Fall Classic Final Game Draws 51 Million Viewers In the US, Canada and Japan Markets.

The nail-biting 11-inning matchup where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a total 51 million watchers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese territories. MLB stated this is the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Viewership Details

The Saturday memorable contest secured over 27 million audience members on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the week.

It additionally stands as the top-rated World Series game after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This represents a 16% increase compared to the previous Game 7 featuring the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 placed 4th, the fourth game was seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game finished in 13th place.

International Viewership Numbers

In the Canadian market, the game drew over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the highest-rated English program in Canada since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the final game began at 9 PM local time, it drew 12M. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – where Fall Classic MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – drew over 13 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in Japan.

Series Averages and Patterns

The entire seven-game series recorded 15.71 million audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has seen viewership increases for two straight seasons.

Counting the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total American average reached 16.1 million. The overall Fall Classic average in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1M in the Canadian market.

The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million viewers, an eight percent increase over the previous year and Fox’s best postseason ratings since the 2017 season.

MLB reported that the Fall Classic was broadcast in over 200 countries and territories by forty-four media partners in 16 different tongues.