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World Series Tanks In National TV Ratings
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Published: October 25, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - People in Tampa Bay and Philadelphia may be loving it, but the 2008 World Series has not, thus far, captured the nation's attention.
Game 2 of the World Series was a dud on television.
FOX says the Tampa Bays Rays' 4-2 victory Thursday night received an 8.1 fast national rating and 15 share on the network. That is the second-lowest rating for a World Series game. It's ahead of only the 8.0 for the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 win over the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 opener.
The first two games averaged an 8.7/14, a 19 percent drop from the 10.8/18 for last year's Boston Red Sox-Colorado Rockies series. Philadelphia's 3-2 win in Wednesday's opener received a 9.2/15.
Still, Fox says it was pleased.
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