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WORLD SERIES RATINGS HISTORY: NUMBERS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS

10.17.1997

The following lists World Series household rating trends over the past twenty years (Nielsen Sports).

YR	GMS	TMS	RAT/SHR	YR	GMS	TMS	RAT/SHR
'77	6	NYY-LAD	29.9/52	'87	7	MIN-STL	23.9/41
'78	6	NYY-LAD	32.7/56	'88	5	LAD-OAK	23.9/39
'79	7	PIT-BAL	28.0/51	'89	4	OAK-SFG	16.4/29
'80	6	PHI-KCR	32.8/56	'90	4	CIN-OAK	20.8/36
'81	6	LAD-NYY	30.0/49	'91	7	MIN-ATL	24.0/39
'82	7	STL-MIL	28.0/49	'92	6	TOR-ATL	20.2/34
'83	5	BAL-PHI	23.3/41	'93	6	TOR-PHI	17.3/30
'84	5	DET-SDP	22.9/40	'94	–	–	–
'85	7	KCR-STL	25.3/39	'95	6	ATL-CLE	19.5/33
'86	7	NYM-BOS	28.6/46	'96	6	NYY-ATL	17.4/28

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