The thrilling extra-inning matchup where the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays by one run averaged a aggregate 51 million watchers in the US, Canada, and Japanese territories. MLB stated this represents the most-watched World Series finale since the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves.
Broadcast Ratings Details
The Saturday memorable game secured 27.33M audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated program of the week.
It additionally stands as the most-watched Fall Classic matchup since the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew over 29 million. This represents a 16% increase over the last finale featuring the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M.
In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed fourth, the fourth game ranked 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and Game 3 landed in 13th place.
International Viewership Figures
In the Canadian market, the climactic game drew over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English program in Canada after the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In the Japanese market, where the deciding game started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This followed last Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – drew 13.1 million spectators, making it the highest-rated World Series game on a single network in Japan.
Series Totals and Trends
The entire seven-match series drew 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the initial instance after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has seen viewership growth for two consecutive seasons.
Counting the Game 1 telecast on the Univision network, the total American viewership was 16.1M. The total World Series viewership in Japan was 9.7M and 8.1M in the Canadian market.
The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09 million watchers, an eight percent increase over last year and the network’s best postseason ratings after 2017.
MLB announced that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 nations and regions by 44 media partners in sixteen various languages.
