The network’s lead broadcast booth of play-by-play announcer Joe Davis, color commentator John Smoltz and reporter Ken Rosenthal is returning for the season.
"Everyone always says 'We are seeing this side of you that no one saw before.' I said that’s by design. My job was to limit distraction....
When taking all five games into account, the World Series had an average of 9.11 million viewers, a 23% decline year-over-year.
Rodriguez, Ortiz, and Jeter are A-list baseball personalities. Here’s hoping they remain motivated to move their broadcast talents into that lofty stratosphere.
“I think there are still the same kind of nerves. I really think there always will be as long as I am lucky enough to do...
"He’s so freaking clueless; he has no idea where he even is."
I’m enjoying what I’m seeing out of Jeter here in this postseason. I think he was an excellent addition to the Fox crew.
The viewership metric was up 3% over last year’s comparable game window.
The broadcast featuring the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers saw more than 7 million viewers on average.
The LDS drop was slightly less than the 18% decline the Wild Card Series saw.