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Powered by a 6-RBI performance by designated hitter Hideki Matsui, the New York Yankees on Wednesday night secured their 27th World Series title, notching a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies that drew an average audience of 22.3 million viewers.
With an average delivery of 19.4 million viewers, the six-game series outdrew last year’s Rays-Phillies set by 38 percent, per Nielsen ratings data. It now stands as the most-watched Fall Classic since 2004, when the Boston Red Sox snapped a run of futility that stretched back to 1918 with a four-game sweep of the St.
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