World Series Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Viewers Across the United States, Canada and Japan Regions.
The exciting extra-inning matchup where the Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays by one run attracted a total 51 million viewers across the US, Canadian, and Japanese territories. Major League Baseball announced this represents the most-watched Fall Classic finale after the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.
Television Viewership Breakdown
The Saturday memorable contest secured over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the previous week.
It additionally stands as the top-rated World Series matchup since the 2017 edition final game involving the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew over 29 million. This represents a 16% increase compared to the last Game 7 between the Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million.
In the weekly rankings, Game 6 ranked 4th, the fourth game was seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game finished in thirteenth place.
Global Viewership Numbers
In the Canadian market, the game recorded over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This made it the highest-rated English-language program in Canada after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.
In Japan, where the deciding game started at 9 PM local time, it attracted 12 million. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed a single run in six innings – drew 13.1 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in Japan.
Overall Totals and Trends
The entire seven-match series drew over 15.7 million audience members on Fox, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the initial instance after 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has seen audience increases for two straight seasons.
Including the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the total US average reached over 16 million. The total Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1M in Canada.
The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million viewers, an 8% rise compared to last year and the network’s strongest postseason performance since 2017.
Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was televised in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in sixteen various languages.
