FOX Sports closed out the 2025 Major League Baseball season with record-setting momentum, as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 7 victory in the World Series became the most-watched baseball broadcast in eight years.
The network’s coverage of the Dodgers’ dramatic 11-inning win over the Seattle Mariners averaged 27.33 million viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes, and FOX Sports’ streaming platforms. That total ranks as the most-watched World Series game since 2017, when the Dodgers faced the Houston Astros in a classic seven-game showdown.
On the FOX broadcast alone, Game 7 averaged 26.88 million viewers and peaked at 33.06 million between 11:45 p.m. and midnight ET, marking the network’s most-watched Saturday prime-time telecast since January 18, 2025. Compared to the last Game 7 in 2019, the audience jumped 16 percent.
Across all seven games, the 2025 World Series averaged 15.71 million viewers on FOX, the highest series average since 2017 and up 2 percent over last year’s five-game matchup. The full MLB Postseason on FOX, FS1, and FS2 averaged 8.09 million viewers, up 8 percent from 2024 and representing FOX Sports’ best postseason showing in eight years.
Local ratings further reflected the enthusiasm. In Los Angeles, Game 7 posted a massive 22.2/62 household rating, peaking at 26.5/66 shortly after midnight. Other top markets included San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Las Vegas.
The network’s pregame coverage, anchored by Kevin Burkhardt, Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, and Alex Rodriguez, averaged 3.41 million viewers through seven telecasts—its strongest performance since 2021.
Beyond linear television, FOX Sports saw significant digital growth throughout the Fall Classic. Game 7 delivered a record average minute audience of 752,731 across streaming platforms, marking the most-viewed World Series stream in FOX Sports history.
Social engagement also surged, with 1.3 billion views across @MLBonFOX channels—a staggering 96 percent increase from 2024.
Meanwhile, FOX Deportes averaged 448,000 viewers for its Spanish-language broadcast of Game 7, the best for a World Series finale since 2019.
With back-to-back titles for the Dodgers and a resurgent national audience, FOX Sports continues to demonstrate baseball’s enduring pull when drama and legacy collide on the sport’s biggest stage.
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