🔗 Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts Over 50 Million Viewers In the US, Canada and Japanese Markets. The exciting 11-inning clash where the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 drew a aggregate 51 million spectators in the US, Canadian, and Japanese territories. Major League Baseball stated this is the most-watched Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 contest between the Twins and Braves. Broadcast Viewership Breakdown Last Saturday’s memorable contest drew 27.33 million audience members on Fox networks, Fox Deportes and Fox’s digital services. According to ratings data, it was the second highest-rated program of the week. It also is the top-rated Fall Classic matchup after the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This marks a 16% improvement compared to the last Game 7 featuring the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19M. In the weekly rankings, the sixth game placed 4th, Game 4 ranked seventh, Game 5 was 8th, and the third game finished in 13th position. Global Audience Numbers In Canada, the game drew over 11 million viewers on the Sportsnet network and the French TVA Sports channel. This was the highest-rated English program in the country since the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the final game started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it attracted 12 million. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – where World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – recorded 13.1 million spectators, making it the highest-rated World Series matchup on a sole broadcaster in Japan. Overall Averages and Patterns The full seven-game World Series drew 15.71 million audience members on the Fox network, a 2% increase from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This marks the initial instance since 2015 and ‘16 that the Fall Classic has recorded audience increases for two consecutive years. Counting the Game 1 telecast on Univision, the complete American average reached 16.1M. The overall Fall Classic average in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1M in the Canadian market. The complete MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded over 8 million watchers, an 8% rise over the previous year and the network’s best playoff ratings since 2017. MLB stated that the World Series was televised in 203 countries and territories by forty-four broadcasting partners in sixteen various tongues.