🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Draws 51M Audience Members In the US, Canadian and Japan Regions. The thrilling 11-inning contest where the Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays by one run attracted a combined 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japanese territories. MLB reported this is the most-watched Fall Classic finale after the 1991 showdown between the Twins and Atlanta Braves. Broadcast Viewership Details The Saturday memorable contest drew 27.33 million audience members on Fox Sports networks, Fox Deportes and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week. It additionally is the top-rated World Series game after the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew over 29 million. This represents a 16% increase compared to the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game ranked fourth, the fourth game was seventh, the fifth game came in eighth, and the third game finished in 13th place. International Viewership Numbers In Canada, the climactic game drew over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the deciding contest began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This followed the previous Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up one run in six frames – drew over 13 million spectators, making it the most-watched Fall Classic matchup on a single network in Japan. Overall Totals and Patterns The entire seven-match World Series drew 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a two percent increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen viewership growth for two straight years. Counting the Game 1 telecast on Univision, the complete US average reached 16.1 million. The total World Series average in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada. The full playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 drew 8.09M viewers, an eight percent rise over the previous year and the network’s best postseason performance after 2017. MLB reported that the World Series was televised in 203 countries and territories by forty-four broadcasting partners in 16 various tongues.