The Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series captivated a global audience, averaging 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada, and Japan. This marks the most-watched World Series game since the 1991 showdown between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves. In the U.S., the game drew an average of 27.33 million viewers on Fox Sports, Fox Deportes, and Fox’s streaming platforms, making it the second most-watched broadcast of the week. The game also saw a 16% increase in viewership compared to the 2019 Game 7 between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros. In Canada, the game averaged 11.6 million viewers on Sportsnet and TVA Sports, becoming the most-watched English-language broadcast since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Japan, where the game aired at 9 a.m. local time, recorded an average of 12 million viewers, following Game 6’s record-breaking 13.1 million viewership. The entire seven-game series averaged 15.71 million viewers on Fox, marking a 2% increase from last year’s Dodgers-Yankees series and the first consecutive year of audience growth since 2015-16. The MLB Postseason on Fox, FS1, and FS2 averaged 8.09 million viewers, an 8% increase from 2022, making it Fox’s best postseason since 2017. The World Series was broadcast in 203 countries and territories by 44 media partners in 16 languages, solidifying its global appeal.
