Page Today: Report: NHL Will Cancel All-Star Game And Winter Classic Next Week An Epic Videobomb Was The Funniest Moment Of The World Series So Far Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Passing In The NFL Continues To Skyrocket SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Mets Have Spent Nearly $750 Million On Payroll Since Last Playoff Appearance SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Mark Sanchez Is The Second-Worst Quarterback In The NFL Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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