World Series Final Game Captures Over 50 Million Viewers In the US, Canadian and Japan Regions.

The exciting extended contest where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a aggregate over 50 million spectators across the United States, Canadian, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball reported this is the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 contest featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Television Ratings Breakdown

The Saturday memorable game secured over 27 million audience members on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It additionally stands as the most-watched Fall Classic matchup after the 2017 edition Game 7 involving the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This represents a 16% increase compared to the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 ranked fourth, the fourth game was 7th, Game 5 came in eighth, and the third game finished in 13th place.

Global Audience Figures

In the Canadian market, the game drew over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English program in Canada after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the deciding contest began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series MVP Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – averaged 13.1M spectators, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a single network in Japan.

Overall Averages and Trends

The entire seven-match World Series averaged over 15.7 million audience members on Fox, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen viewership increases for two consecutive seasons.

Including the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total American average reached over 16 million. The overall World Series viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09 million viewers, an eight percent rise compared to the previous year and Fox’s best playoff performance after the 2017 season.

MLB announced that the Fall Classic was televised in over 200 countries and territories by forty-four media partners in 16 different languages.