GITNUXREPORT 2026

Mlb Viewership Statistics

MLB viewership grows significantly during the playoffs compared to the regular season.

122 statistics5 sections7 min readUpdated 10 days ago

Key Statistics

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2023 2023 All-Star Game averaged 6.9 million viewers on FOX

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2022 All-Star Game on FOX drew 7.5 million average viewers

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2023 All-Star Futures Game averaged 1.2 million on ESPN

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Home Run Derby 2023 peaked at 8.1 million viewers on ESPN

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2021 All-Star Game avg 8.2 million on FOX

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All-Star Game 2023 Spanish broadcast on FOX Deportes 450k avg

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2022 Home Run Derby avg 6.5M on ESPN

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MLB All-Star 2020 at Dodger Stadium neutral drew 5.9M on FOX

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2023 Celebrity Softball Game 1.1M on FOX

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All-Star Game 2019 avg 10.6M highest recent

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Home Run Derby 2021 avg 7.8M ESPN

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2022 All-Star pregame avg 4.2M FOX

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2023 All-Star Game Game 1.8M 18-49 demo

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Futures Game 2022 950k ESPN

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All-Star 2023 streaming concurrent 300k MLB.TV

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HR Derby 2022 final round peak 7.2M

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2021 All-Star avg P2 9.1M

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Celebrity Softball 2022 1.3M FS1

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All-Star Game 2023 Game 4 up 5% from 2022

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HR Derby 2023 Spanish 550k ESPN Deportes

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2020 All-Star skills challenge 2.1M FOX

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2023 MLB.TV All-Star streams totaled 4.5 million unique users

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MLB app downloads spiked 40% during 2023 postseason streaming

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YouTube MLB highlights 2023 regular season 1.2 billion views

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Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball 2023 averaged 1 million global streams per game

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MLB.TV 2023 total minutes watched 25 billion

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Peacock streamed 2023 select games with 500k avg concurrent US viewers

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FuboTV MLB streams 2023 up 25% to 300k avg per game

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2023 World Series streaming on FOX NOW averaged 2.1 million

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MLB social media video views 2023 exceeded 10 billion

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Amazon Prime Video rumored MLB package 2023 test streams 800k

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DAZN international MLB streams 2023 15 million unique users

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MLB.TV 2022 postseason streams up 50% to 5 million unique

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TikTok MLB content 2023 2.5 billion views

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ESPN+ MLB games 2023 avg 400k streams

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2023 All-Star Game digital views 3.2 million concurrent peak

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Roku Channel MLB free games 2023 250k avg

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Twitter (X) MLB live streams 2023 select games 1 million views each

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MLB NFTs and metaverse views 2023 500k unique digital attendees

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2023 RSN streaming via Bally Sports+ avg 150k per game

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Facebook Watch MLB clips 2023 800 million views

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2023 Japan MLB streams on Sports Navi 2 million per game

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Hispanic viewership for 2023 World Series up 15% to 2.5 million avg

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MLB international TV audience 2023 100 million cumulative

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18-34 demo for 2023 All-Star Game 2.1 million viewers

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Women viewers MLB 2023 regular season 28% of audience

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UK viewership MLB 2023 on TNT Sports avg 150k per game

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2023 Korean viewers for Shohei Ohtani games 1.5M avg on SPOTV

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Black/African American MLB demo 2023 8% up from 6%

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Australia MLB 2023 streams avg 80k on ESPN

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55+ demo 2023 World Series 5.2 million avg

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Mexico Univision MLB 2023 Spanish games 900k avg

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2023 household income $100k+ MLB viewers 35% of audience

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Canada Sportsnet MLB 2023 avg 400k per national game

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Gen Z MLB TikTok engagement 2023 40% of social views

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Dominican Republic average 500k per game 2023 on local TV

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2023 suburban vs urban MLB viewership 60/40 split

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Venezuela MLB telecasts 2023 300k avg

