"The deciding Game 7 of the World Series attracted a record 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada and Japan, Major League Baseball said Wednesday, making it the most-watched MLB game since Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. The series averaged 34 million viewers across the three countries, the largest global audience for the World Series since 1992. The audience outside the U.S. was the largest ever - even with other countries yet to be tallied."
"The strong World Series ratings - and attendance that rose for the fourth consecutive year - underscore the risk owners would take if they locked out players next winter and shut down the sport in a quest for a salary cap. After a work stoppage that cost the league the end of the 1994 season and the start of the 1995 season, average attendance did not rebound to pre-strike levels until 2006."
The deciding Game 7 of the World Series attracted a record 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada and Japan, the most-watched MLB game since 1991. The series averaged 34 million viewers across those countries, the largest global World Series audience since 1992, with international viewership from Japan and Canada at record levels. In the U.S., average per-game viewership was 16.1 million. The World Series out-rated the NBA Finals for the third straight year. Attendance rose for a fourth consecutive year. The ratings and attendance levels highlight the financial risk owners would face from a potential player lockout and season shutdown.
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