World Series Game 7 Attracts 51M Audience Members Across the US, Canada and Japan Regions.

The thrilling 11-inning clash that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Blue Jays by one run averaged a total 51 million viewers across the United States, Canadian, and Japanese markets. MLB stated this is the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 edition contest featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Breakdown

Last Saturday’s memorable contest averaged 27.33 million viewers on Fox Sports networks, Fox Deportes and their digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated program of the week.

It also is the most-watched Fall Classic matchup after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew 29.07M. This represents a sixteen percent increase over the last finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million viewers.

In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed fourth, Game 4 ranked 7th, the fifth game came in 8th, and the third game landed in 13th place.

Global Audience Numbers

In the Canadian market, the climactic game drew over 11 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English-language broadcast in the country since the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final game started at 9 p.m. local time, it drew 12 million. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – where Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto gave up a single run in six frames – recorded over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in the country.

Series Averages and Trends

The full seven-game World Series recorded 15.71 million viewers on the Fox network, a two percent rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded audience growth for two straight seasons.

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

The full MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded 8.09M watchers, an eight percent increase over the previous year and the network’s strongest playoff ratings after 2017.

Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in sixteen various tongues.