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Braves-Astros was 2nd least-watched World Series in modern ratings era

Nov. 4 (UPI) -- More than 14 million people watched the Atlanta Braves win their first Major League Baseball championship in a quarter-century this week and viewership improved overall for the 2021 World Series, according to ratings figures.

There were 14.3 million viewers for Game 6 on Tuesday night, at the end of which Atlanta celebrated its first MLB crown since 1995 over the Houston Astros.

The figure was a significant improvement over the 12.6 million viewers for last year's final game of the World Series.

Over all six games of the MLB championship series, there were an average of 11.