World Series Game 7 Draws Over 50 Million Viewers In the United States, Canada and Japanese Regions.

The exciting 11-inning contest where the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays by one run averaged a aggregate 51 million watchers in the US, Canadian, and Japanese territories. MLB reported this represents the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 showdown featuring the Twins and Braves.

Television Viewership Breakdown

The Saturday epic game drew 27.33 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week.

It additionally stands as the top-rated World Series game since the 2017 edition final game involving the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This marks a 16% improvement compared to the last Game 7 featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million.

In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed 4th, the fourth game was 7th, the fifth game was eighth, and the third game finished in 13th place.

Global Audience Numbers

In Canada, the climactic game recorded over 11 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English program in the country after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final game started at 9 PM local time, it drew 12 million viewers. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – drew 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in the country.

Series Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-game series drew 15.71 million audience members on the Fox network, a two percent rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience increases for two consecutive seasons.

Counting the opening game broadcast on Univision, the complete American average reached over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09 million watchers, an eight percent increase compared to last year and Fox’s strongest postseason performance after 2017.

Major League Baseball announced that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 different languages.