Fall Classic Final Game Captures Over 50 Million Viewers In the United States, Canada and Japan Markets.

The exciting extended contest that saw the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run attracted a aggregate 51M viewers in the US, Canadian, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball reported this represents the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 edition contest between the Twins and Braves.

Television Viewership Breakdown

Last Saturday’s memorable contest secured 27.33M viewers on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It also stands as the top-rated Fall Classic game after the 2017 edition Game 7 involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This marks a sixteen percent improvement over the previous finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 ranked fourth, the fourth game ranked 7th, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game finished in thirteenth position.

International Audience Figures

In the Canadian market, the game recorded 11.6 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the highest-rated English broadcast in the country since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final game began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it attracted 12 million. This followed the previous Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – drew over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a single network in the country.

Overall Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-game series drew 15.71M audience members on the Fox network, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time after 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has recorded viewership growth for two straight seasons.

Including the Game 1 broadcast on the Univision network, the total US average was over 16 million. The total World Series viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 drew 8.09M watchers, an 8% increase over the previous year and the network’s strongest playoff ratings after 2017.

MLB announced that the World Series was televised in 203 nations and regions by 44 media partners in sixteen various tongues.