The thrilling 11-inning clash where the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays by one run averaged a total 51M spectators in the United States, Canadian, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball reported this is the most-watched Fall Classic finale since the 1991 showdown between the Twins and Atlanta Braves.
Television Ratings Details
Last Saturday’s memorable game secured 27.33 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week.
It additionally is the most-watched World Series game since the 2017 Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This marks a sixteen percent improvement compared to the previous finale featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19M.
In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game finished in 13th position.
International Audience Numbers
In Canada, the game averaged 11.6 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the highest-rated English-language broadcast in Canada after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In the Japanese market, where the deciding contest started at 9 p.m. local time, it attracted 12M. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed a single run in six innings – averaged over 13 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in the country.
Overall Averages and Trends
The entire seven-match World Series drew 15.71 million audience members on Fox, a two percent increase from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience growth for two consecutive seasons.
Counting the opening game broadcast on Univision, the complete American viewership reached 16.1 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1M in Canada.
The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded over 8 million watchers, an 8% rise over last year and the network’s best playoff ratings since 2017.
Major League Baseball announced that the Fall Classic was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by 44 media partners in 16 different languages.
