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

The thrilling extended clash where the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Blue Jays by one run drew a total 51 million watchers across the US, Canadian, and Japan markets. MLB reported this is the most-watched World Series finale after the 1991 edition showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Breakdown

Last Saturday’s epic contest averaged over 27 million audience members on Fox Sports networks, Fox Deportes and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated program of the previous week.

It also stands as the top-rated World Series game after the 2017 Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This represents a 16% improvement over the last finale between the Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game ranked fourth, the fourth game ranked 7th, the fifth game was eighth, and Game 3 finished in 13th position.

International Audience Numbers

In Canada, the climactic game recorded over 11 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the highest-rated English-language broadcast in Canada since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final game started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it averaged 12 million. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – averaged over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in the country.

Series Averages and Patterns

The full seven-match series drew 15.71M audience members on Fox, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees series. This marks the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has seen audience growth for two consecutive seasons.

Including the Game 1 broadcast on the Univision network, the complete American average reached 16.1M. The total World Series average in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada.

The full playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 drew 8.09 million watchers, an 8% rise over last year and the network’s strongest playoff performance since 2017.

Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was televised in over 200 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 different tongues.