The World Series’ Game 7 was incredible, and the televisions ratings reflected it. The Fox broadcast of the game eclipsed the 40-million viewer mark and is the most-watched baseball game in the last 25 years, according to Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand.
Cubs-Indians World Series Game 7 was the most watched baseball game in 25 years
25 years is a long, long time.
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The huge ratings make sense. The Cubs are in an enormous market and had a 108-year championship drought, while the Indians also hadn’t won a championship in decades. The games early on were great, but Cleveland’s blown 3-1 lead to set up Game 7 was even more thrilling. Then the game itself blew even the wildest expectations out of the water and even needed an extra inning, giving fans plenty of time to make sure they were watching the game somewhere before it was all over. It felt like a couple million fans were watching on Chicago streets alone.
Records were broken on Twitter, too.
Here’s a summary of all the absurd things that made Game 7 an unforgettable classic for the millions who saw it.
