The thrilling extended clash where the Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a aggregate over 50 million viewers across the US, Canada, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball announced this marks the most-watched World Series Game 7 after the 1991 contest between the Twins and Braves.
Television Viewership Details
The Saturday epic game secured over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the week.
It additionally is the top-rated World Series matchup since the 2017 Game 7 between the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This marks a 16% increase over the last finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M.
In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 ranked fourth, Game 4 ranked seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth place.
International Viewership Numbers
In the Canadian market, the game drew 11.6 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language program in the country since the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.
In Japan, where the final contest started at 9 PM local time, it averaged 12 million. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto allowed one run in six frames – recorded 13.1M viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in Japan.
Series Averages and Patterns
The full seven-game series drew 15.71 million audience members on the Fox network, a two percent increase from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has seen audience increases for two consecutive years.
Including the Game 1 telecast on Univision, the complete US average reached 16.1 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.
The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded 8.09 million watchers, an 8% rise compared to the previous year and Fox’s best postseason performance since 2017.
MLB stated that the World Series was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by 44 media partners in 16 different tongues.
