Fox Scores Ratings Win as World Series Viewership Rebounds

Fox Scores Ratings Win as World Series Viewership Rebounds
Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryne Stanek celebrates the last out in the seventh inning of Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, on Oct. 31, 2021. David J. Phillip/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES—Baseball was especially good to Fox, with the Atlanta-Houston World Series lifting the network to its first weekly ratings win in the young TV season.

The series rebounded from last year’s contest, which hit an all-time viewership low that was attributed to the pandemic and competition from the 2020 presidential election.