World Series Wraps as Highest-Rated in 5 Years

By Josef Adalian The Bronx Bombers weren't the only winners this year in the world of baseball: Fox came out looking quite good, too. This year's World Series drew an average viewership of 19.4 million viewers and a 6.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, Fox said Thursday, citing Nielsen data. That's up just over 40 percent in both categories vs. last year's Fall Classic and the best numbers for the baseball championships since the Red Sox finally broke The Curse back in 2004. As for the deciding Game Six, Fox says it scored a 6.2 in adults 18-49 and 22.3 million viewers. That's a tad les... (link)