Convergent TV

The Cubs’ Game 7 Win Is the Most-Watched World Series Game in 25 Years

40 million tuned in; Fox Sports took in more than $500,000 per ad

By Jason Lynch

November 3, 2016

For one week, at least, baseball is once again bigger than football: 40 million people tuned in Wednesday night to watch the Chicago Cubs win its first World Series title in 108 years.

Jason Lynch
@jasonlynch jason.lynch@adweek.com Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.
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