GIANTS/PHILLIES ON FOX CLINCHES HIGHEST-RATED & MOST- WATCHED NLCS SINCE 2006

Series Viewership Up +49%, Rating Up +45% Over 2009

Game 6 Rating Up +34%

New York, NY – The 2010 National League Championship Series on FOX between the and Philadelphia Phillies ended in dramatic fashion Saturday night with a thrilling Game 6 that delivered a 6.7/12 household rating/share (11.6 million viewers) according to fast national ratings release by Nielsen Media Research. Last night’s rating is +34% better than last year’s series ending Game 5 of the NLCS on TBS (5.0/9, 8.0 million viewers) and up +31% over 2008’s decisive NLCS Game 5 on FOX (5.1/8, 8.0 million viewers).

The competitive 2010 NLCS on FOX averaged a 5.5/10 (9.1 million viewers), an increase of +49% in viewership, +45% in household rating over last year’s NLCS on TBS (3.8/7, 6.1 million viewers) and ranks as ’s highest-rated and most-watched NLCS since 2006 (Cardinals-Mets) which went seven games (7.1/12, 10.5 million viewers).

NLCS Game 6 on FOX steadily grew throughout the evening eventually peaking at 11:45 PM ET with a 10.0/20 (17.3 million viewers) as San Francisco Brian Wilson silenced the Philly faithful striking out Philadelphia superstar to end the game and advance his team into the . For the night, NLCS Game 6 powered FOX to an easy victory in prime time averaging a 6.5/12 (8:00-11:00 PM ET) beating ABC (3.9), CBS (3.5) and NBC (2.5) to rank as FOX’s highest-rated and most-watched Saturday night in nearly a year.

Philadelphia led all markets for Game 6 with a 33.4/54, followed by San Francisco with a a 28.9/53. In the final quarter of last night’s telecast (11:45 PM ET), Philadelphia soared to a 37.9/63 while San Francisco swelled to a 39.3/63.

Exclusive coverage of World Series Game 1 on FOX between the American League Champion and National League Champion San Francisco Giants begins Wednesday, October 27 (7:30 PM ET) from AT&T Park in San Francisco.

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