Particle.news
Download on the App Store

DodgersGame 7 Win Draws Biggest Baseball TV Audience Since 1991

Surging audiences in Canada plus Japan powered a broader 2025 ratings upswing across MLB.

Overview

  • The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays to win the 2025 World Series.
  • Game 7 averaged about 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada and Japan, the most for a baseball game since 1991.
  • Nielsen reported 27.33 million viewers in the U.S. on Fox, with Canada averaging 11.6 million and Japan 13.1 million for the finale.
  • Across seven games, the World Series averaged 15.71 million viewers in the U.S., the highest since 2017 and up 2% from last year.
  • MLB’s 2025 postseason on Fox, FS1 and FS2 averaged 8.09 million viewers, the best since 2017, while ESPN’s regular-season telecasts averaged 1.8 million viewers, a 21% year-over-year increase.