Fall Classic Game 7 Draws Over 50 Million Viewers Across the US, Canadian and Japanese Markets.

The nail-biting extended contest where the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a total over 50 million watchers in the US, Canada, and Japan territories. MLB announced this is the most-watched World Series Game 7 since the 1991 edition contest between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Breakdown

Last Saturday’s memorable game averaged over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, Fox Deportes and Fox’s streaming platforms. According to ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week.

It additionally is the most-watched Fall Classic matchup since the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This marks a 16% improvement over the last Game 7 featuring the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game ranked fourth, the fourth game was 7th, the fifth game came in eighth, and the third game landed in thirteenth place.

Global Audience Numbers

In Canada, the game averaged 11.6 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports channel. This made it the most-watched English broadcast in the country after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the deciding game started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it attracted 12 million. This came after the previous Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – recorded 13.1M spectators, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in Japan.

Overall Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-match World Series recorded 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a two percent rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience growth for two straight years.

Including the opening game telecast on Univision, the total American average reached 16.1 million. The total World Series average in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09 million viewers, an eight percent rise compared to last year and Fox’s strongest postseason ratings after the 2017 season.

MLB stated that the World Series was televised in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 different languages.