the game. 2008 – All games were televised on Fox in the United States with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (himself a former Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster) as booth announcers and Chris Myers and Ken Rosenthal as field reporters. Jeanne Zelasko hosted the pre-game and post-game show with Kevin Kennedy and Mark Grace (in Tampa) or Eric Karros (in Philadelphia). Fox Deportes did the simulcast of the Series in Spanish-language with Ángel Torres, Miguel Morales and Cos Villa behind the microphones. Fox's broadcasts were also streamed online at MLB.com. For international viewers, MLB International televised the game with commentators Rick Sutcliffe and Dave O'Brien. This feed was also carried to U.S. service personnel stationed around the globe via the American Forces Network. Game 1 of the 2008 World Series was watched by 10.1 million viewers in the United States; Commissioner Bud Selig stated he was satisfied with the ratings. Overall viewership was 25% lower than the previous World Series. Game 5 on October 27 was postponed after the top of the sixth inning due to rain. When the game finally resumed on October 29, the start of the game was delayed by 15 minutes so that a 30-minute paid advertisement for U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama could be aired on Fox, CBS, and NBC. Game 1 of the 2009 World Series was watched by 19.5 million viewers, second only to the opening of the 2004 World Series in viewership for a series opener since 2000. The viewership for the opening game resulted in a ratings percentage of 11.9% of households in the United States. Game 4 produced the highest ratings of the series with 22.8 million viewers, the highest for any World Series game since 2004 and the highest for a "non-decisive Game 4" since 2003. Fox Deportes also broadcast the Series for the US Spanish-speaking audience. 1990s Notes The postseason started on a Thursday, while the World Series started on a Tuesday due to the brief lockout. This was the first of four consecutive World Series to be televised on CBS. From 1976 to 1989, World Series telecasts alternated between ABC (in odd numbered years) and NBC (in even numbered years). For CBS' coverage of the , , and 1992 World Series, Jim Kaat provided periodic commentary on the field during the telecasts, but he was not in the booth with Jack Buck (for 1990 and 1991), Sean McDonough