MLB All-Star Game has slight drop in viewers despite having its first
swing-off
[July 17, 2025]
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's All-Star Game — which featured the contest's
first swing-off to determine the winner — averaged 7,185,000 viewers
Tuesday night on Fox, according to Nielsen.
It was Fox's most-watched telecast since the Super Bowl and the
network's best audience for a Tuesday night since last year's Game 4 of
the World Series. However, it was a 3.5% decrease from the 2024 game and
the second-lowest for the Midsummer Classic. |
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the
tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League
and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn
Anderson) |
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Kyle Schwarber's three home runs gave the
National League a 4-3 victory in the swing-off after the
American League rallied to tie it at 6-6 in the ninth inning
after trailing by six runs in the seventh. The audience for the
game in Atlanta peaked at 8.1 million viewers from 9:15-9:30
p.m. EDT.
Major League Baseball and the players’ association made the
change in 2022 amid concerns about running out of pitchers
because hardly anyone throws more than an inning in the game
anymore, The game was decided by having three batters from each
league take three swings each off coaches in what was baseball’s
equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout.
Baseball continues to have the best ratings for an event
featuring All-Stars. The NHL did not have an All-Star Game this
year, while the NBA's averaged 4.7 million on TNT. The NFL's Pro
Bowl games, a series of skills competitions and flag football,
also averaged 4.7 million on ABC.
Monday night's Home Run Derby averaged 5.73 million on ESPN, a
5% increase over last year.
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