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ESPN today announced its extensive coverage plans for the Major League Baseball World Series presented by YouTube TV beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday, October 23. The American League will be represented by the Boston Red Sox, who will take on either the Milwaukee Brewers or Los Angeles Dodgers from the National League.
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Major League Baseball game viewership on ESPN was up from 2017, according to Nielsen. ESPN finished the season with an average of 1,074,000 viewers across its 94-game telecasts, (including the full regular season slate and the National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire). The audience was up two percent from 1,048,000 viewers in 2017, according to Nielsen.
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ESPN’s signature Major League Baseball highlights, news and information show Baseball Tonight presented by Chevrolet is back with regular, nightly editions throughout the MLB Postseason.
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For its 21st consecutive season, ESPN Radio will broadcast every game of the MLB Postseason. MLB Postseason coverage on ESPN Radio continues tonight with the American League Wild Card Game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, followed by the start of both National League Division Series (Oct. 4) and American League Division Series (Oct. 5).
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ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes combined to draw 7,100,000 viewers for the 2018 MLB National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire. The 13-inning thriller, in which the Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, became the fourth-most watched MLB Wild Card Game ever, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen. Tuesday’s telecast peaked across ESPN platforms with 8,400,000 viewers from 11-11:30 p.m. ET.
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Monday Night Football, College Football Boost ESPN to Top of Key Male, Adult Demos
Studio Show Successes Throughout Weekdays: Get Up, 4-6 p.m. ET Block, SportsCenter at 6 p.m., Midnight
Total-Day Audience Grows in Third Quarter
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ESPN’s coverage of the 2018 MLB National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire was up 59 percent from the National League Wild Card Game in 2017, according to Nielsen. ESPN and ESPN2 combined to deliver a 5.1 metered market rating compared to a 3.2 last year. The telecasts combined to peak with a 6.0 metered market rating from 11:15-11:30 p.m. ET.
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On Monday, ESPN delivered its two highest-rated MLB regular-season afternoon telecasts in 20 years (since 1998), according to metered market ratings from Nielsen. The Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Colorado Rockies (4 p.m. ET start time), generated a 2.3 rating. Additionally, the Milwaukee Brewers victory over the Chicago Cubs (1 p.m. ET start time), drew a 1.9 rating. The historic MLB tiebreaker doubleheader averaged a 2.1 rating.
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ESPN will exclusively televise both Major League Baseball National League tiebreaker games on Monday, Oct. 1. It marks the first time two tiebreaker games have been necessary. At 1 p.m. ET, the Chicago Cubs will host the Milwaukee Brewers to determine the National League Central division winner. At 4 p.m., the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Colorado Rockies to determine the National League West division winner. The teams that do not win their respective divisions will meet the following day in the National League Wild Card Game on ESPN.
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The 2018 MLB Postseason begins Tuesday, Oct. 2, exclusively on ESPN with the National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App.
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