Big WBC TV ratings.

[DesotoCountyDawg]

WBC semifinal shatters record despite airing on FS1 opposite Oscars

Airing on FS1 opposite the Academy Awards, the United States' win in the World Baseball Classic semifinals delivered a milestone audience.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Most of the tvs were owned by DS.

 

[57stratdawg]

A lot of star power in a US vs DR game.

But the WBC are great. The players care, they’re competitive, it’s all the stars. They do a great job of getting eyeballs before opening day.

 

[kired]

This is the first year I’ve really watched it - and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Lot of big name players, especially on the offensive side. It was almost like an allstar game except everyone played hard.

 

[seshomoru]

They did a great job with the locations and broadcasts. Nailed it and may get some more eyes on MLB this year for it. Last seasons playoffs were awesome. This was awesome. Go Pirates?

 

[BoDawg.sixpack]

What's the reason for the jump? That was a huge increase and can't be attributed to anything random. Can't believe it had more viewers than selection Sunday...

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

What's the reason for the jump? That was a huge increase and can't be attributed to anything random. Can't believe it had more viewers than selection Sunday...

The star power goes up every time they do this. They did a good job of marketing it too.

 

[Villagedawg]

Hate I was late to the awareness about this event. Didn’t see any of it. Felt too late to watch once I became fully aware of what it was. I probably couldn’t have gotten it anyway since it was FS1? I definitely need to make a point to watch next time.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Hate I was late to the awareness about this event. Didn’t see any of it. Felt too late to watch once I became fully aware of what it was. I probably couldn’t have gotten it anyway since it was FS1? I definitely need to make a point to watch next time.

Last nights game was on FOX.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I used to be a big follower of the MLB & NBA. The more the salaries rose, the less I watched. The NFL is about to follow the same fate for my viewership. I don't mean to sound like I'm yelling at clouds, but the professional games have seemed to lose a little something. They should listen to people like Charles Barkley. He went off on the NIL last night during the basketball broadcast; it was really good.

 

[Seinfeld]

I watch much less MLB these days than I did as a kid, but there was just too much star power to miss this thing. I really enjoyed it

Side note, 17 the Dodgers just because

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I used to be a big follower of the MLB & NBA. The more the salaries rose, the less I watched. The NFL is about to follow the same fate for my viewership. I don't mean to sound like I'm yelling at clouds, but the professional games have seemed to lose a little something. They should listen to people like Charles Barkley. He went off on the NIL last night during the basketball broadcast; it was really good.

If that stops you from watching sports then you’re about to not be watching anything.

 

[hatfieldms]

I used to be a big follower of the MLB & NBA. The more the salaries rose, the less I watched. The NFL is about to follow the same fate for my viewership. I don't mean to sound like I'm yelling at clouds, but the professional games have seemed to lose a little something. They should listen to people like Charles Barkley. He went off on the NIL last night during the basketball broadcast; it was really good.

Then I bet you really hate college sports these days

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

I used to be a big follower of the MLB & NBA. The more the salaries rose, the less I watched. The NFL is about to follow the same fate for my viewership. I don't mean to sound like I'm yelling at clouds, but the professional games have seemed to lose a little something. They should listen to people like Charles Barkley. He went off on the NIL last night during the basketball broadcast; it was really good.

Hell college football has higher salaries than the Pirates or KC Royals