Major League Baseball is experiencing its most significant postseason viewership in the United States since 2017, with an average of 4.48 million viewers through the League Championship Series, marking a 13% increase from the previous year. This growth is primarily driven by the early rounds of the playoffs.
The American League Championship Series saw an average of 4.99 million viewers across its seven games on Fox, Fox Sports 1, Fox Deportes, and streaming platforms. While this figure is consistent with last year's ALCS, the National League Championship Series experienced a 17% decline in viewership compared to the previous year's series, averaging 4.7 million viewers. However, Game 7 of the ALCS, which featured a dramatic conclusion, drew an average of 9.03 million viewers, making it the most-watched ALCS game in eight years.
Beyond the United States, MLB's postseason is also attracting substantial audiences in Canada and Japan. The Toronto Blue Jays' victory, securing their first World Series appearance since 1993, averaged 6 million viewers in Canada, setting a record for a Blue Jays game on Sportsnet. In Japan, the LC... download the app to read more
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