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The Milwaukee Brewers' dismal performance on the field in 2006 showed up in the television ratings for their games on Fox Sports Net North as well.

The ratings were down almost 33% from last season, when the team went 81-81, the first non-losing season for the Milwaukee franchise since 1992. The team fell back to 75-87 this season.

The average rating for a Brewers game in 2006 was 2.9, or 25,531 households in the Milwaukee market. A ratings point in Milwaukee for the 2005-'06 television season represented 8,804 households.

In the 2005 season, Brewers games averaged a 4.3 rating, or 38,132 households. Each ratings point that year was equal to 8,868 households. That's the highest ratings average for Brewers games on FSN North, which began carrying games in 2001.

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