Major League Baseball

Cardinals on FOX Sports Midwest scores highest local market TV ratings in MLB

Published Oct. 2, 2014 11:03 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

foxsports

There is a reason they call Cardinals fans the best in baseball. 

The Cardinals on FOX Sports Midwest scored the highest local market TV ratings in MLB in 2014, according to data provided by Nielsen. 

-- Cardinals games on FOX Sports Midwest averaged a 7.9 household rating average/99,000 St. Louis households.

-- 15th straight season the Cardinals ranked in MLB's top three.

-- The Cardinals (7.9) were followed by the Tigers (7.7 and last year's ratings champ), Pirates (7.7), Royals (6.7) and Indians (6.1).

The Cardinals were also No. 1 in prime time. 

-- Since the start of the 2014 MLB season on March 31, Cardinals telecasts on FOX Sports Midwest have been the highest-rated and most-viewed programming on prime time television in St. Louis

-- Cardinals telecasts averaged a 8.2/103,000 households in prime time, 60 percent higher than No. 2 KMOV-CBS (5.2)

FOX Sports Midwest's coverage continues in the postseason with the Cardinals Live postgame show following playoff games.

share

Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

Major League Baseball