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Average TV viewership of selected Major League Baseball games 2016

Major League Baseball average TV viewership - selected games 2016 season (in million viewers)

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	TV viewership in million viewers
World Series (Oct 25 -Nov 2)*	23.4
MLB All-Star Game (Jul 12)	8.7
NL Wildcard Game (Oct 5)	7.4
NLCS Playoffs (Oct 15-22)**	7
AL Wildcard Game (Oct 4)	4.2
ALCS Playoffs (Oct 14-19)***	3.4
MLB Opening Day (Apr 3)	2

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The graph shows the TV viewership of selected Major League Baseball games in the 2016 season. The MLB All-Star Game on July 12 had an average U.S. TV viewership of 8.7 million.

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