World Series Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Viewers In the United States, Canada and Japan Markets.

The exciting 11-inning contest where the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays by one run attracted a combined 51 million spectators in the United States, Canadian, and Japanese markets. MLB stated this marks the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 edition contest featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Television Ratings Details

The Saturday memorable game secured 27.33 million viewers on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It additionally is the most-watched World Series matchup since the 2017 final game between the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew over 29 million. This marks a sixteen percent improvement compared to the previous Game 7 between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 placed fourth, the fourth game was 7th, the fifth game was 8th, and the third game landed in thirteenth position.

International Audience Numbers

In Canada, the game drew over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English program in the country after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the deciding contest started at 9 p.m. local time, it attracted 12 million. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six frames – recorded 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in the country.

Overall Totals and Patterns

The entire seven-game series drew 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees series. This represents the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has seen viewership growth for two straight years.

Including the opening game broadcast on Univision, the total US viewership reached over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded 8.09M watchers, an 8% rise over last year and Fox’s strongest postseason performance since the 2017 season.

MLB reported that the World Series was televised in 203 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in sixteen different languages.