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Originally Posted by mytreds
That’s great you feel that way. Unfortunately, the facts differ. TV ratings for MLB playoffs have dropped since the introduction of expanded playoffs. Ironic that the thing that was supposed to increase viewership of the postseason has so far done the exact opposite. In addition to the 2023 World Series being the least watched finale ever, the full MLB Postseason averaged 4.45 million viewers, down 8% from last year (4.86M).
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It would be interesting to see the aggregate number of post-season viewers for various seasons and divide by the number of post-season games to determine the per-game average. I'm wondering if the increased number of playoff games is diluting the viewership for individual series (i.e. the market has become saturated).
It would also be interesting to plot this per-game playoff viewership against the per-game regular season attendance. Any parallels or do they diverge?