2005 World series ratings....

[buzzsaw]

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The Chicago White Sox's first world championship in 88 years was also the lowest-rated World Series ever.

Chicago's four-game sweep of the Houston Astros averaged an 11.1 national rating with a 19 share on Fox. That's down about 7 percent from the previous low, an 11.9 with a 20 share for the 2002 World Series between the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants.

While the 2002 World Series, which went seven games, rated higher overall, it was only averaging an 11.0 through four games.

This year was a drop of almost 30 percent from last year's series, in which the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals for their first title in 86 years. That had a 15.8 rating with a 25 share.

Wednesday night's 1-0 Chicago win had a 13.0 preliminary national rating with a 21 share. It was the highest-rated prime-time show on Fox since the final of "American Idol" in May, but still not enough to save the series from being the lowest-rated.

Despite rating so low in comparison to other World Series, the four games of this series were each the highest rated prime-time network programs on their respective nights.

[CNY Tim]

Ratings don't mean squat to me I m just glad the series is over and I'm back on the walleye trail...

Greg and I had a blast on Oneida Lake, NY... Last night we never needed the waders and caught 40 wallyeyes in about an hour and half. Greg was killing em on the HJ-10 Husky Jerk (silver/black)and I was plugging right behind him with challengers, thundersticks and even this little bargain bin walmart immitation minnow crank worked too (all silver/prism slash/ black. It was to easy last night. 7ft med.light rods and 6 lb. fireline. Got home early...

I'd say the world series ended right on time!

[genegodawa]

Hey Tim,

Great night of fishing - Man, oh, man...you got my taste buds goin' for a fish fry now.

As to Buzz's ratings report-I think it shows that it isn't just the people of the City of Chicago that don't support the ChiSox-the rest of the country could seem to care less OR maybe they already knew the Sox had it in the bag? Nah!

[Willy]

The reason the ratings were so low is because they were no coastal teams in it. That and the fact that the Houston Astros lineup was a bunch of stiffs.

[mnvikingsfreak]

how the heck did houston even make it?? the twins could of beat them! talk about a boring team to watch

[genegodawa]

Yeah, if only the Twins hadn't lost 3 of 4 in the last series with the ChiSox they might have had a chance to face the BoSox and then the LAA and then Houston like the WSox did. But, alas, they played that series like a bunch of Houston stiffs.