MLB All-Star Game Posts Best Viewership Since 2008

The 96th MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia was a hit with viewers. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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The 96th Midsummer Classic saw robust viewership on FOX and continues the trend of MLB having the most-popular All-Star Game across all of sports.

Tuesday’s game in Philadelphia, which saw the American League blank the National League 4-0 saw an average audience of 8.794 million viewers across FOX and FOX Deportes. That ranked as the most-watched Midsummer Classic since 2008 (8.7 million).

According to Nielsen, the game peaked with an audience of 10.186 million from 8:45 pm-9 pm E.T.

The 2026 MLB All-Star Game was up +21% over last year’s (7.185 million).

Below shows MLB All-Star Game viewership over the last five years.

FOX continues to see robust numbers for Major League Baseball.

FOX is averaging 2.266 million viewers as they headed into the All-Star Game, a +10% increase over last year. It is the network’s best start to the regular season since adopting the schedule that starts in April (2023).

Some examples:

• FOX drew 3,335,000 viewers for national FOX Saturday Baseball on the Fourth of July for a two-game slate highlighted by the Cardinals’ victory over the Cubs, making it the most-watched regular season game on any network since 2021’s MLB at Field of Dreams Game on FOX (5,912,000 viewers).
• And FOX Sports helped viewership in other ways by slotting next to FIFA World Cup games. They pulled 5,897,000 viewers to “The MLB All-Star Game Selection Show”, which was the most-watched MLB All-Star Game Selection Show on any network since its inception in 2007.