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NFL Dominates World Series Viewership
30 Oct
Summary
- Cowboys-Eagles game drew 18.8 million viewers.
- World Series Game 3 viewership was just 8.33 million.
- NFL historically avoided competing with the World Series.
The landscape of sports viewership has dramatically shifted, with the NFL now overshadowing the World Series. A recent Week 7 NFL matchup featuring the Cowboys and Eagles garnered an impressive 18.8 million viewers, according to ESPN. This figure dwarfs the viewership for Game 3 of the World Series between Tampa Bay and Milwaukee, which attracted only 8.33 million viewers.
This viewership decline makes Game 3 of the World Series the fourth-lowest watched game ever. It follows three other low-rated games from 2023 and 2020. Historically, the NFL demonstrated deference to baseball's championship, moving games to avoid direct competition.
Decades ago, the NFL shifted Monday Night Football to Thursdays and avoided Sunday night games to not conflict with the World Series. Currently, baseball's championship series faces a challenge where it might need to schedule games around NFL programming, potentially on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
