🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Viewers Across the US, Canadian and Japanese Regions. The thrilling extra-inning matchup that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run averaged a total over 50 million viewers across the United States, Canadian, and Japanese territories. MLB stated this marks the most-watched World Series finale after the 1991 contest featuring the Minnesota Twins and Braves. Television Viewership Breakdown Last Saturday’s epic game averaged 27.33M audience members on Fox networks, Fox Deportes and their streaming platforms. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the week. It also is the most-watched Fall Classic matchup after the 2017 edition Game 7 involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This represents a sixteen percent increase compared to the last finale featuring the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19M. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game ranked 4th, Game 4 was 7th, Game 5 came in eighth, and the third game landed in thirteenth place. International Audience Figures In Canada, the game drew 11.6M viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the highest-rated English broadcast in Canada after the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the final contest started at 9 PM local time, it drew 12M. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – recorded over 13 million spectators, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in the country. Overall Averages and Trends The full seven-game World Series averaged 15.71 million audience members on Fox, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers-Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen audience increases for two consecutive years. Counting the opening game telecast on Univision, the total American viewership was 16.1M. The overall Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in the Canadian market. The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged 8.09M viewers, an eight percent rise compared to the previous year and Fox’s strongest playoff ratings after the 2017 season. MLB reported that the World Series was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by forty-four media partners in sixteen different languages.