🔗 Share this article World Series Game 7 Attracts Over 50 Million Audience Members Across the United States, Canadian and Japanese Regions. The exciting 11-inning clash that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers overcome the Toronto Blue Jays by one run drew a combined over 50 million watchers in the United States, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball reported this is the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves. Broadcast Viewership Breakdown The Saturday memorable contest averaged over 27 million viewers on Fox networks, Fox Deportes and Fox’s digital services. Per Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated program of the week. It additionally is the top-rated World Series game since the 2017 Game 7 involving the Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This marks a 16% improvement over the previous finale featuring the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19M. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed fourth, the fourth game was seventh, the fifth game came in 8th, and Game 3 finished in thirteenth position. Global Viewership Figures In the Canadian market, the climactic game drew over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English program in the country since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the deciding contest started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – in which Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – recorded over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in the country. Series Totals and Trends The entire seven-game series averaged 15.71 million audience members on the Fox network, a 2% increase from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This represents the first time after 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has recorded viewership increases for two straight years. Including the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the total US viewership reached 16.1M. The total Fall Classic average in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09M viewers, an eight percent increase over the previous year and Fox’s best postseason performance after the 2017 season. Major League Baseball stated that the World Series was broadcast in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 different tongues.