Chicago Cubs Produce Blockbuster MLB TV Ratings For Game 7

CHICAGO (CBS) -- By any measure, the Chicago Cubs-Cleveland Indians World Series Game 7 was a television ratings bonanza.

Toward the end of the game, 80 percent of televisions in use in the Chicago market were tuned in to watch the Cubs win a World Series for the first time in just about anybody's lifetime -- 108 years, to be exact.

That means about 2 million homes had the game on TV. Ratings don't take into account people who watched the games at bars and restaurants.

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On average, the game turned in a 50.9 household rating and 72 share (percent of TVs in use) and was watched in 1.76 million homes and an estimated 3.2 million fans.

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Nationally, according to published reports, the game averaged a 25.2 rating. It was the most-watched baseball game for Fox since Game 7 of the 2001 World Series.