Fall Classic Game 7 Captures Over 50 Million Viewers Across the US, Canada and Japanese Markets.
The thrilling 11-inning clash that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Blue Jays by one run drew a combined 51 million viewers in the United States, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball announced this marks the highest-rated World Series finale since the 1991 showdown between the Twins and Braves.
Television Ratings Breakdown
The Saturday memorable contest averaged over 27 million viewers on Fox channels, Fox Deportes and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the week.
It also is the top-rated World Series game since the 2017 edition final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged over 29 million. This marks a 16% increase over the last finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million.
In the weekly rankings, the sixth game ranked fourth, the fourth game was seventh, Game 5 came in eighth, and Game 3 landed in 13th place.
Global Viewership Figures
In Canada, the climactic game drew 11.6M viewers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English program in the country after the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Japanese market, where the final game started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12 million. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a single run in six frames – recorded over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in Japan.
Series Totals and Patterns
The entire seven-match series drew 15.71 million audience members on the Fox network, a two percent rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the initial instance after 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen audience increases for two straight seasons.
Counting the Game 1 telecast on Univision, the complete US average was 16.1 million. The overall World Series average in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.
The complete MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09 million watchers, an 8% increase over the previous year and the network’s strongest playoff performance since 2017.
Major League Baseball announced that the World Series was televised in over 200 countries and territories by forty-four broadcasting partners in sixteen various tongues.
