World Series drives in ratings win
BY LYNN ELBER Associated Press
Thursday, November 01, 2012
11/01/12 at 2:59 AM
LOS ANGELES - Fox's competitors didn't have a sporting chance against its post-season baseball broadcasts even though San Francisco's sweep earned a record-low World Series rating.
The Giants' four-game victory over the Detroit Tigers was enough to put Fox atop last week's ratings, according to Nielsen Co. figures released Tuesday. CBS was close behind on the strength of its regular programming, including top-rated series "NCIS."
The fall classic averaged 12.7 million viewers, the smallest audience since Nielsen began measuring with People Meters in 1987.
"It's important for us to remain focused on the series relative to today's competitive environment rather than bygone years," Fox Sports Media Group executive Michael Mulvihill said, noting the contest remained a strong performer.
1. NFL Post-Game (New York at Dallas), Fox, 21.1 million.
2. "NCIS," CBS, 17.8 million.
3. NFL Sunday Night Football (New Orleans at Denver), NBC, 17.77 million.
4. "The OT," Fox, 17 million.
5. "NCIS: LA," CBS, 16.5 million.
6. "Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.8 million.
7. World Series (Sunday), Fox, 15.5 million.
8. World Series (Sunday pre-game), Fox, 15.1 million.
9. "Person of Interest," CBS, 14 million.
10. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.3 million.
11. NFL Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick, NBC, 12.96 million.
12. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 12.94 million.
13. "Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday)," ABC, 12.9 million.
14. "Modern Family," ABC, 12.5 million.
15. World Series (Thursday), Fox, 12.3 million.
16. World Series (Wednesday), Fox, 12.2 million.
17. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 12 million.
18. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 11.6 million.
19. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.22 million.
20. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.16 million.
