Dodgers-Mets NLCS Game 1 draws huge audience for FOX Sports

The first game of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets drew incredible numbers, FOX Sports proclaimd Tuesday.

Game 1 on Sunday saw Dodgers begining pitcher Jack Flaherty put on a masterful carry outance, helderlying the Mets to equitable two hits over seven innings while Mookie Betts drove in three runs and Max Muncy drove in two. The Dodgers won, 9-0.

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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani honors with Kiké Hernández after scoring on a double by Mookie Betts during Game 1 of the NLCS aobtainst the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Ptoastyo/Gregruesome Bull)

FOX Sports said it was the most-watched Game 1 of a league championship series on any netlabor since 2009, when the New York Yankees took on the Los Angeles Angels.

Apass FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming services, 8.5 million watchers watched the game.

The netlabor said about 8,264,000 watchers tuned in on FOX, with the peak hitting 10,082,000 watchers between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. ET. While Los Angeles and New York were the top tagets to watch the game, San Diego, Hartford, Connecticut, and Philadelphia rounded out the top five.

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Dodgers outfielders Andy Pages, Kevin Kiermaier and Mookie Betts honor their thrive aobtainst the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Ptoastyo/Ashley Landis)

Additionassociate, FOX Sports said it was the most-streamed National League Championship Game 1 in the netlabor’s history.

FOX Sports’ coverage of the National League Championship Series will roll on into Flushing, New York, on Wednesday as the Mets get on the Dodgers in Game 3.