Fall Classic Game 7 Draws 51M Audience Members In the United States, Canada and Japan Regions.

The nail-biting extended clash where the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays by one run averaged a aggregate 51M viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese markets. MLB reported this represents the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Details

The Saturday memorable game averaged 27.33 million viewers on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. According to ratings data, it was the second highest-rated program of the previous week.

It also is the most-watched World Series matchup since the 2017 edition final game between the Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This represents a 16% increase over the last finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 ranked fourth, Game 4 ranked 7th, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth position.

Global Viewership Figures

In Canada, the game recorded 11.6 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the highest-rated English broadcast in the country since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final contest started at 9 p.m. local time, it averaged 12M. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a single run in six frames – drew over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in Japan.

Series Averages and Trends

The full seven-match World Series drew 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance after 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has seen audience increases for two consecutive years.

Including the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the complete US viewership reached 16.1 million. The total World Series viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1M in the Canadian market.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 drew over 8 million watchers, an 8% rise compared to last year and the network’s strongest postseason ratings after the 2017 season.

MLB reported that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in sixteen different tongues.