๐ Share this article Fall Classic Game 7 Attracts 51M Viewers Across the US, Canada and Japanese Regions. The nail-biting extended matchup that saw the Dodgers overcome the Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a total over 50 million spectators across the US, Canadian, and Japanese markets. Major League Baseball reported this marks the highest-rated Fall Classic Game 7 since the 1991 edition showdown between the Twins and Atlanta Braves. Television Ratings Details Last Saturdayโs memorable game secured over 27 million audience members on Fox networks, Fox Deportes and their digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched program of the week. It also stands as the top-rated World Series matchup since the 2017 final game involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which averaged over 29 million. This marks a sixteen percent improvement over the last finale between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which drew 23.19 million. In the Nielsen ratings, the sixth game ranked 4th, Game 4 was seventh, the fifth game was 8th, and the third game landed in thirteenth place. International Viewership Figures In the Canadian market, the game recorded 11.6 million viewers on Sportsnet and the French-language TVA Sports. This was the most-watched English-language broadcast in the country since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the Japanese market, where the deciding contest started at 9 PM in the local time zone, it averaged 12M. This came after last Fridayโs Game 6 โ where World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a single run in six innings โ averaged over 13 million viewers, making it the most-watched Fall Classic game on a sole broadcaster in the country. Series Averages and Patterns The entire seven-match series averaged 15.71M viewers on Fox, a two percent rise from last yearโs Dodgers-Yankees series. This represents the first time after 2015 and โ16 that the World Series has seen audience increases for two consecutive years. Counting the opening game telecast on the Univision network, the total American average was 16.1 million. The total World Series viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7 million and 8.1M in Canada. The full MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels averaged over 8 million viewers, an eight percent increase over last year and Foxโs best postseason ratings since 2017. Major League Baseball reported that the World Series was televised in 203 countries and territories by 44 broadcasting partners in sixteen different tongues.