TBS wraps up the improbable

Three sweeps and two small ALCS markets equated one grand MLB postseason for TBS’ coverage of the American League. With its playoff coverage in the books, the channel averaged 4,294,000 total viewers for 11 telecasts. That marks Turner Sports’ most-viewed postseason coverage since 2010 with a 3% bump versus an average of 4,160,000 total viewers for 24 games a year ago. TBS also won the night across cable television six times during the 2014 MLB Postseason and delivered growth across all key demos. The Royals’ sweep in the ALCS averaged 5,071,000 total viewers for four game telecasts, up 2% over the network’s six-game NLCS series in 2013. TBS’s ALCS coverage averaged a 3.2 U.S. HH rating and the network’s overall.

Meanwhile, MLB announced broadcast times for the World Series, with the first pitch in all games at 8:07p on FOX. The fun begins Oct. 21 at KC, with Game Two slated for Oct. 22. Games 3-5 would then take place Oct. 24-26, before (if necessary) returning to KC for the final two matchups on Oct. 28 & 29.

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