Overview
- Los Angeles defeated Toronto 5–4 in 11 innings to repeat as champions, sealing a seven-game series that drew broad interest on both sides of the border.
- Sportsnet averaged 10.9 million viewers in Canada for Game 7, with 18.5 million Canadians watching some or all of the broadcast, producing a combined U.S.–Canada average of about 38.2 million.
- Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel method delivered the finalized figures, with Fox’s World Series average at 15.7 million and a Game 7 U.S. peak of 33.1 million viewers.
- Baseball’s finale substantially outdrew the NBA Finals Game 7 on ABC (16.4 million), marking a second straight year the World Series topped the NBA’s championship series.
- League momentum includes a third consecutive year of attendance gains, record Wild Card audiences, and record team sponsorship revenue, even as the MLBPA and owners prepare for difficult negotiations before the Dec. 1, 2026 CBA expiration.