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The final reports are in, and the thrilling World Series Game Seven between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays tallied an average of 51 million viewers globally.
MLB Communications on X was one of the first to come out with the official number, and several other accounts followed. The epic finish to the Fall Classic is the most-watched MLB game since Game Seven of the 1991 World Series, 34 seasons ago.
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Where did all the views come from?
The original reports indicated that the United States brought in an average of 28 million viewers, and 10.9 million spectators tuned in from Canada. However, that did not include Japan and other Asian countries. Now, that original 38.9 million average viewers has jumped to 51 million when you include the 10.1 million people from Japan that were watching.
The 11-inning epic Game Seven had it all. A massive game-tying home run from Miguel Rojas, and a go-ahead home run from Will Smith in the 11th inning. Toronto got out to the early 3-0 lead thanks to a Bo Bichette three-run home run, but the Dodgers did not waver, and came all the way back to come out on top 5-4, and became the first repeat World Series Champions in 25 seasons.
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That 1991 World Series Game Seven featured the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.
And to think there are people out there who think baseball is a dying sport. For comparison, the NBA finals Game Seven this year averaged 16.5 million U.S. viewers, nearly 10 million less than MLB's culminating contest.
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