The New York Yankees walloped the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on MLB’s Opening Night, but the true story of the evening was Netflix’s production of the game. Opening Night 2026 was Netflix’s first-ever live MLB game, and the streamer has now revealed ratings data to show how the evening went — at least from an audience measurement perspective.
Key Details: Big night: MLB’s 2026 Opening Night drew the biggest audience since 2020. Youth movement: The audience among adults 18-49 was the best for an MLB Opening Day since 2017. Get used to it: The strong numbers mean MLB and Netflix’s partnership could continue past 2028. 
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Netflix’s internal numbers for the MLB Opening Night game have now been compared to those of Big Data, and the result shows that the streamer drew 3 million fans for the game. That was the biggest MLB opener audience
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