Viewership for the MLB All-Star Game increased by 6% to 7.44 million viewers after hitting a record low last year

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Shohei Ohtani runs the bases after hitting a home run

Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, Jarren Duran, and the other All-Stars of this year attracted 7,443,000 viewers on Fox, which is a 6% increase compared to the 2023 game but marks the second-lowest viewership for the event.

The American League secured a 5-3 victory in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday night, surpassing last year’s 7,006,000 viewers for the National League’s 3-2 win in Seattle. The 2022 game in Los Angeles had 7.51 million viewers.

This year’s game earned a 3.8 rating and 12 shares, down slightly from last year’s 3.9/12. The rating represents the percentage of television households watching the program, while the share indicates the percentage of households with televisions turned on at that time.

Paul Skenes pitches in the 1st inning

An additional 116,000 viewers watched the Spanish-language coverage on Fox Deportes, marking a 36% increase from 85,000 viewers last year.

The Home Run Derby on Monday night, won by Teoscar Hernández of the Los Angeles Dodgers, attracted 5.45 million viewers on ESPN. This was an 11% decline from 6.11 million viewers last year and 6.88 million in 2022. The derby this year aired against the first night of the Republican National Convention.

By Ritik

Ritik Katiyar is pursuing a post-graduate degree in Pharmaceutics. Currently, he lives in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India. You can find him writing about all sorts of listicle topics. A pharmaceutical postgrad by day, and a content writer by night. You can write to him at [email protected]

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