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Blue JaysGame 7 Sets Canadian TV Record as U.S. Audience Nears 26 Million

The club’s first World Series since 1993 turned the decider into a cross‑country television event.

Overview

  • Rogers reports Game 7 averaged 10.9 million viewers across Sportsnet, Sportsnet+ and Citytv, the biggest English‑language broadcast in Canada outside the 2010 Olympics.
  • Viewership peaked at about 14 million in the bottom of the ninth inning, with 18.5 million Canadians—roughly 45% of the population—watching at least some of the game.
  • The seven-game series averaged 7.5 million viewers in Canada, with 23 million Canadians tuning in at some point, and each game ranking among the most-watched Blue Jays broadcasts ever.
  • In the U.S., early Nielsen and Fox figures show about 25.5–25.98 million viewers across Fox platforms, the largest World Series game audience since 2017, with final totals expected Tuesday.
  • Rogers says its properties captured more than 85% of Canadian primetime viewing during Game 7, as separate reports noted Sportsnet+ suffered outages during key moments.