Bush League Ratings for MLB All-Stars

Historically low audience for 8-0 NL blowout hampers Fox deliveries

A 5-0 first-inning lead and seven subsequent scoreless frames put a damper on the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and the dearth of drama had Fox viewers making an early move to the turnstiles.

According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the National League’s 8-0 cakewalk now stands as the lowest-rated, least-watched All-Star Game on record, drawing 10.9 million viewers and a 6.8 rating/12 share.

The declines were not especially severe compared to last year’s game, which delivered 11 million viewers and a 6.9

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