Ratings for Major League Baseball on CBS telecasts
Year |
Network |
Rating |
|---|---|---|
1987 |
NBC |
5.9 |
1988 |
NBC |
5.5 |
1989 |
NBC |
4.9 |
1990 |
CBS |
4.7 |
1991 |
CBS |
4.1 |
1992 |
CBS |
3.4 |
1993 |
CBS |
3.4 |
All-Star Game breakdown: 1986-1993
Year |
Network |
Rating |
Share |
Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC |
20.3 |
35 |
17,440,000 |
|
NBC |
18.2 |
37 |
15,910,000 |
|
ABC |
20.4 |
33 |
18,070,000 |
|
NBC |
18.2 |
33 |
16,450,000 |
|
CBS |
16.2 |
33 |
14,940,000 |
|
CBS |
17.4 |
32 |
16,200,000 |
|
CBS |
14.9 |
27 |
13,720,000 |
|
CBS |
15.6 |
28 |
14,550,000 |
American League Championship Series
Year |
Network |
Match-up |
Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
1987 |
NBC |
Min vs. Det |
14.5 |
1988 |
ABC |
Oak vs. Bos |
11.0 |
1989 |
NBC |
Oak vs. Tor |
10.0 |
1990 |
CBS |
Oak vs. Bos |
11.1 |
1991 |
CBS |
Min vs. Tor |
9.2 |
1992 |
CBS |
Tor vs. Oak |
8.7 |
1993 |
CBS |
Tor vs. Chi |
10.7 |
According to Curt Smith's book The Voice - Me Allen's Untold Story, CBS' twelve to seventeen year old (and overall for that matter) LCS audience fell by 24 and 20%.
National League Championship Series
Year |
Network |
Match-up |
Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
1987 |
NBC |
StL vs. SF |
15.4 |
1988 |
ABC |
LA vs. NY |
15.3 |
1989 |
NBC |
SF vs. Chi |
15.0 |
1990 |
CBS |
Cin vs. Pit |
12.0 |
1991 |
CBS |
Atl vs Pit |
13.9 |
1992 |
CBS |
Atl vs Pit |
12.1 |
1993 |
CBS |
Atl vs Phi |
N/A |
World Series breakdown: 1986-1993
Year |
Network |
Rating |
Share |
|---|---|---|---|
1986 |
NBC |
28.6 |
46 |
1987 |
ABC |
24.0 |
41 |
1988 |
NBC |
23.9 |
39 |
1989 |
ABC |
16.4 |
30 |
1990 |
CBS |
20.8 |
36 |
1991 |
CBS |
24.0 |
39 |
1992 |
CBS |
20.2 |
34 |
1993 |
CBS |
17.3 |
30 |