Major League Baseball andFoxSports have the matchup of their dreams in this yearsWorld Series: theLos Angeles Dodgersvs.
Those headaches can wait, though.
Media coverage and industry attention are already hitting peak levels.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the Yankees' Aaron JudgeGetty Images
How do they feel about each other?)
With presumably pent-up demand and broadcast sports showing healthy tune-in of late, where will the bar be?
Its still going strong, breaking records as the most-watched telecast in history almost every year.
That series averaged 11.7M viewers.
The 2024 World Series has serious potential to surpass that number for several reasons.
Last week, Oregon-Purdue managed 2.15M viewers in the 8 p.m.
Safe to say, this World Series will likely blow that number out of the water.
In March 2023, Diamond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
MLB has wound up with rights to nearly a dozen teams for 2025.
Play-by-play and color voices from the regional broadcasts do not continue into the playoffs.
Instead, national figures like Bob Costas and Joe Davis handle the lead announcing chores.
Cable is cable, though.
For sports, its all about broadcast television.
