The exciting 11-inning matchup where the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays 5-4 averaged a total over 50 million viewers in the US, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball announced this represents the most-watched World Series Game 7 after the 1991 edition contest featuring the Twins and Braves.
Television Ratings Details
Last Saturday’s memorable game averaged 27.33M audience members on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the week.
It also stands as the most-watched Fall Classic game since the 2017 Game 7 involving the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This marks a 16% increase compared to the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M.
In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed fourth, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game landed in thirteenth position.
International Viewership Figures
In Canada, the climactic game averaged over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the highest-rated English program in the country since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In Japan, where the deciding contest started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This followed last Friday’s sixth game – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – recorded 13.1M viewers, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in Japan.
Series Averages and Patterns
The entire seven-game series averaged 15.71M audience members on Fox, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded viewership increases for two consecutive years.
Counting the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the complete American viewership was over 16 million. The overall World Series average in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.
The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09 million viewers, an 8% rise over last year and Fox’s best playoff performance after 2017.
Major League Baseball stated that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 various languages.
