Nielsen estimates that 18.6 million people watched the Dodgers’ 7-6 triumph against the Yankees in Game 5 to win their eighth World Series and second in five years on Fox, Fox Deportes, and streaming.
Since the Washington Nationals‘ victory against the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the 2019 Fall Classic, which drew an average of 23.22 million viewers, that game has drawn the most viewers.
The series had its highest attendance since 2017, when Houston defeated the Dodgers in seven games, with an average of 15.81 million viewers.
Additionally, it’s a significant improvement over the previous season, when the Texas Rangers‘ five-game victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks averaged a record-low 9.11 million.
Between 11:15 and 11:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the viewership reached a high of 21.27 million.
In Los Angeles, the game had a 21.1 rating and 55 shares, while in New York, it received a 14.8 rating and 39 shares.
The proportion of television households that tuned in is known as the rating. The proportion of the audience that was watching it at the moment is referred to as the share.
