The first two games of the World Series drew low viewership compared to recent years:

Tampa Bay’s 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Wednesday night was seen by an average of 8,950,000 viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Still, Fox won the prime time evening with its best performance on a Wednesday night since May.

Los Angeles’ opening 8-3 victory on Tuesday was seen by an average of 9,195,000 viewers on Fox from 8:06 p.m. to 11:41 p.m. EDT, receiving a 5.1 rating and 11 share.

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I’m a little surprised at this, as Los Angeles usually delivers a big audience. We will see if the audience grows if the series goes into the final two games. People seem to love a game seven.