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Yankees-Red Sox had MLB’s best first-round Game 1 viewership in 20 years

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Tuesday’s Yankees-Red Sox wild-card game on NBC and Peacock drew an average of 7.3 million viewers, marking the highest audience for a Game 1 among wild-card and division series games in two decades. The network reported that this viewing figure represents a 12 percent increase from last year's similar matchup between the teams. Despite the high viewership, the Yankees dominated both games of the series against the Red Sox with an 18-2 score advantage.

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Tuesday's Yankees-Red Sox wild-card matchup averaged 7.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, marking the most-watched Game 1 among wild-card and division series games in 20 years. The network reported this increase Thursday, with the game peaking at 8.5 million viewers from 9-9:15 p.m. ET, showing a 12 percent increase compared to last year's Yankees-Red Sox Game 1. Despite the high ratings, both games were one-sided, as the Yankees outscored Boston 18-2 over the two-game sweep.

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Fans came out in droves to see “The Rivalry” play out in the postseason. asserted

Rivalry → come → postseason

Tuesday’s Yankees-Red Sox wild-card matchup averaged 7.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched Game 1 among wild-card and division series games in 20 years, the network reported Thursday. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it freeThe 9-0 Yankees win was the most-viewed game of its category since Game 1 of the Tigers-Yankees ALDS series in 2006. asserted

win → average → 2006

Tuesday’s game peaked at 8.5 million viewers from 9-9:15 p.m. ET, and posted an overall 12 percent increase from last year’s Yankees-Red Sox wild-card series Game 1. asserted

game → peak → series

Despite the dramatic viewership increase, the two games were lopsided in the Yankees’ favor, as they outscored Boston 18-2 across the sweep. asserted

they → outscore → sweep

Both games saw the Yankees’ offense explode for late-inning rallies, with the Bombers scoring five runs in the eighth of Game 1 and six runs in the sixth of Game 2. asserted

Bombers → see → Game

“I thought we did a lot of good things offensively,” Boone said following Game 2, “whether it was obviously a couple big long balls, Spencer legs out a strikeout to start the big inning, the stolen base comes into play, we put some balls in play, a couple of really well-computed bunt situations.” asserted

we → think → situations

In the National League, Tuesday’s Phillies-Braves matchup was the most-watched afternoon wild-card Game 1 of all time, averaging 3.9 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. asserted

matchup → watch → NBC

The 5-3 Braves win, which peaked at 5 million viewers from 4:30-4:45 p.m. ET, was a 15 percent increase from the Padres-Cubs Game 1 wild-card matchup in 2025. asserted

which → peak → 2025

The historic numbers come during NBC’s return to MLB playoff broadcasting for the first time in 25 years. These increases also appear to be reflective league-wide this season, with Front Office Sports reporting in May that national MLB broadcasts were up 44 percent compared to last year. uncertain

broadcasts → come → year

In-game attendance also grew for the fourth straight season, with 71.5 million fans going to games in 2026, the most since 2017. asserted

fans → grow → 2017

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