World Series Game 7 Attracts 51M Viewers Across the United States, Canada and Japan Regions.
The thrilling extended contest where the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays by one run attracted a total 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese markets. Major League Baseball announced this is the highest-rated Fall Classic finale since the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Atlanta Braves.
Television Ratings Details
Last Saturday’s epic game averaged 27.33M viewers on Fox channels, Fox Deportes and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week.
It additionally stands as the top-rated World Series matchup since the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This marks a 16% improvement over the previous finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19M.
In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, the fifth game was eighth, and Game 3 landed in 13th place.
Global Viewership Figures
In Canada, the game averaged 11.6 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.
In the Japanese market, where the final contest began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – in which Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – drew over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a sole broadcaster in the country.
Overall Totals and Patterns
The full seven-game World Series averaged 15.71M viewers on Fox, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers-Yankees series. This marks the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has seen viewership increases for two straight years.
Including the opening game broadcast on Univision, the complete American average reached over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada.
The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09 million viewers, an 8% rise compared to last year and the network’s best playoff performance since 2017.
MLB reported that the Fall Classic was televised in over 200 countries and territories by 44 media partners in sixteen various languages.
