🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Captures 51M Audience Members Across the United States, Canada and Japanese Markets. The thrilling 11-inning matchup that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 drew a combined over 50 million watchers across the US, Canadian, and Japanese territories. Major League Baseball reported this marks the highest-rated Fall Classic finale after the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves. Television Viewership Breakdown The Saturday epic contest secured over 27 million audience members on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week. It additionally is the top-rated Fall Classic game after the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07M. This represents a 16% increase compared to the previous Game 7 between the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million viewers. In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 placed fourth, the fourth game was 7th, Game 5 came in eighth, and Game 3 finished in thirteenth place. International Audience Figures In Canada, the climactic game recorded 11.6M watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English-language program in the country since the 2010 edition Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the final game started at 9 p.m. local time, it averaged 12 million viewers. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up a single run in six innings – averaged 13.1M viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a single network in the country. Overall Averages and Patterns The full seven-match World Series recorded 15.71M audience members on the Fox network, a 2% increase from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This marks the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has seen audience growth for two consecutive years. Counting the Game 1 broadcast on the Univision network, the total American viewership reached 16.1 million. The overall World Series average in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada. The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09M watchers, an 8% increase over last year and Fox’s best postseason ratings after the 2017 season. Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was broadcast in 203 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in sixteen various languages.