Sunday's Royals game shatters FSKC ratings record
Royals' 11th win in 12 games earned a 9.7 household rating
The Royals are winning on the field and on TV.
Sunday's win over the New York Mets, the Royals' 11th victory in 12 games, ranks as the highest-rated Royals telecast ever on FOX Sports Kansas City. It averaged a 9.7 household rating in the Kansas City market, according to The Nielsen Co.
Sunday's game peaked at a 12.2 rating (114,000 households) and 24 share. It was the most-watched TV program of the weekend in Kansas City.
The Boulevard Royals Live postgame show also set a new all-time mark Sunday, earning a 6.3 rating.
Sunday's game soared past Friday's extra-inning loss, which averaged a 9.1, as the highest-rated game on FOX Sports Kansas City. Friday's game was the most-watched program of the day and FOX Sports Kansas City's prime time average (9.7) was No. 1 in Kansas City, more than doubling closest competitor KCTV-CBS (4.5).
Royals telecasts on FOX Sports Kansas City are averaging a 6.1 in 2013, up 54 percent over last season.
Highest-rated Royals games all time on FOX Sports Kansas City:
| Rank | Rating | Date | Game |
| 1. | 9.7 | 8/4/13 | at New York Mets |
| 2. | 9.1 | 8/2/13 | at New York Mets |
| 3. | 8.8 | 6/11/13 | vs. Detroit |
| 4. | 8.7 | 7/30/13 | at Minnesota |
| 5. | 8.6 | 6/17/13 | at Cleveland |