Sweep draws second-lowest ratings ever for World Series

Boston’s sweep of the Colorado Rockies drew better ratings than last season’s World Series but fell short of previous years.The four games averaged a 10.6 rating, the second-lowest ever, ahead of only the 10.1 in 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals’ five-game win over the Detroit Tigers.

Game 4 on Sunday night attracted a 12.6 rating, up 9 percent from the 11.6 for last year’s Game 2, which was also on a Sunday.

Game 3 on Saturday night earned an 8.5 rating, the second-lowest rating ever for a World Series game, better only than last year’s Game 1, which drew an 8.0 on a Saturday.

The series attracted huge ratings in the Boston area. On average, more than half of all households and more than 70 percent of homes with the TV on were tuned in.

WFXT-TV, the local Fox affiliate, also televised the New England Patriots game earlier Sunday, and it averaged a 43.2 rating from the start of the football through the end of the baseball. When the Red Sox clinched the championship after midnight, 87 percent of households in the Boston area with the TV on were tuned into the game.

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