World Series Final Game Draws 51 Million Viewers Across the US, Canadian and Japan Regions.

The exciting extra-inning contest that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a total 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japan markets. MLB announced this is the most-watched World Series Game 7 since the 1991 edition showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Braves.

Television Viewership Breakdown

Last Saturday’s epic contest drew over 27 million audience members on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week.

It also stands as the most-watched World Series matchup after the 2017 Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This represents a sixteen percent increase compared to the last Game 7 featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, Game 6 ranked fourth, the fourth game ranked seventh, the fifth game came in 8th, and the third game landed in 13th position.

International Audience Figures

In Canada, the climactic game recorded over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This made it the highest-rated English broadcast in the country after the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final game started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12 million. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six frames – drew 13.1M viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a sole broadcaster in the country.

Overall Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-match World Series recorded 15.71 million audience members on Fox, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has seen audience growth for two consecutive seasons.

Including the Game 1 telecast on Univision, the total US viewership was 16.1 million. The total Fall Classic average in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million watchers, an eight percent rise over last year and the network’s best postseason ratings after the 2017 season.

Major League Baseball reported that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by forty-four media partners in 16 various tongues.