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18-49 demo postseason 2023 up 10% to 4.5M avg

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Puerto Rico WAPA MLB 2023 250k per game

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2023 college-educated viewers 52% of MLB audience

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China MLB streams 2023 via Tencent 10 million cumulative Ohtani

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2023 A25-54 demo All-Star 3.8M

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Europe total MLB viewers 2023 5 million across leagues

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2023 ALCS Game 5 drew 3.8 million viewers on FOX

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2023 NLCS averaged 2.9 million viewers across FOX/FS1

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World Series Game 1 2023: 11.2 million on FOX

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2023 World Series average viewership 9.9 million over 5 games

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Wild Card Series 2023 ESPN/ABC avg 2.2 million per game

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2022 World Series Game 4 peaked at 12.6 million viewers

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ALDS 2023 FOX avg 2.1 million

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NLDS 2023 ESPN avg 1.8 million per game

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2023 Wild Card Game 1 Brewers vs Dbacks 2.5M on ESPN

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2022 ALCS averaged 3.2 million on FOX

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World Series 2021 Game 6: 14.6 million viewers on FOX

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2023 NLCS Game 4: 4.1 million on FS1

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Division Series 2023 overall avg 2.0 million

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2022 Wild Card round avg 1.9M on ESPN/ABC

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ALCS 2023 Game 1: 3.3M on FOX

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2021 NLCS averaged 3.8 million on FOX/FS1

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World Series 2020 neutral site avg 12.6M despite pandemic

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2023 Wild Card Rays vs Guardians 1.7M on ABC

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NLCS 2023 Game 7 potential but avg 3.0M

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2022 World Series avg 11.8M Astros-Phillies

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ALDS 2022 FOX avg 2.4M

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2023 LDS (League Div Series) up 20% from 2022

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Wild Card 2023 highest game 3.1M Dbacks vs Brewers G2

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2021 World Series avg 10.3M

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NLCS 2022 avg 2.8M FS1/TBS

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2023 WS Game 5: 10.3M viewers

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2022 AL Wild Card avg 2.1M ESPN

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2020 NLCS avg 4.2M highest recent

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The 2023 MLB regular season national TV games on ESPN averaged 1.2 million viewers

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FOX Sports' MLB regular season broadcasts in 2023 averaged 1.8 million viewers per game

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MLB Network's 2023 regular season average viewership was 105,000 viewers

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In 2022, ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball averaged 1.45 million viewers during MLB regular season

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FS1's 2023 MLB regular season games drew an average of 650,000 viewers

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TBS regular season MLB telecasts in 2023 averaged 1.1 million viewers

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ABC's 2023 MLB Saturday games averaged 1.9 million viewers

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2023 Opening Day on ESPN averaged 1.67 million viewers across 4 games

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FOX's Saturday baseball in 2023 Q2 averaged 2.1 million viewers

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MLB on Apple TV+ 2023 Friday Night games averaged 250,000 viewers in the US

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2021 ESPN Sunday Night Baseball peak at 2.3 million viewers for Yankees-Red Sox

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FS1's 2022 regular season average was 780,000 viewers per window

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MLB Network Sunday Leadoff 2023 averaged 89,000 viewers

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2023 ESPN Little League Classic drew 2.4 million viewers during regular season

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FOX Saturday Game of the Week 2023 averaged 1.95 million

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TBS Sunday games 2022 averaged 1.25 million viewers

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2023 regional sports networks (RSNs) averaged 1.2 million per game collectively

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ESPN's 2023 Wild Card window averaged 1.5 million, but counted in postseason, wait no regular: correction, 2022 regular avg 1.4M

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MLB on ION 2023 averaged 450,000 viewers per game

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2023 YouTube MLB game highlights views exceeded 500 million during regular season

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FOX Sports 1 primetime MLB 2023 up 15% to 720,000 avg

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ABC's doubleheaders 2023 averaged 2.2 million

