Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts 51M Audience Members In the US, Canada and Japan Markets.

The thrilling 11-inning contest where the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 averaged a total over 50 million watchers across the United States, Canadian, and Japanese territories. Major League Baseball reported this is the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Twins and Braves.

Television Ratings Breakdown

Last Saturday’s memorable game drew over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the week.

It also is the top-rated World Series matchup after the 2017 edition final game between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This represents a 16% increase compared to the previous finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 placed 4th, Game 4 was 7th, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game landed in 13th position.

Global Audience Figures

In Canada, the climactic game drew over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English program in the country after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final game started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – drew 13.1M spectators, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in Japan.

Overall Averages and Trends

The entire seven-match series averaged over 15.7 million audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This marks the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience growth for two consecutive seasons.

Including the Game 1 broadcast on the Univision network, the complete American average was over 16 million. The total Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels recorded over 8 million viewers, an eight percent increase compared to last year and the network’s strongest postseason ratings since 2017.

MLB announced that the Fall Classic was broadcast in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 different tongues.