World Series Final Game Draws 51 Million Viewers In the US, Canadian and Japanese Markets.

The exciting extended contest that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays by one run drew a aggregate 51 million viewers in the US, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball announced this is the most-watched World Series Game 7 since the 1991 contest between the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Television Viewership Details

Last Saturday’s epic contest secured 27.33M viewers on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It additionally is the most-watched World Series game after the 2017 Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This marks a 16% improvement compared to the previous Game 7 between the Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19M.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game ranked 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game landed in 13th place.

International Viewership Numbers

In the Canadian market, the climactic game recorded 11.6 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the most-watched English-language broadcast in the country after the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the deciding game began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This came after the previous Friday’s sixth game – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up a single run in six innings – averaged over 13 million viewers, making it the highest-rated World Series matchup on a single network in the country.

Overall Totals and Trends

The entire seven-game World Series averaged 15.71M audience members on the Fox network, a two percent increase from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded viewership growth for two consecutive years.

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

The full playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded 8.09M viewers, an 8% increase over last year and the network’s strongest postseason ratings after 2017.

MLB stated that the Fall Classic was televised in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 various tongues.