 The first four games were marred by low ratings; had the series ended in four games, this series would have produced the lowest television ratings ever for a championship series of any major league sport.However, Game 5 and Game 6 produced somewhat higher ratings than the first four games, which gave the 2012 Final a slightly higher rating than the Final (which was on par with the Final); the 2007 Final therefore remains the lowest-rated championship series in American television history.The NBC Sports Group's coverage in the United States was different from previous seasons