Fall Classic Final Game Draws 51M Viewers In the US, Canadian and Japan Markets.

The nail-biting 11-inning matchup where the Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays by one run drew a aggregate 51M spectators across the US, Canada, and Japanese territories. Major League Baseball reported this marks the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 contest featuring the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Details

Last Saturday’s epic contest drew over 27 million audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. According to Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week.

It also stands as the top-rated Fall Classic game since the 2017 final game involving the Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This represents a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last finale between the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 ranked fourth, the fourth game was seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 landed in 13th position.

International Audience Figures

In Canada, the game drew 11.6M watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language program in the country after the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final contest started at 9 PM local time, it attracted 12M. This followed the previous Friday’s sixth game – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – averaged 13.1 million spectators, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic matchup on a single network in Japan.

Series Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-match series drew 15.71M audience members on the Fox network, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has seen audience increases for two consecutive seasons.

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

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded 8.09M watchers, an 8% rise compared to the previous year and the network’s strongest playoff ratings since 2017.

Major League Baseball stated that the World Series was televised in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 various tongues.