Hunter Pence hit a homer , Madison Bumgarner had another dominant outing and the San Francisco Giants took Game 1 of the World Series, but TV viewers weren't all that impressed. According to overnight ratings, Game 1 of the 2014 World Series struck a new low. Neither the Cinderella story of the Kansas City Royals or the dynasty-in-the-making Giants seemed to captivate the nation, as the game finished with an 8.0 rating. That's worse than Game 1 of the 2012 World Series , when Game 1 got an 8.8 million overnight rating. UPDATE : When the final numbers were determined, MLB said Wednesday afternoon the overall viewership for 2014's Game 1 beat 2012 — 12.5 milion vs. 12.2 million. The local ratings in Kansas City, according to MLB, were the highest of any Game 1 since 2007 . Nationally, however, given the Giants' blowout win , ratings slipped as the night went on. Here's John Ourand of Sports Business Journal : World Series Game 1 pulled an 8.0 overnight, down nearly 15% from last year's World Series Game 1 (Red Sox-Cardinals). — John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) October 22, 2014 World Series overnight rating mainly was hurt by a non-competitive game. The end-of-game numbers are...