MLB World Series was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC from Thursday, October 4, 1951 to Wednesday, October 10, 1951. World Series was watched by a total number of 17,809,200 people (38.8% rating) per episode, as of the average fortnightly audience measurement for the period ending . World Series is now shown on FOX and Fox Deportes.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of MLB World Series on NBC as of Sunday, October 14, 1951.
| World Series Fortnightly Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1951-Oct-14 SAT. | HH | 4,982,000 | 38.8 |
| P2+ | 17,809,200 | 38.8 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Playoff Game: Wild Card | 25,340,000 | -3% |
| 2 | NFL Playoff Pre-Kick | 19,545,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,725,000 | +8% |
| 4 | Football Night in America Pre-Game | 6,677,000 | -26% |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,756,000 | +7% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,303,000 | +10% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,565,000 | +19% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,140,000 | -23% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,963,000 | |
| 10 | Law & Order | 3,878,000 | -2% |
| 11 | Happy's Place | 3,362,000 | +61% |
| 12 | Today | 2,827,000 | |
| 13 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,694,000 | -11% |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,656,000 | |
| 15 | NBA Pregame | 2,634,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Hunting Party | 2,626,000 | +20% |
| 17 | St. Denis Medical | 2,135,000 | -24% |
| 18 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,042,000 | +17% |
| 19 | Stumble | 1,962,000 | +72% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,954,000 | -10% |
| 21 | Brilliant Minds | 1,379,000 | -14% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,355,000 | -6% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,325,000 | -16% |
| 24 | SNL Prime | 1,218,000 | +5% |
| 25 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame | 1,156,000 | +9% |
| 26 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,090,000 | -16% |
| 27 | Dateline Mystery | 1,046,000 | -46% |
| 28 | The Wall | 978,000 | -30% |
| 29 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 845,000 | +70% |