With the Philadelphia Phillies forcing a Game 6 back in the Bronx after a 8-6 win at Citizens Bank Park, MLB (and more importantly, FOX) executives must surely be smiling. According to Nielsen Media Research Monday night’s game earned a 12.8 overnight rating, up 15.3 percent from last year’s Game 5 between the Rays and Phillies. That game, if you recall, started on Monday, but was suspended after the 6th inning due to rain. The game was not completed until Wednesday. The Locals Loving It Capping a frenetic few days in Philly where the Eagles, and Flyers joined the Phillies, Game 5 drew incredible numbers in the home market (41.0 in Philadelphia), as well as solid numbers for the Yankees faithful in New York ( a 28.7 rating). Final numbers will be released as soon as available. Below are the final ratings and viewership numbers for the first four games of the World Series as compared to last year’s Rays/Phillies match-up by way of the SportsBusiness Daily WORLD SERIES RATINGS, VIEWERSHIP THROUGH GAME FOUR YANKEES-PHILLIES RATING VIEWERS (000) PHILLIES-RAYS RATING VIEWERS (000) 1 11.9 19,511 1 9.2 14,634 2 11.7 18,897 2 8.1 12,777 3 9.1 15,397 3 6.1 9,836 4 13.5 22,761 4 9.3 15,479 AVERAGES 11.6 19,134 8.1 13,031 Source: Nielsen Media Research, SportsBusiness Daily OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK (THE BIZ OF FOOTBALL) Browns Fire GM George Kokinis After 1-7 Start UFL Failing to Dazzle at the Turnstiles DeMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell to Testify Regarding "StarCaps" Case Buccaneers Fire Back After Report That Team May Be Up For Sale (THE BIZ OF HOCKEY) Panel Installs Mike Ouellet As Acting Executive Director of NHLPA Ian Penny Steps Down as Interim Exec. Director of NHLPA NBCU & VERSUS: An Alternative to ESPN? (THE BIZ OF BASKETBALL) Rajon Rondo Reached 5-Year, $55M Extension with Celtics NBA.TV Adds Brent Barry to On-Air Talent Roster Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network. Don't forget to register and log in on The Biz of Baseball site to get updates via your in-box, and see information only logged in members can see. Follow Maury Brown on Twitter Follow The Biz of Baseball on Twitter Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook