World Series TV ratings average drops 32% below previous low

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers' six-game win over the Tampa Bay Rays received an average television rating 32% below the previous World Series low.

The six games on Fox averaged a 5.2 rating, 12 share and 9,785,000 viewers, Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday.

The previous low was a 7.6 rating, 12 share and 12,660,000 viewers for the

San Francisco Giants' fourgame sweep of the Detroit Tigers in 2012.

This year's rating was down 36% from the 8.1 rating, 16 share and average of 14,067,000 viewers for the Washington Nationals' sevengame win over the Houston Astros last year.

Los Angeles' 3-1 win in Game 6 on Tuesday night drew a 6.8 rating, 15 share and an average of 12,627,000 viewers, down from a 9.6 rating, 19 share and average of 16,551,000 viewers for Washington's 7-2 win in Game 6 last year.