World Series Final Game Captures 51M Audience Members In the US, Canadian and Japanese Regions.

The thrilling extended contest where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 averaged a total over 50 million spectators in the United States, Canadian, and Japan territories. MLB announced this represents the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Television Viewership Breakdown

Last Saturday’s memorable game drew 27.33M audience members on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the week.

It also is the top-rated Fall Classic game after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This represents a 16% increase over the last finale featuring the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M.

In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed 4th, the fourth game ranked 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game landed in 13th place.

Global Audience Figures

In Canada, the game averaged 11.6 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the highest-rated English program in Canada after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final contest began at 9 PM local time, it attracted 12 million. This followed the previous Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a single run in six frames – averaged 13.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan.

Overall Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-match series averaged 15.71 million audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the initial instance after 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has recorded audience increases for two consecutive seasons.

Counting the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the total US average reached 16.1 million. The total World Series average in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1M in Canada.

The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million viewers, an 8% rise over last year and Fox’s best playoff performance since the 2017 season.

MLB reported that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 various tongues.