Fall Classic Final Game Captures Over 50 Million Viewers In the United States, Canada and Japanese Regions.

The nail-biting extra-inning contest where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run averaged a total 51M watchers across the US, Canadian, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball reported this marks the highest-rated Fall Classic finale after the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Details

The Saturday memorable game averaged 27.33M audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week.

It additionally is the most-watched World Series game after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew over 29 million. This represents a 16% increase compared to the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million.

In the weekly rankings, Game 6 ranked 4th, Game 4 was 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and Game 3 finished in thirteenth place.

Global Viewership Numbers

In Canada, the climactic game drew over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language program in the country since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the deciding contest began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it attracted 12 million viewers. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up one run in six frames – averaged over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series game on a sole broadcaster in the country.

Series Totals and Patterns

The full seven-match series recorded over 15.7 million viewers on the Fox network, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has recorded audience increases for two straight seasons.

Including the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the complete US average was 16.1 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada.

The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded 8.09 million viewers, an eight percent rise compared to last year and the network’s best playoff performance since the 2017 season.

MLB announced that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in sixteen different languages.