Trusted Local News

Phillies-Mets NLDS Drew Strong Ratings Across First 2 Games

Oct 6, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos (8) congratulates first base Bryce Harper (3) after hitting a home-run in the sixth inning against the New York Mets during game two of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Bill Streicher

  • Phillies

Games 1 and 2 of the Mets-Phillies NLDS series drew big numbers ratings wise.

In fact, of the games that there is info on, Sports TV Ratings says that the two highest-rated games of the Divisional Series round so far are the first two tilts between the Phillies and Mets:

There's a few takeaways here: 

1. While Mets-Phillies might not be at the level of early-to-mid-2000s Yankees-Red Sox, it's one of the better rivalries in baseball currently. It also doesn't hurt that it draws from two of the four biggest TV markets in the country. 

2. There still is a major advantage of being on one of the traditional over-the-air three-letter networks like FOX, CBS, NBC or ABC. Despite Game 2 between the Phillies and Mets being the better of the two contests the clubs have played thus far, it got lower ratings because it was on FS1 with NFL was on FOX. Game 1 drew a massive rating on FOX

3. Just from a time zones perspective, it probably makes more sense for the Dodgers-Padres series to have later start times than the Mets-Phillies. With that said, it's fair to wonder if Mets-Phillies would be getting higher ratings in the prime-time spot than Dodgers-Padres. Then again, over the weekend — particularly for Game 1 on Saturday — it might have been an advantage to have the 4:08 start time, as opposed to the 8:38 of the Dodgers-Padres. Not everyone gives up their social life to watch sports.

author

Tim Kelly

Tim Kelly is the Managing Editor for On Pattison. He's been on the Phillies beat since 2020. Kelly is also on Bleacher Report's MLB staff. Previously, Kelly has worked for Audacy Sports, SportsRadio 94 WIP, Just Baseball, FanSided, Locked On and Sports Illustrated/FanNation. Kelly is a graduate of Bloomsburg University with a major in Mass Communications and minor in Political Science.

STEWARTVILLE

Events

November

S M T W T F S
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

To Submit an Event Sign in first

Today's Events

No calendar events have been scheduled for today.