Fall Classic Final Game Attracts 51M Viewers Across the United States, Canadian and Japan Regions.

The exciting 11-inning contest where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run drew a aggregate 51 million watchers across the US, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball stated this marks the highest-rated World Series Game 7 after the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Breakdown

Last Saturday’s memorable contest secured 27.33M viewers on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the week.

It additionally stands as the most-watched World Series matchup after the 2017 edition final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This represents a sixteen percent improvement compared to the previous Game 7 between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game ranked 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth position.

Global Viewership Figures

In Canada, the game recorded 11.6M viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports channel. This made it the highest-rated English-language program in the country since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the deciding game began at 9 p.m. local time, it averaged 12M. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto gave up a single run in six frames – averaged over 13 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan.

Overall Averages and Trends

The full seven-game World Series recorded over 15.7 million viewers on the Fox network, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has recorded audience increases for two straight seasons.

Counting the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the complete US average reached 16.1M. The overall World Series viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada.

The full MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 averaged over 8 million viewers, an eight percent rise compared to last year and the network’s best playoff ratings since the 2017 season.

Major League Baseball stated that the World Series was televised in over 200 countries and territories by forty-four broadcasting partners in 16 different languages.