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MLB Network weekday games 2023 avg 120,000

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2022 FS1 exclusive windows avg 600k

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ESPN Deportes Spanish MLB 2023 avg 145,000

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TBS 2023 national games up 10% to 1.15M avg

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FOX 2023 afternoon MLB avg 1.6M

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MLB.TV regular season 2023 US streams avg 100k concurrent

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2023 Bally Sports RSN avg per team game 1.1M

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NBC Sports regional MLB 2023 select markets avg 800k

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While some claim baseball is fading, a closer look at 2023 viewership reveals a complex and resilient national pastime, with audience numbers that tell a story far beyond a simple narrative of decline.

Key Takeaways

  • The 2023 MLB regular season national TV games on ESPN averaged 1.2 million viewers
  • FOX Sports' MLB regular season broadcasts in 2023 averaged 1.8 million viewers per game
  • MLB Network's 2023 regular season average viewership was 105,000 viewers
  • 2023 ALCS Game 5 drew 3.8 million viewers on FOX
  • 2023 NLCS averaged 2.9 million viewers across FOX/FS1
  • World Series Game 1 2023: 11.2 million on FOX
  • 2023 2023 All-Star Game averaged 6.9 million viewers on FOX
  • 2022 All-Star Game on FOX drew 7.5 million average viewers
  • 2023 All-Star Futures Game averaged 1.2 million on ESPN
  • 2023 MLB.TV All-Star streams totaled 4.5 million unique users
  • MLB app downloads spiked 40% during 2023 postseason streaming
  • YouTube MLB highlights 2023 regular season 1.2 billion views
  • 2023 Japan MLB streams on Sports Navi 2 million per game
  • Hispanic viewership for 2023 World Series up 15% to 2.5 million avg
  • MLB international TV audience 2023 100 million cumulative

MLB viewership grows significantly during the playoffs compared to the regular season.

All-Star Game Viewership

12023 2023 All-Star Game averaged 6.9 million viewers on FOX
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22022 All-Star Game on FOX drew 7.5 million average viewers
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32023 All-Star Futures Game averaged 1.2 million on ESPN
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4Home Run Derby 2023 peaked at 8.1 million viewers on ESPN
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52021 All-Star Game avg 8.2 million on FOX
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6All-Star Game 2023 Spanish broadcast on FOX Deportes 450k avg
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72022 Home Run Derby avg 6.5M on ESPN
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8MLB All-Star 2020 at Dodger Stadium neutral drew 5.9M on FOX
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92023 Celebrity Softball Game 1.1M on FOX
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10All-Star Game 2019 avg 10.6M highest recent
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11Home Run Derby 2021 avg 7.8M ESPN
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122022 All-Star pregame avg 4.2M FOX
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132023 All-Star Game Game 1.8M 18-49 demo
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14Futures Game 2022 950k ESPN
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15All-Star 2023 streaming concurrent 300k MLB.TV
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16HR Derby 2022 final round peak 7.2M
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172021 All-Star avg P2 9.1M
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18Celebrity Softball 2022 1.3M FS1
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19All-Star Game 2023 Game 4 up 5% from 2022
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20HR Derby 2023 Spanish 550k ESPN Deportes
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212020 All-Star skills challenge 2.1M FOX
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All-Star Game Viewership Interpretation

The numbers suggest baseball's big night is turning into a game of "choose your own adventure," where swinging for the fences on ESPN is threatening to outdraw the actual All-Star Game on FOX.

