🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Viewers In the United States, Canada and Japan Markets. The thrilling 11-inning clash where the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run averaged a total 51 million watchers across the US, Canada, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball announced this is the highest-rated Fall Classic finale since the 1991 contest between the Minnesota Twins and Braves. Television Viewership Details The Saturday epic contest drew 27.33M audience members on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week. It additionally is the top-rated World Series game since the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This represents a 16% improvement over the previous Game 7 featuring the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19M. In the weekly rankings, Game 6 placed fourth, the fourth game ranked seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and the third game finished in thirteenth place. Global Audience Figures In Canada, the climactic game averaged 11.6 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports channel. This made it the most-watched English program in Canada after the 2010 edition Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the deciding game began at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This followed last Friday’s sixth game – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six frames – drew 13.1 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series game on a single network in the country. Overall Totals and Trends The entire seven-game World Series recorded over 15.7 million audience members on the Fox network, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the first time since 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has recorded viewership increases for two straight seasons. Including the opening game telecast on Univision, the total US average reached 16.1M. The total Fall Classic average in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in Canada. The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels drew 8.09M watchers, an 8% rise compared to the previous year and the network’s best playoff ratings after 2017. MLB stated that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 countries and territories by forty-four broadcasting partners in 16 various languages.