Red Sox vs. Dodgers: seen by 20% of the American population

The 114th edition of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers was seen in the United States by 13.7 million people, according to information from the Sports Media Watch portal. This figure, compared to last year 's, represents a 27% decrease in the audience.

It was the second-worst-ever world series among fans, according to the series' 2008-2017 data, which ties up what was recorded in the series that faced the Philadelphia Phillies against Tampa Bay Rays in 2008. The World Series Games With a lower average audience, the one that played in Detroit vs. San Francisco (2012), with an average of 12.6 million viewers.

The fifth meeting between Boston and Los Angeles sparked more expectations among fans, since it was tuned in by 14.6 million people. The five meetings between Red Sox and Dogers attracted a total of 68.6 million viewers, or 20% of the US population.

According to data compiled by Gallup, a company dedicated to conducting investigations, he announced earlier this year that the sport observed by most Americans was football, basketball and baseball.

The "sports king" has recorded the lowest proportion (9%) since the survey – the majority of people watching it are over 55 years old and the largest proportion is of conservative political ideology. It was not always a difficult time, because between 1948 and 1960, baseball was the first priority. It was moved in 1972 by American football.

After completing the regular phase of 2018, the major leagues announced that assistance in the buildings where they were present had decreased by 4%.

The latest edition of the World Series was viewed by 10.2 million people in the metropolitan areas of the Mexican Valley, Guadalajara and Monterrey, according to data from HR Media.

The last three games in the series are the ones that have most attracted the attention of Mexican fans, but the most watched match was last Friday with 2.7 million viewers. This meeting was played in 18 innings and was the only victory of the Dodgers. .

People who watched the first game of the series saw it on open television (channel 9) and the other half on pay-TV (ESPN and Fox), a proportion that has changed for the weekend since more than 70% preferred the Televisa transmission.