🔗 Share this article World Series Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Audience Members In the US, Canada and Japanese Regions. The exciting 11-inning contest where the Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays by one run averaged a combined 51 million viewers in the United States, Canadian, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball stated this is the highest-rated Fall Classic finale after the 1991 showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves. Television Viewership Breakdown Last Saturday’s epic game secured over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports networks, Fox Deportes and their digital services. According to ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week. It additionally is the most-watched Fall Classic matchup since the 2017 edition final game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged over 29 million. This marks a 16% increase compared to the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M. In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed 4th, Game 4 was 7th, Game 5 came in eighth, and Game 3 finished in 13th position. International Audience Numbers In Canada, the climactic game averaged 11.6M viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English broadcast in Canada after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the final contest began at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12 million. This followed last Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto allowed a single run in six innings – averaged 13.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in the country. Overall Totals and Patterns The full seven-match series averaged over 15.7 million viewers on the Fox network, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has seen audience growth for two consecutive years. Counting the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the total American viewership was over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded 8.09M watchers, an 8% rise compared to last year and the network’s best postseason ratings after the 2017 season. Major League Baseball announced that the World Series was televised in 203 nations and regions by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 various languages.