🔗 Share this article World Series Final Game Draws 51M Viewers Across the United States, Canada and Japan Markets. The nail-biting 11-inning clash where the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 attracted a aggregate 51M watchers in the United States, Canadian, and Japan markets. Major League Baseball stated this represents the most-watched Fall Classic finale after the 1991 edition contest between the Twins and Braves. Television Viewership Breakdown Last Saturday’s epic contest averaged 27.33 million viewers on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. Per ratings data, it was the second most-watched broadcast of the previous week. It also is the most-watched Fall Classic game after the 2017 Game 7 involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and Astros, which drew over 29 million. This represents a sixteen percent improvement compared to the last finale between the Nationals and Houston Astros, which drew 23.19 million. In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 placed fourth, the fourth game ranked 7th, Game 5 came in eighth, and Game 3 landed in thirteenth place. Global Viewership Numbers In Canada, the game recorded 11.6 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports channel. This was the highest-rated English-language broadcast in Canada after the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics. In Japan, where the final contest began at 9 PM local time, it attracted 12 million viewers. This came after the previous Friday’s Game 6 – in which World Series Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings – drew 13.1 million spectators, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in the country. Overall Totals and Trends The entire seven-game World Series drew over 15.7 million viewers on the Fox network, a two percent rise from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen viewership growth for two consecutive years. Including the Game 1 telecast on Univision, the complete US average was 16.1 million. The total World Series viewership in the Japanese market was 9.7M and 8.1 million in the Canadian market. The complete MLB Postseason on Fox and its sister channels drew over 8 million watchers, an 8% increase compared to the previous year and Fox’s best postseason performance after 2017. MLB reported that the World Series was televised in over 200 nations and regions by 44 media partners in 16 various tongues.