Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Viewers In the US, Canada and Japanese Regions.

The nail-biting 11-inning contest that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Blue Jays by one run drew a combined over 50 million viewers in the US, Canada, and Japan territories. MLB reported this represents the highest-rated Fall Classic finale since the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Details

Last Saturday’s epic game drew 27.33M viewers on Fox channels, Fox Deportes and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the week.

It also is the most-watched World Series matchup after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This represents a 16% improvement over the last Game 7 featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million viewers.

In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed fourth, Game 4 was 7th, the fifth game came in eighth, and Game 3 finished in 13th place.

Global Audience Numbers

In the Canadian market, the climactic game recorded over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the highest-rated English broadcast in Canada since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final game began at 9 PM local time, it drew 12 million viewers. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – averaged 13.1M spectators, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a single network in Japan.

Overall Averages and Patterns

The full seven-match World Series drew over 15.7 million viewers on the Fox network, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded audience growth for two consecutive years.

Counting the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the complete American average was over 16 million. The total Fall Classic average in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09 million watchers, an 8% increase over last year and Fox’s best postseason performance after 2017.

MLB announced that the Fall Classic was broadcast in over 200 countries and territories by forty-four media partners in 16 various languages.