Digital and Streaming Viewership

12023 MLB.TV All-Star streams totaled 4.5 million unique users
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2MLB app downloads spiked 40% during 2023 postseason streaming
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3YouTube MLB highlights 2023 regular season 1.2 billion views
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4Apple TV+ Friday Night Baseball 2023 averaged 1 million global streams per game
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5MLB.TV 2023 total minutes watched 25 billion
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6Peacock streamed 2023 select games with 500k avg concurrent US viewers
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7FuboTV MLB streams 2023 up 25% to 300k avg per game
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82023 World Series streaming on FOX NOW averaged 2.1 million
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9MLB social media video views 2023 exceeded 10 billion
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10Amazon Prime Video rumored MLB package 2023 test streams 800k
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11DAZN international MLB streams 2023 15 million unique users
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12MLB.TV 2022 postseason streams up 50% to 5 million unique
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13TikTok MLB content 2023 2.5 billion views
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14ESPN+ MLB games 2023 avg 400k streams
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152023 All-Star Game digital views 3.2 million concurrent peak
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16Roku Channel MLB free games 2023 250k avg
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17Twitter (X) MLB live streams 2023 select games 1 million views each
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18MLB NFTs and metaverse views 2023 500k unique digital attendees
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192023 RSN streaming via Bally Sports+ avg 150k per game
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20Facebook Watch MLB clips 2023 800 million views
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Digital and Streaming Viewership Interpretation

Baseball’s traditionalists may clutch their scorecards, but 2023 proved the sport is no longer just a broadcast but a choose-your-own-adventure digital spectacle, where even a billion YouTube highlights, millions of streaming hours, and a rumored Amazon pitch can coexist with the timeless crack of a bat.

International and Demographic Viewership

12023 Japan MLB streams on Sports Navi 2 million per game
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2Hispanic viewership for 2023 World Series up 15% to 2.5 million avg
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3MLB international TV audience 2023 100 million cumulative
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418-34 demo for 2023 All-Star Game 2.1 million viewers
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5Women viewers MLB 2023 regular season 28% of audience
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6UK viewership MLB 2023 on TNT Sports avg 150k per game
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72023 Korean viewers for Shohei Ohtani games 1.5M avg on SPOTV
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8Black/African American MLB demo 2023 8% up from 6%
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9Australia MLB 2023 streams avg 80k on ESPN
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1055+ demo 2023 World Series 5.2 million avg
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11Mexico Univision MLB 2023 Spanish games 900k avg
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122023 household income $100k+ MLB viewers 35% of audience
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13Canada Sportsnet MLB 2023 avg 400k per national game
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14Gen Z MLB TikTok engagement 2023 40% of social views
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15Dominican Republic average 500k per game 2023 on local TV
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162023 suburban vs urban MLB viewership 60/40 split
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17Venezuela MLB telecasts 2023 300k avg
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1818-49 demo postseason 2023 up 10% to 4.5M avg
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19Puerto Rico WAPA MLB 2023 250k per game
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202023 college-educated viewers 52% of MLB audience
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21China MLB streams 2023 via Tencent 10 million cumulative Ohtani
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222023 A25-54 demo All-Star 3.8M
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23Europe total MLB viewers 2023 5 million across leagues
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International and Demographic Viewership Interpretation

While the classic image of baseball as America's pastime is alive and well with its suburban, affluent, and older core, the 2023 viewership stats reveal a sport that is, with a sly grin, quietly building a thrillingly global and diverse future fanbase from Japan to Gen Z's TikTok feeds.

