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The exciting extended clash where the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays by one run averaged a aggregate 51 million viewers in the United States, Canada, and Japanese markets. MLB stated this is the highest-rated World Series Game 7 after the 1991 contest between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Details

The Saturday memorable game secured 27.33M viewers on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It additionally is the most-watched World Series matchup since the 2017 edition final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This represents a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last finale between the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 was seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and the third game landed in 13th place.

Global Audience Figures

In Canada, the game drew 11.6 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English broadcast in Canada since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final game began at 9 p.m. local time, it attracted 12 million. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – drew over 13 million viewers, making it the highest-rated World Series game on a sole broadcaster in the country.

Overall Averages and Trends

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

Including the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the complete US average was over 16 million. The total Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The complete playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 drew over 8 million viewers, an 8% rise over last year and Fox’s strongest postseason performance after the 2017 season.

MLB stated that the World Series was broadcast in over 200 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in sixteen various tongues.