The 2023 Major League Baseball World Series has become the least watched on record, with the five-game series averaging 9.11 million viewers on Fox as the Texas Rangers prevailed over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The viewership demonstracted a stunning lack of public interest in the the national pasttime’s championship event.
Compare that to the viewership of the women’s NCAA college basketball final last April. The 102-85 victory by Louisiana State University over the University of Iowa drew an average of 9.9 million viewers, peaking at 12.6 million, according to cable broacaster ESPN. It was the most viewed lcollege sports event ever on ESPN.