The thrilling extra-inning clash that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a total over 50 million watchers in the US, Canada, and Japanese markets. Major League Baseball reported this is the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 edition contest between the Twins and Braves.
Broadcast Viewership Details
The Saturday memorable game averaged over 27 million audience members on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. According to ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week.
It additionally stands as the top-rated Fall Classic game after the 2017 Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This represents a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last Game 7 featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million.
In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed 4th, Game 4 was seventh, Game 5 was eighth, and Game 3 landed in 13th place.
International Viewership Numbers
In Canada, the climactic game recorded 11.6 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English program in Canada since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In Japan, where the final contest began at 9 p.m. local time, it averaged 12M. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series MVP 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.
Series Totals and Patterns
The full seven-game World Series recorded 15.71M viewers on Fox, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen viewership increases for two straight years.
Including the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total US viewership was 16.1 million. The overall Fall Classic average 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 viewers, an 8% rise compared to last year and Fox’s best playoff ratings since the 2017 season.
Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was televised in 203 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in 16 different languages.
