Cowboys-Eagles' audience blows out World Series Game 3
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- The Week 7 NFL game between the Cowboys and Eagles drew 18.8 million viewers, significantly surpassing the World Series Game 3 viewership of 8.33 million between Tampa Bay and Milwaukee.
- The World Series Game 3's 8.33 million viewers made it the fourth-least-watched World Series game ever, highlighting a decline in baseball's TV audience compared to football.
- Historically, the NFL avoided scheduling games that conflicted with the World Series, such as moving Monday Night Football to Thursday in the 1970s and avoiding Sunday night games before 2010.
- Currently, it is suggested that baseball should schedule World Series games on nights without NFL games—Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday—to avoid competition.
- However, with the NFL potentially expanding to Tuesday and Wednesday night games, the scheduling conflict between the two sports may continue to intensify.
