🔗 Share this article World Series Final Game Attracts 51M Audience Members Across the United States, Canadian and Japan Regions. The nail-biting 11-inning contest where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a aggregate over 50 million spectators in the US, Canadian, and Japan territories. MLB reported this represents the highest-rated World Series finale after the 1991 showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Braves. Television Ratings Breakdown Last Saturday’s memorable contest drew 27.33M audience members on Fox Sports channels, its Spanish-language channel and their streaming platforms. Per Nielsen, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the week. It additionally stands as the most-watched Fall Classic game after the 2017 Game 7 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which drew over 29 million. This marks a sixteen percent increase compared to the previous Game 7 featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million. In the weekly rankings, Game 6 ranked fourth, the fourth game ranked seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 landed in 13th position. International Audience Numbers In the Canadian market, the game averaged over 11 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This made it the most-watched English broadcast in Canada after the 2010 Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the deciding game began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it attracted 12M. This came after last Friday’s Game 6 – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed a single run in six innings – drew over 13 million spectators, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a single network in Japan. Overall Averages and Trends The entire seven-game World Series averaged 15.71M viewers on the Fox network, a two percent increase from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This marks the initial instance since 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has recorded viewership increases for two consecutive years. Including the Game 1 broadcast on Univision, the total American viewership reached over 16 million. The overall Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada. The complete playoffs on Fox, FS1 and FS2 averaged 8.09M watchers, an 8% rise compared to last year and the network’s best postseason ratings since 2017. MLB stated that the World Series was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by forty-four broadcasting partners in 16 various tongues.