🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Captures Over 50 Million Viewers Across the United States, Canadian and Japan Regions. The thrilling extra-inning contest that saw the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run averaged a total 51M spectators across the United States, Canada, and Japan markets. MLB reported this is the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 contest featuring the Twins and Braves. Television Ratings Details The Saturday memorable contest averaged 27.33M viewers on Fox networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated program of the week. It additionally stands as the top-rated Fall Classic matchup since the 2017 edition Game 7 involving the Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This represents a 16% improvement compared to the previous finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed fourth, Game 4 ranked 7th, Game 5 came in 8th, and the third game finished in thirteenth position. Global Viewership Numbers In Canada, the climactic game averaged over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This was the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the deciding contest began at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This came after last Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – averaged 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a single network in the country. Series Totals and Patterns The entire seven-game series recorded over 15.7 million audience members on the Fox network, a 2% rise from the previous year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This represents the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded viewership growth for two straight years. Including the Game 1 broadcast on the Univision network, the complete US average was over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada. The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09M watchers, an eight percent increase compared to the previous year and Fox’s best postseason performance since the 2017 season. MLB announced that the Fall Classic was televised in over 200 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in 16 different tongues.