Over 10.7 million fans watched the Milwaukee Brewers somehow take down the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Fox and Fox Deportes on Sunday. That’s the cold, hard fact, and honestly, it’s wild.
The Numbers Are Insane
Let’s be real, you know that number’s insane. FOX Sports PR confirmed this wasn’t just big, it was record-breaking. We’re talking the most-watched opening League Championship Series game since way back in 2005. Think about that, two decades almost! And it gets even wilder. This wasn’t just an opener record. It was the most-watched LCS telecast, period, since 2010. What’s that tell you about the pull of this series? The league’s buzzing about those viewership stats, and you should be too.
Brewers Take Game 1 Against Ohtani’s Dodgers
The game itself? A gritty 2-1 battle where the Brewers somehow pulled it off against a stacked Dodgers squad that features none other than Shohei Ohtani. Even with Ohtani in the lineup, watching a low-scoring NLCS opener pull these kinds of numbers? That’s just wild. It shows the whole league’s watching this series, hanging on every pitch between these two teams.
This is just Game 1, people. The series is only getting started. We’ll definitely be watching how this plays out, because if the opening numbers are any indication, the rest of this NLCS is gonna be appointment viewing. Stay tuned, ’cause you know we’ll be here with more as soon as we get it.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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