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Dodgers' 18-Inning Walk-Off Caps Game 3 as World Series Averages 11.3 Million in U.S.

Nielsen's cutoff at the final national ad likely undercounted viewers in the extra innings.

Overview

  • Freddie Freeman won it with an 18th-inning home run off Brendon Little, giving the Dodgers a 6–5 Game 3 win.
  • Game 3 averaged 11.31 million viewers in the U.S., peaking at about 13.17 million late at night, according to Nielsen, Fox and MLB, with the measurement window not covering the final innings.
  • Including Canada, the game averaged roughly 17.6–17.62 million viewers, with Sportsnet at 5.8 million and French-language TVA Sports adding about 400,000.
  • ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football averaged 17.6 million in the U.S., outdrawing the World Series and marking the strongest Week 8 MNF audience since 2014.
  • Through three games, the World Series is averaging 18.73 million combined viewers across the U.S. and Canada, up about 25% year over year, while Fox’s U.S. average is near 11.5 million, its second-best since 2019.