🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Audience Members In the United States, Canadian and Japanese Markets. The nail-biting extended contest where the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run attracted a total 51 million spectators in the United States, Canada, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball reported this marks the highest-rated World Series Game 7 after the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves. Broadcast Ratings Details Last Saturday’s memorable game secured 27.33 million audience members on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the week. It additionally is the most-watched World Series matchup after the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This marks a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last finale between the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million. In the weekly rankings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 came in 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth place. Global Viewership Figures In Canada, the climactic game averaged over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the final contest began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it attracted 12M. This followed the previous Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – drew over 13 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series game on a sole broadcaster in Japan. Series Averages and Patterns The entire seven-game series recorded 15.71M viewers on the Fox network, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This marks the initial instance after 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience increases for two consecutive years. Counting the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the complete American average reached 16.1M. The overall Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09M viewers, an eight percent rise compared to last year and Fox’s strongest playoff performance since 2017. Major League Baseball announced that the World Series was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by 44 media partners in sixteen different tongues.