🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Captures 51M Audience Members In the US, Canada and Japanese Regions. The thrilling 11-inning clash that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a total 51M watchers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese markets. MLB reported this marks the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 contest featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves. Broadcast Ratings Details Last Saturday’s epic game averaged 27.33M viewers on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and their digital services. Per Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week. It additionally is the top-rated World Series matchup after the 2017 edition Game 7 involving the Dodgers and Astros, which averaged over 29 million. This represents a 16% improvement compared to the last finale featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game ranked fourth, the fourth game ranked 7th, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game landed in thirteenth position. Global Audience Figures In the Canadian market, the climactic game drew 11.6 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English program in Canada after the 2010 Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the deciding game started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it attracted 12M. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up one run in six frames – recorded 13.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated World Series matchup on a single network in the country. Overall Averages and Trends The full seven-game World Series averaged 15.71M audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has seen viewership increases for two consecutive seasons. Counting the opening game telecast on Univision, the total American average reached 16.1M. The total Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in the Canadian market. The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09M watchers, an 8% increase over last year and the network’s best postseason ratings since 2017. MLB reported that the World Series was televised in 203 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 different tongues.