Game 1 between the Dodgers and Rays the least watched in World Series history

he Los Angeles Dodgers win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 drew the lowest viewership for a World Series game in history.Los Angeles’ 8-3 win received a rating of 5.1 and a share of 11 and was viewed by an average of 9,195,000 viewers on Fox between 8:06 p.m. and 11:41 p.m. Eastern United States) on Tuesday, Nielsen Media Research reported Wednesday.The lowest preview audience came the other time the Rays reached the World Series, when their 5-1 loss to Philadelphia in Game 3 was watched by an average of 9,836,000 people, on October 25, 2008, a Saturday night.So far, the worst audience for a first game of the World Series was San Francisco’s 7-1 win over Kansas City on October 21, 2012, with an average of 12,191,000 viewers on a Tuesday.The victory of Washington 5-4 against Houston last year was seen by an average of 12.283.00 people on October 22, also on Tuesday.Still, Fox had the best late-night viewership, with its best average since Game 6 of the World Series last year.