The thrilling extra-inning matchup that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays 5-4 drew a aggregate over 50 million spectators across the United States, Canadian, and Japanese markets. MLB reported this is the most-watched Fall Classic finale since the 1991 showdown between the Twins and Atlanta Braves.
Television Viewership Details
The Saturday memorable contest drew 27.33M viewers on Fox Sports networks, Fox Deportes and Fox’s digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week.
It additionally is the most-watched World Series game since the 2017 final game involving the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew 29.07M. This marks a sixteen percent increase over the previous finale between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19M.
In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game ranked 4th, Game 4 was 7th, the fifth game was eighth, and Game 3 landed in 13th place.
Global Viewership Numbers
In Canada, the climactic game recorded over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the most-watched English program in Canada since the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.
In the Japanese market, where the deciding game started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six frames – averaged 13.1M spectators, making it the highest-rated World Series game on a single network in the country.
Series Totals and Trends
The entire seven-game series drew 15.71 million audience members on the Fox network, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has seen viewership growth for two straight years.
Including the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the total American viewership was 16.1 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada.
The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09 million watchers, an 8% rise over the previous year and Fox’s best playoff ratings since the 2017 season.
Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was televised in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 various languages.
