WBC Final Sets TV Viewership Record With 10.78 Million
The World Baseball Classic final between Venezuela and the United States drew 10.78 million viewers on FOX and Fox Deportes, the event’s largest audience on record and peaking at 12.15 million, while the tournament overall averaged 1.29 million per game across Fox Sports networks. The performance helped five of the six largest WBC audiences in history, though Nielsen notes newer measurement methods and out-of-home viewing can complicate year-to-year comparisons; the final still ranked among the year's top non-football sports numbers, albeit below Olympic hockey.