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The exciting 11-inning matchup where the Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 averaged a aggregate 51 million watchers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese territories. Major League Baseball reported this is the highest-rated Fall Classic finale since the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Details

Last Saturday’s epic contest averaged over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the week.

It additionally is the most-watched World Series matchup since the 2017 Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged over 29 million. This marks a sixteen percent increase over the last Game 7 between the Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, Game 6 ranked 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth position.

International Viewership Numbers

In the Canadian market, the climactic game averaged 11.6M watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This was the highest-rated English-language broadcast in the country after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the deciding contest began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it averaged 12M. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up one run in six frames – drew 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan.

Series Averages and Trends

The entire seven-match World Series recorded 15.71M audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience increases for two straight seasons.

Including the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the total US average reached over 16 million. The total Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09M watchers, an 8% increase over last year and the network’s best postseason ratings since the 2017 season.

Major League Baseball stated that the Fall Classic was broadcast in over 200 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in sixteen different languages.