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Netflix's First Home Run Derby Draws 5.3 Million, Lowest Since 2003

7/16/2026

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Netflix aired its first Home Run Derby, drawing 5.3 million viewers, the lowest MLB Derby audience since ESPN’s 5.2 million in 2003.
That viewership was about 7 % below ESPN’s 5.7 million in 2025 and 4 % below the 5.5 million two years earlier, with older-demo viewers declining.
The March Giants-Yankees broadcast attracted 3 million viewers, featured the youngest Opening Day crowd since July 2020, and saw adults 18-49 as the strongest segment since 2017.

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Story summary

Netflix aired its first Home Run Derby, drawing 5.3 million viewers, the lowest MLB Derby audience since ESPN’s 5.2 million in 2003.
That viewership was about 7 % below ESPN’s 5.7 million in 2025 and 4 % below the 5.5 million two years earlier, with older-demo viewers declining.
The March Giants-Yankees broadcast attracted 3 million viewers, featured the youngest Opening Day crowd since July 2020, and saw adults 18-49 as the strongest segment since 2017.