The Dodgers triumphed over the Yankees in the fifth game of the World Series, securing their eighth World Series title and their second in five years. The game drew an average of 18.6 million viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and streaming services according to Nielsen data. This is the most-watched game in the Fall Classic since Game 7 in 2019 where the Washington Nationals’ victory over the Houston Astros averaged 23.22 million viewers.
The series averaged 15.81 million viewers, its best performance since 2017 when Houston’s victory over the Dodgers in a seven-game final averaged 18.93 million. This impressive turnaround follows the previous year, where the Texas Rangers’ five-game victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks drew a record-low average of just 9.11 million viewers. The Dodgers-Yankees series saw a significant 67% increase over this previous mark.
The complete 2024 MLB Postseason on FOX and FS1 averaged 7,485,000 viewers, displaying an increase of +42% over the previous year’s average of 5,265,000. This makes it FOX Sports’ most-watched Postseason through Game 5 of the World Series since 2017, as confirmed by FOX Sports PR. This data also noted a significant 101% surge in viewership among adults aged 18-34.
The Dodger vs. Yankees game reached its peak viewer chart Wednesday night with a staggering 21.27 million viewers between 11:15-11:30 p.m. EDT. There was a 21.1 viewership rating and 55 share in Los Angeles as well as a 14.8 rating and 39 share in New York. These figures refer to the percentage of television households tuned in and a percentage of the viewing audience at that particular time.
These seemingly impressive numbers were made obtainable due to the assistance by The Associated Press. Interested readers are encouraged to create or log in to their FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players in order to receive a personalized daily newsletter. By following the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees or general Major League Baseball, fans would be able to get access to more stories, games, news and so on about their preferred squads.
Finally, the MLB and FOX Sports experiences are made to be more personal by following particular sports preferences. By doing this, viewers can receive pertinent information about their chosen games and updates about the news that matter them the most. The success of the most recent World Series games certainly testifies to the dedication of Major League Baseball fans, which was mirrored in the outstanding viewer ratings.
