Game 7 telecast drew almost 26 million viewers

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night in one of the wildest Game 7s in World Series history is ranking as the most-watched Fall Classic game since 2017.

The game averaged a combined 25.98 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports streaming services, according to Nielsen Panel Only Fast Nationals and Adobe Analytics. Final numbers are expected to be released on Tuesday.

The early numbers would mark a 10% increase over the 23.19 million average from the last Game 7, which was the Washington Nationals defeating the Houston Astros 6-2 in 2019.

Houston’s 5-1 victory over the Dodgers in Game 7 in 2017 averaged 28.29 million.

The audience peaked at 31.54 million from 10:30-10:45 p.m.




(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)