The final game of the World Series managed to hand the annual U.S. airing of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown one of its worst ratings ever.

The 1966 animated special celebrating its 40th anniversary this year drew just 7.8 million viewers when it was aired on Friday in comparison to the 16.3 million viewers who tuned in to watch the St. Louis Cardinals win the pennant, said E! Online.

Those ratings placed the World Series' fifth game at tops for the night and 12th in the latest Nielsen Media Research rankings, while the Charlie Brown special came in a disappointing 58th overall.

In comparison to last year's airing of the Halloween TV special, this year's presentation drew in 3.2 million fewer viewers and marked one of its worst outings in history.

E! Online said while the 2006 World Series may have won Friday's ratings, the series definitely did not win the war. Major League baseball's annual championship posted its worst ratings on record averaging 15.8 million viewers.