The Los Angeles Dodgers etched their names into baseball immortality, outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays in a pulse-pounding, seven-game 2025 World Series thriller—capping a back-to-back championship run not seen since the Yankees’ dynasty a quarter-century ago. And the world watched.
Game 7—an 11-inning, edge-of-your-seat classic—drew a jaw-dropping 51 million viewers across the U.S., Canada, and Japan, making it the most-watched MLB game in 34 years.
From Dodger Stadium’s electric roar to living rooms in Tokyo and Toronto, baseball’s biggest stage became a global spectacle.In the U.S., 27.33 million gripped their remotes as FOX delivered the highest-rated World Series game since 2017’s epic Astros-Dodgers showdown.
The entire series averaged 15.71 million viewers—a 2% surge over last year’s five-game clash and the best seven-game average in eight years. For context? The 2025 NBA Finals barely cracked 10.27 million.But north of the border, the Blue Jays’ first World Series in 32 years ignited a national fever.
Forbes reports Game 7 shattered records with 10.9 million Canadians glued to Sportsnet and Citytv—the most-watched English-language broadcast in history outside the 2010 Olympics. Nearly half the country (18.5 million) tuned in at some point, with 14 million holding their breath in the 9th as Ernie Clement stepped up with two on and two out.
The full series averaged 7.5 million per game, and 23 million Canadians caught the action—making all seven the most-watched Blue Jays games ever.In Japan, Shohei Ohtani and series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto turned the Fall Classic into a cultural event, pushing global viewership to 34 million per game—a 19% leap from 2024 and the largest World Series audience since 1992.Two games went to extra innings.
The Dodgers became repeat champs. And for one electric week, baseball didn’t just dominate sports—it owned the world.