Largest television audience for a baseball World Series

Largest television audience for a baseball World Series
Who
LA Dodgers, New York Yankees
Where
United States (Various,)
When
17 October 1978
The highest average viewing figures per game for a baseball World Series is 44,278,950 viewers for the 1978 World Series between the New York Yankees and LA Dodgers, between 10-17 October 1978. The Yankees won the series 4-2 after being 2-0 down. The games were broadcast on NBC and they averaged a 56% share with the games reaching almost 24.5 million homes.