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Game two of the World Series grows

Mets-Royals contest averages a 9.3 metered-market rating

By Toni Fitzgerald

October 29, 2015

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Game two of the World Series wasn’t quite the thriller that game one was—the Kansas City Royals won an easy 7-1 victory Wednesday night, a day after game one went 14 innings.

But it still drew a solid rating and was up from last year.

Game two averaged a 9.3 metered-market household rating, according to Nielsen, up 6 percent from last year.

The game peaked with a 10.8 from 9:45 to 10 p.m., when it was still close, but shortly after that window the Royals jumped ahead.

The competition on the other broadcast networks held up surprisingly well against not just baseball but also the Republican presidential candidates’ debate on CNBC, which early numbers suggest will be the most-watched program in network history.

Four shows were actually up from last week.

ABC’s “black-ish” nudged up a tenth to a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, while NBC’s “Chicago P.D.” grew a tenth as well, to a 1.5.

The CW’s “Arrow” also rose a tenth, to a 1.0. “Supernatural” saw the night’s biggest gain, soaring 50 percent to a 0.9.

On the down side, CBS’s “Code Black” slid to a new low in 18-49s with a 1.1.

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Top show of the night in 18-49s

Fox’s "World Series," 8-11 p.m., 3.6 rating.

Top show of the night in 25-54s

Fox’s "World Series," 8-11 p.m., 4.3 rating.

Top show of the night in total viewers

Fox’s "World Series," 8-11 p.m., 12.52 million.

(Note: The World Series on Fox aired live. Overnight ratings reflect only timeslot data, not actual program data, and do not account for time zone differences.)

Overnights Networks Ranked on 18-49s Oct. 28
Network	Adults 18-49		Adults 25-54		Households
Network	Rating	Share	Rating	Share	Rating	Share
Fox	3.6	11	4.3	11	7.5	12
ABC	1.7	5	2.2	6	3.7	6
CBS	1.6	5	2.2	6	4.7	8
NBC	1.3	4	1.7	5	4.1	7
CW (8-10 p.m.)	0.9	3	1.0	3	1.5	2
Univision	0.8	3	0.9	2	1.2	2
Telemundo	0.7	2	0.7	2	1.0	2
All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs Source: Nielsen

Overnights Primetime by Half Hour Oct. 28
Network - Program	Adults 18-49		Adults 25-54		Households
Network - Program	Rating	Share	Rating	Share	Rating	Share
8 p.m.	29.0		34.3		60.0
Fox - World Series	2.8	10	3.4	10	6.3	10
CBS - Survivor	2.0	7	2.8	8	5.2	9
ABC - The Middle	1.9	7	2.6	8	4.6	8
NBC - The Mysteries of Laura	1.1	4	1.5	4	4.3	7
CW - Arrow	1.0	3	1.1	3	1.7	3
Univision - Antes Muerta que Lichita	0.7	3	0.8	2	1.0	2
Telemundo - Celia	0.6	2	0.8	2	1.1	2
8:30 p.m.	31.9		37.7		62.5
Fox - World Series	3.3	10	4.0	11	7.1	11
ABC - The Goldbergs	2.1	7	2.8	7	4.2	7
CBS - Survivor	2.0	6	2.8	7	5.0	8
NBC - The Mysteries of Laura	1.0	3	1.4	4	4.2	7
CW - Arrow	0.9	3	1.0	3	1.5	2
Univision - Antes Muerta que Lichita	0.8	2	0.8	2	1.1	2
Telemundo - Celia	0.7	2	0.8	2	1.1	2
9 p.m.	33.9		39.6		63.7
Fox - World Series	3.8	11	4.6	12	8.3	13
ABC - Modern Family (R)	1.9	5	2.4	6	3.9	6
CBS - Criminal Minds	1.6	5	2.2	5	5.0	8
NBC - Chicago P.D.	1.5	4	1.8	5	4.0	6
CW - Supernatural	0.9	3	0.9	2	1.4	2
Univision - Lo Imperdonable	0.9	3	1.0	3	1.4	2
Telemundo - Bajo el Mismo Cielo	0.6	2	0.7	2	0.8	1
9:30 p.m.	35.0		40.4		63.6
Fox - World Series	4.2	12	4.9	12	8.6	14
ABC - black-ish	1.9	5	2.4	6	3.9	6
CBS - Criminal Minds	1.5	4	2.1	5	4.9	8
NBC - Chicago P.D.	1.4	4	1.8	4	3.8	6
Univision - Lo Imperdonable	1.0	3	1.1	3	1.5	2
CW - Supernatural	0.9	2	0.9	2	1.3	2
Telemundo - Bajo el Mismo Cielo	0.6	2	0.7	2	0.8	1
10 p.m.	34.1		38.7		60.3
Fox - World Series	3.8	11	4.5	12	7.6	13
NBC - Chicago P.D.	1.5	4	1.9	5	4.1	7
ABC - Nashville	1.2	3	1.5	4	3.0	5
CBS - Code Black	1.2	3	1.6	4	4.2	7
Univision - Yo no Creo en los Hombres	0.8	2	1.0	3	1.3	2
Telemundo - Señora Acero	0.7	2	0.8	2	0.9	2
10:30 p.m.	31.4		35.5		55.8
Fox - World Series	3.7	12	4.3	12	7.4	13
NBC - Chicago P.D.	1.5	5	1.9	5	4.1	7
ABC - Nashville	1.1	3	1.3	4	2.8	5
CBS - Code Black	1.1	3	1.5	4	4.0	7
Univision - Yo no Creo en los Hombres	0.7	2	0.8	2	1.2	2
Telemundo - Señora Acero	0.7	2	0.8	2	0.9	2
Note: (R) denotes rerun All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs Source: Nielsen