Game 1 of World Series is a huge ratings hit in Kansas City

Royals fans tuned into last year’s World Series in large numbers, and it’s actually increased this season.

Last year’s World Series opener between the Royals and Giants had a 48.2 overnight rating. Game 1 between the Royals and Mets on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning had an overnight rating of 57.3 and a 78 share. That is about a 19 percent increase over a year ago.

That means at sometime during the game, more than three-fourths of all television sets in Kansas City were tuned into the World Series.

In New York the rating was 26.2 with a share of 43.

And the ratings across the country, the rating was a 10.5 with a share of 18. That’s an increase of 31 percent over last year’s 8.0/13. That was the best rating for a World Series opener since 2009 when the Phillies played the Yankees.