Baseball for the Thinking Fan

Login | Register | Feedback

btf_logo
You are here > Home > Baseball Newsstand > Discussion
Baseball Primer Newsblog
— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Record finish for World Baseball Classic

If there was any doubt that the World Baseball Classic is here to stay, the record audience for Tuesday’s final should put that to rest.

Tuesday’s Japan-United States World Baseball Classic championship game averaged 4.48 million viewers on FS1 (4.97 million with Fox Deportes included), easily the largest audience in the history of the event. The previous high was 3.05 million for the 2017 U.S.-Puerto Rico final on MLB Network, ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

Four of the seven largest World Baseball Classic audiences ever took place in this year’s tournament, with the caveat that out-of-home viewing was not included in prior years.

Including postseason, Japan’s win outdrew all-but-one Major League Baseball game on FS1 last year. Game 4 of the Phillies-Padres NLCS averaged 4.88 million. The last regular season MLB game with a larger audience was the first “Field of Dreams” game two years ago, and outside of that no regular season game has had as many viewers since 2011 (Yankees-Red Sox: 4.72M).

 

RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: March 22, 2023 at 05:22 PM | 2 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
  Tags: world baseball classic

Reader Comments and Retorts

Go to end of page

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

   1. Hombre Brotani Posted: March 22, 2023 at 07:36 PM (#6121098)
People tune in for Sho-Time.
   2. depletion Posted: March 22, 2023 at 08:37 PM (#6121105)
Can we give visas and season tickets to all the attendees of the home WBC games in Taiwan? They can live in Queens. Perhaps in Flushing.

You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.

 

 

<< Back to main

BBTF Partner

Dynasty League Baseball

Support BBTF

donate

Thanks to
.
for his generous support.

You must be logged in to view your Bookmarks.

Hot Topics

NewsblogHoward Johnson, Al Leiter headline Mets hall of fame class
(4 - 7:35pm, Jun 04)
Last: JJ1986

NewsblogOMNICHATTER for June 2023
(131 - 7:16pm, Jun 04)
Last: Mike A

NewsblogBeloved ex-Met Bartolo Colon finally retires from baseball at 50
(10 - 5:58pm, Jun 04)
Last: Adam Starblind

NewsblogAaron Boone’s Rate of Ejections Is Embarrassing ... And Historically Significant
(18 - 4:15pm, Jun 04)
Last: ERROR---Jolly Old St. Nick

NewsblogJays pitcher Anthony Bass sorry for posting video endorsing anti-LGBTQ boycotts
(104 - 3:22pm, Jun 04)
Last: David Nieporent (now, with children)

NewsblogOT Soccer Thread - The Run In
(437 - 2:30pm, Jun 04)
Last: Infinite Yost (Voxter)

NewsblogReport: Nationals' Stephen Strasburg has 'severe nerve damage'
(10 - 1:43pm, Jun 04)
Last: Captain Joe Bivens, Pointless and Wonderful

NewsblogBrewers' Jon Singleton back in majors for 1st time since '15
(1 - 12:47pm, Jun 04)
Last: Tom and Shivs couples counselor

Newsblog2023 NBA Playoffs Thread
(2548 - 12:31pm, Jun 04)
Last: i don't vibrate on the frequency of the 57i66135

NewsblogDiamond Sports Group fails to pay Padres, loses broadcast rights
(27 - 7:52pm, Jun 03)
Last: McCoy

Sox TherapyLining Up The Minors
(31 - 4:07pm, Jun 03)
Last: villageidiom

NewsblogEconomic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A’s stadium financing
(12 - 3:33pm, Jun 03)
Last: Howie Menckel

NewsblogFormer Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid
(24 - 3:23pm, Jun 03)
Last: cookiedabookie

NewsblogBig Spending Begins To Pay Off For AL West-Leading Rangers
(11 - 2:39pm, Jun 03)
Last: Walt Davis

Newsblog8 big All-Star voting storylines to follow
(26 - 11:54pm, Jun 02)
Last: bjhanke

Page rendered in 0.3330 seconds
48 querie(s) executed