🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Captures 51M Viewers Across the US, Canadian and Japan Regions. The thrilling 11-inning clash that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4 drew a total 51M spectators across the United States, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball reported this represents the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Minnesota Twins and Braves. Broadcast Ratings Details The Saturday epic contest averaged over 27 million audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated program of the previous week. It also stands as the top-rated Fall Classic matchup since the 2017 edition final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This marks a 16% increase over the last Game 7 between the Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers. In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed fourth, the fourth game ranked seventh, the fifth game was eighth, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth place. Global Audience Figures In Canada, the climactic game recorded over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports channel. This made it the highest-rated English broadcast in Canada after the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the deciding contest began at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12 million viewers. This followed the previous Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a single run in six frames – drew 13.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in the country. Series Totals and Patterns The entire seven-match World Series drew 15.71M viewers on the Fox network, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the initial instance after 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen viewership increases for two consecutive years. Including the opening game telecast on Univision, the total US average reached 16.1M. The overall World Series viewership in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada. The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels recorded over 8 million watchers, an 8% increase compared to last year and Fox’s strongest playoff ratings since the 2017 season. Major League Baseball announced that the World Series was televised in over 200 countries and territories by 44 media partners in 16 various tongues.