Fall Classic Game 7 Draws Over 50 Million Audience Members In the United States, Canada and Japanese Regions.
The exciting 11-inning contest that saw the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays by one run averaged a total over 50 million spectators in the United States, Canada, and Japan territories. MLB stated this represents the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.
Television Ratings Breakdown
The Saturday epic contest secured over 27 million viewers on Fox networks, Fox Deportes and their digital services. According to ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.
It also is the top-rated World Series game since the 2017 final game between the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew over 29 million. This represents a sixteen percent increase over the last finale between the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million.
In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed fourth, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and Game 3 finished in thirteenth position.
International Audience Numbers
In Canada, the climactic game drew 11.6M watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada since the 2010 edition Winter Olympics.
In the Japanese market, where the final game began at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – drew 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a single network in the country.
Overall Averages and Patterns
The entire seven-match World Series recorded 15.71 million viewers on the Fox network, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This represents the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen viewership increases for two consecutive seasons.
Including the opening game broadcast on the Univision network, the complete American average was 16.1M. The total Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.
The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million viewers, an eight percent rise compared to the previous year and Fox’s best playoff ratings since the 2017 season.
Major League Baseball stated that the World Series was broadcast in over 200 countries and territories by forty-four media partners in sixteen various tongues.
