🔗 Share this article World Series Game 7 Attracts 51 Million Audience Members Across the US, Canadian and Japan Markets. The nail-biting 11-inning contest that saw the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Blue Jays by one run attracted a combined over 50 million viewers in the US, Canadian, and Japanese markets. MLB announced this is the most-watched World Series Game 7 after the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Braves. Television Ratings Details Last Saturday’s epic contest secured 27.33M audience members on Fox Sports networks, Fox Deportes and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated broadcast of the previous week. It additionally is the most-watched Fall Classic game after the 2017 edition final game involving the Dodgers and Astros, which averaged 29.07 million. This marks a 16% increase over the last finale featuring the Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19M. In the weekly rankings, the sixth game placed fourth, the fourth game was 7th, the fifth game came in 8th, and the third game landed in 13th position. International Viewership Figures In Canada, the game recorded over 11 million watchers on the Sportsnet network and the French-language TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English broadcast in the country since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the final game began at 9 PM in the local time zone, it drew 12 million. This followed last Friday’s sixth game – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – averaged 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in Japan. Series Averages and Patterns The full seven-match World Series drew 15.71 million viewers on the Fox network, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance after 2015 and ‘16 that the World Series has recorded audience increases for two consecutive years. Counting the opening game broadcast on Univision, the total American viewership reached 16.1 million. The overall World Series average in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The full playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded 8.09M watchers, an 8% rise over the previous year and the network’s best postseason performance after the 2017 season. Major League Baseball reported that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 countries and territories by 44 media partners in 16 various languages.