WORLD SERIES: ATLANTA BRAVES vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS : Game 1 Ratings Down Slightly From ’93 Series

Overnight ratings for Game 1 of the World Series were down 4% from two years ago, Nielsen Media Research said Sunday.

Atlanta’s 3-2 victory over Cleveland on Saturday night got a 16.0 rating and a 28 share in the 33 major markets used for the overnights. When the previous World Series was played in 1993, the opener between Toronto and Philadelphia got a 16.7 overnight rating.

In Cleveland, the game got a 43.2 rating and a 64 share. In Atlanta, it got a 43.3 rating and a 65 share.