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The exciting extended contest that saw the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a combined over 50 million viewers in the United States, Canadian, and Japanese territories. MLB stated this marks the highest-rated Fall Classic finale since the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Broadcast Ratings Details

The Saturday memorable contest averaged over 27 million viewers on Fox Sports channels, Fox Deportes and Fox’s digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second highest-rated program of the previous week.

It additionally stands as the most-watched Fall Classic game after the 2017 edition final game between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07M. This represents a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last finale between the Nationals and Houston Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game placed fourth, Game 4 was seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth place.

Global Viewership Figures

In the Canadian market, the game drew over 11 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language broadcast in Canada since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In Japan, where the final contest started at 9 p.m. in the local time zone, it drew 12M. This came after the previous Friday’s sixth game – in which World Series MVP Yamamoto gave up one run in six innings – averaged 13.1M viewers, making it the highest-rated Fall Classic game on a single network in the country.

Series Averages and Trends

The full seven-match series drew 15.71M viewers on Fox, a 2% increase from the previous year’s Dodgers versus Yankees matchup. This represents the first time after 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has recorded viewership increases for two straight years.

Including the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total American average reached 16.1M. The total Fall Classic viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada.

The full MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 recorded 8.09M watchers, an eight percent rise compared to last year and Fox’s best playoff ratings since the 2017 season.

MLB reported that the Fall Classic was televised in 203 nations and regions by forty-four media partners in 16 different languages.