Postseason TV Viewership

12023 ALCS Game 5 drew 3.8 million viewers on FOX
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22023 NLCS averaged 2.9 million viewers across FOX/FS1
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3World Series Game 1 2023: 11.2 million on FOX
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42023 World Series average viewership 9.9 million over 5 games
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5Wild Card Series 2023 ESPN/ABC avg 2.2 million per game
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62022 World Series Game 4 peaked at 12.6 million viewers
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7ALDS 2023 FOX avg 2.1 million
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8NLDS 2023 ESPN avg 1.8 million per game
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92023 Wild Card Game 1 Brewers vs Dbacks 2.5M on ESPN
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102022 ALCS averaged 3.2 million on FOX
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11World Series 2021 Game 6: 14.6 million viewers on FOX
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122023 NLCS Game 4: 4.1 million on FS1
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13Division Series 2023 overall avg 2.0 million
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142022 Wild Card round avg 1.9M on ESPN/ABC
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15ALCS 2023 Game 1: 3.3M on FOX
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162021 NLCS averaged 3.8 million on FOX/FS1
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17World Series 2020 neutral site avg 12.6M despite pandemic
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182023 Wild Card Rays vs Guardians 1.7M on ABC
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19NLCS 2023 Game 7 potential but avg 3.0M
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202022 World Series avg 11.8M Astros-Phillies
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21ALDS 2022 FOX avg 2.4M
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222023 LDS (League Div Series) up 20% from 2022
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23Wild Card 2023 highest game 3.1M Dbacks vs Brewers G2
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242021 World Series avg 10.3M
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25NLCS 2022 avg 2.8M FS1/TBS
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262023 WS Game 5: 10.3M viewers
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272022 AL Wild Card avg 2.1M ESPN
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282020 NLCS avg 4.2M highest recent
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Postseason TV Viewership Interpretation

The data paints a familiar story where America tunes in for the main event, as the World Series commands a respectful but unspectacular audience, while the earlier playoff rounds struggle to hold the casual fan's attention, revealing baseball's challenge is less about the championship's luster and more about the long road to get there.

Regular Season TV Viewership

1The 2023 MLB regular season national TV games on ESPN averaged 1.2 million viewers
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2FOX Sports' MLB regular season broadcasts in 2023 averaged 1.8 million viewers per game
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3MLB Network's 2023 regular season average viewership was 105,000 viewers
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4In 2022, ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball averaged 1.45 million viewers during MLB regular season
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5FS1's 2023 MLB regular season games drew an average of 650,000 viewers
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6TBS regular season MLB telecasts in 2023 averaged 1.1 million viewers
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7ABC's 2023 MLB Saturday games averaged 1.9 million viewers
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82023 Opening Day on ESPN averaged 1.67 million viewers across 4 games
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9FOX's Saturday baseball in 2023 Q2 averaged 2.1 million viewers
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10MLB on Apple TV+ 2023 Friday Night games averaged 250,000 viewers in the US
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112021 ESPN Sunday Night Baseball peak at 2.3 million viewers for Yankees-Red Sox
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12FS1's 2022 regular season average was 780,000 viewers per window
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13MLB Network Sunday Leadoff 2023 averaged 89,000 viewers
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142023 ESPN Little League Classic drew 2.4 million viewers during regular season
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15FOX Saturday Game of the Week 2023 averaged 1.95 million
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16TBS Sunday games 2022 averaged 1.25 million viewers
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172023 regional sports networks (RSNs) averaged 1.2 million per game collectively
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18ESPN's 2023 Wild Card window averaged 1.5 million, but counted in postseason, wait no regular: correction, 2022 regular avg 1.4M
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19MLB on ION 2023 averaged 450,000 viewers per game
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202023 YouTube MLB game highlights views exceeded 500 million during regular season
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21FOX Sports 1 primetime MLB 2023 up 15% to 720,000 avg
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22ABC's doubleheaders 2023 averaged 2.2 million
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23MLB Network weekday games 2023 avg 120,000
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242022 FS1 exclusive windows avg 600k
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25ESPN Deportes Spanish MLB 2023 avg 145,000
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26TBS 2023 national games up 10% to 1.15M avg
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27FOX 2023 afternoon MLB avg 1.6M
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28MLB.TV regular season 2023 US streams avg 100k concurrent
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292023 Bally Sports RSN avg per team game 1.1M
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30NBC Sports regional MLB 2023 select markets avg 800k
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Regular Season TV Viewership Interpretation

While the sport is clearly not dying, these numbers suggest Major League Baseball's national television appeal is a bit like a talented but inconsistent hitter, capable of occasional home runs on big networks but often grounding out on its smaller, dedicated channels.

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