Fall Classic Game 7 Draws 51M Viewers Across the US, Canadian and Japanese Markets.

The exciting extra-inning matchup where the Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays by one run averaged a total over 50 million viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese markets. Major League Baseball announced this represents the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 showdown between the Twins and Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Breakdown

The Saturday epic contest drew over 27 million audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. Per Nielsen, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It additionally stands as the most-watched World Series game after the 2017 edition final game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew 29.07M. This represents a 16% improvement over the last Game 7 between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game ranked 4th, Game 4 ranked 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game landed in thirteenth position.

Global Audience Figures

In the Canadian market, the game drew over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the highest-rated English program in Canada since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final game started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This came after the previous Friday’s sixth game – where World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six frames – drew 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in the country.

Series Averages and Trends

The entire seven-match World Series averaged 15.71M audience members on the Fox network, a two percent increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has seen viewership increases for two consecutive seasons.

Including the opening game telecast on Univision, the complete American average was 16.1 million. The total Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 drew over 8 million watchers, an eight percent rise compared to last year and Fox’s best playoff ratings after the 2017 season.

Major League Baseball stated that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 different languages.