🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Captures 51M Viewers Across the US, Canadian and Japanese Regions. The nail-biting 11-inning clash where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a combined 51 million spectators in the US, Canadian, and Japan markets. MLB announced this represents the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Braves. Broadcast Ratings Details The Saturday memorable contest drew over 27 million audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. According to ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week. It additionally is the most-watched World Series game since the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This represents a 16% increase over the previous finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19M. In the weekly rankings, Game 6 ranked fourth, Game 4 ranked seventh, the fifth game was eighth, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth place. Global Viewership Figures In Canada, the game drew 11.6 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English program in the country after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the deciding game started at 9 PM local time, it averaged 12 million. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – averaged 13.1M spectators, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan. Overall Totals and Trends The entire seven-game series drew 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the first time after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded viewership increases for two straight years. Counting the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the complete American average reached 16.1M. The overall World Series viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada. The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09M viewers, an eight percent rise over last year and the network’s best playoff ratings after the 2017 season. MLB stated that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by forty-four broadcasting partners in sixteen various tongues.