🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Final Game Draws Over 50 Million Viewers In the US, Canadian and Japan Regions. The thrilling extra-inning contest that saw the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays by one run attracted a aggregate over 50 million viewers across the United States, Canadian, and Japanese markets. MLB stated this represents the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 contest between the Twins and Braves. Broadcast Viewership Details Last Saturday’s memorable game drew 27.33M audience members on Fox channels, its Spanish-language channel and their digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second most-watched program of the previous week. It additionally stands as the most-watched World Series matchup after the 2017 edition final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This represents a sixteen percent increase compared to the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million. In the weekly rankings, the sixth game placed fourth, Game 4 ranked 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game finished in thirteenth place. International Audience Figures In the Canadian market, the game recorded 11.6M viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English broadcast in the country after the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the final game began at 9 PM local time, it attracted 12M. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – drew 13.1 million spectators, making it the highest-rated World Series game on a sole broadcaster in the country. Overall Averages and Trends The full seven-match World Series averaged over 15.7 million audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the first time since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has recorded viewership increases for two consecutive seasons. Including the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total American average was over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The full playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 averaged 8.09 million watchers, an 8% increase over the previous year and Fox’s strongest playoff ratings since the 2017 season. Major League Baseball stated that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in sixteen different tongues.