Yankees’ Game 5 win averaged 7.6 million viewers on Fox Sports
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner celebrates after beating the Indians in Game 5 of the ALDS at Progressive Field on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
The Yankees’ victory over the Indians in Game 5 of the ALDS on Wednesday night averaged 7.6 million viewers across all Fox Sports platforms — including 7.3 million on FS1 — making it the most-watched ALDS game on any network since 2011.
Game 5 peaked at 9.2 million viewers on FS1 between 11:15 and 11:30 p.m.
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.
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