🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts Over 50 Million Viewers In the United States, Canadian and Japan Regions. The thrilling extended clash that saw the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a aggregate 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese markets. Major League Baseball reported this is the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 after the 1991 showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves. Television Ratings Details The Saturday epic game secured over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, Fox Deportes and their streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week. It also stands as the top-rated World Series matchup since the 2017 Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This marks a sixteen percent increase over the last finale between the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million viewers. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 ranked 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game finished in 13th place. International Viewership Numbers In the Canadian market, the climactic game recorded 11.6 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English broadcast in Canada since the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the deciding game began at 9 PM local time, it attracted 12 million viewers. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a single run in six innings – drew over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan. Series Totals and Patterns The entire seven-match World Series averaged 15.71M audience members on Fox, a two percent rise from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded viewership growth for two consecutive years. Counting the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total US average was 16.1M. The overall Fall Classic viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded 8.09M viewers, an eight percent rise over last year and Fox’s best playoff performance after 2017. Major League Baseball stated that the World Series was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by 44 broadcasting partners in 16 different languages.