World Series Game 7 Draws 51 Million Viewers Across the United States, Canada and Japan Markets.

The thrilling 11-inning clash that saw the Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a total 51 million watchers across the US, Canadian, and Japan markets. MLB reported this represents the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Television Ratings Breakdown

The Saturday memorable game drew 27.33M viewers on Fox channels, 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 matchup after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew over 29 million. This marks a 16% improvement over the last Game 7 featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game ranked 4th, the fourth game was seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 finished in thirteenth position.

Global Audience Figures

In Canada, the game averaged over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports channel. This was the highest-rated English broadcast in the country since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final game began at 9 p.m. local time, it attracted 12M. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six frames – drew 13.1M spectators, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in the country.

Series Averages and Patterns

The full seven-match series drew 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has seen audience growth for two straight seasons.

Including the opening game broadcast on Univision, the complete US average reached 16.1 million. The total Fall Classic average in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09 million watchers, an eight percent increase compared to the previous year and the network’s strongest playoff performance since 2017.

MLB reported that the Fall Classic was broadcast in over 200 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in sixteen various languages.