Fall Classic Final Game Attracts Over 50 Million Audience Members In the US, Canadian and Japan Regions.

The exciting extended contest that saw the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a aggregate 51M spectators in the US, Canada, and Japanese markets. MLB announced this is the highest-rated Fall Classic finale after the 1991 edition contest between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Details

Last Saturday’s epic contest drew over 27 million viewers on Fox channels, Fox Deportes and their streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week.

It additionally stands as the most-watched Fall Classic matchup after the 2017 Game 7 involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This marks a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last finale between the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million.

In the weekly rankings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 ranked 7th, Game 5 was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth position.

Global Audience Numbers

In Canada, the game recorded 11.6 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports channel. This was the highest-rated English broadcast in Canada after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final contest started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it averaged 12 million viewers. This came after the previous Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – recorded 13.1 million spectators, making it the most-watched Fall Classic matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan.

Overall Averages and Trends

The entire seven-game series recorded 15.71 million viewers on Fox, a two percent increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the Fall Classic has recorded viewership increases for two consecutive seasons.

Counting the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the complete US average reached 16.1M. The overall World Series viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market.

The complete MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded 8.09M watchers, an 8% increase compared to last year and Fox’s best postseason performance since 2017.

MLB announced that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 nations and regions by forty-four broadcasting partners in 16 various tongues.