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# MLB Playoffs A Hit In Primetime
- URL: https://tvrev2beta2.ghost.io/mlb-playoffs-primetime-tv-audience-vizio-inscape/
- Published: 2022-10-19T19:56:07.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-19T19:56:07.000Z
- Author: John Cassillo
- Tags: VIZIO, Inscape, MLB, baseball, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, #sqs, #Import 2026-09-03 20:44, Data

MLB’s expanded playoff format has its critics (raises hand). But fans are still tuning in, as data from [VIZIO’s Inscape](http://inscape.tv/?ref=tvrev2beta2.ghost.io) shows. Since the postseason started on Oct. 7, MLB games are second only to the NFL in terms of primetime minutes watched. And MLB action is No.3 by watch-time on weekends, even while going up against both the NFL and college football action.

- MLB doesn’t trail the NFL by much in terms of primetime minutes watched, with 5.57% — versus 6.51% for the NFL (though the NFL also had fewer primetime games in the Oct. 7-Oct. 18 stretch).
- Across ESPN, Fox, Fox Sports 1 and TBS, MLB’s share of primetime minutes watched is 26.83%, compared to the NFL’s 29.04%.
- TBD how the remainder of the playoffs perform with the National League’s top teams (Dodgers, Braves, Mets) already out while the American League Championship Series features a clash between perennial contenders, the Yankees and Astros.