Fall Classic Final Game Draws Over 50 Million Audience Members Across the US, Canada and Japanese Markets.

The exciting 11-inning clash that saw the Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays by one run drew a aggregate over 50 million viewers across the United States, Canadian, and Japanese markets. MLB announced this represents the most-watched Fall Classic finale since the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Minnesota Twins and Braves.

Television Ratings Details

The Saturday memorable contest drew 27.33M audience members on Fox networks, Fox Deportes and their digital services. Per 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 final game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew over 29 million. This marks a 16% increase over the last Game 7 between the Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 placed 4th, Game 4 was seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth position.

Global Viewership Numbers

In Canada, the game averaged over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This made it the highest-rated English-language program in Canada since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the deciding game started at 9 p.m. local time, it averaged 12 million viewers. This followed the previous Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up a single run in six innings – averaged 13.1M viewers, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a single network in the country.

Series Averages and Patterns

The full seven-match World Series recorded 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a two percent rise from the previous year’s Dodgers-Yankees series. This marks the initial instance since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has seen audience increases for two consecutive seasons.

Counting the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the complete US average reached 16.1M. The total Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million watchers, an 8% rise compared to the previous year and Fox’s strongest postseason ratings after 2017.

Major League Baseball stated that the Fall Classic was broadcast in over 200 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in 16 various languages.