Game 3 Rating on CBS Is Highest Since 1988

Atlanta’s 5-4, 12-inning victory over Minnesota in Game 3 Tuesday night was the highest-rated World Series game since the Dodgers closed out the Oakland Athletics in the fifth game in 1988.

CBS said it drew a national rating of 23.4 and a 39 share, up 21% from Game 3 a year ago.

The game also gave CBS a prime-time ratings victory over ABC and NBC for the night, the network said. CBS’ average rating from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT was 21.6 with a 33 share. CBS was 15.8 and 24, and NBC was 11.2 and 17.

The ratings figure is the percentage of televisions in America, and a share is the percentage of televisions in use at the time. One rating point is equal to about 921,000 homes.