Jays’ Game 4 Win: Second-Most Viewed Since 2018
The Toronto Blue Jays secured a commanding 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on October 30, 2025. This game garnered significant attention, averaging 14.81 million viewers on Fox and other platforms, according to Nielsen ratings.
Record Viewership for Game 4
The viewership for this matchup marked the most-watched game of the current World Series. It also ranked as the second most-viewed Game 4 since 2018. By comparison, the previous year’s Game 4, which featured the Dodgers against the New York Yankees, averaged 16.28 million viewers.
Peak Audience Numbers
- The U.S. audience peaked at 16.7 million around 10:00-10:15 p.m. EDT.
- This year’s World Series is performing well, although comparisons with last year’s Dodgers-Yankees matchup present challenges.
World Series Viewing Trends
The four-game average for this World Series stands at 12.16 million viewers. This is higher than the record low of 9.11 million from the Texas Rangers versus Arizona Diamondbacks series in 2023, and it outperforms the 11.79 million average from the 2022 World Series featuring the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Last year’s series had an average of 14.98 million viewers through four games, marking the highest viewership since 2017.
Viewership Across Borders
Combining viewers from the U.S. and Canada, the total for Tuesday’s game reached 21.5 million. This represents the most-watched World Series game across both countries since the final game of the 2019 series involving the Washington Nationals and the Astros.
- Combined average for this World Series: 19.3 million viewers.
- This is a 23% increase, the highest since the 2016 Series between Cleveland and Chicago.
Broadcast and Future Ratings
In Canada, Blue Jays games are broadcast on Sportsnet, which is owned by Rogers Communications Inc., the team’s parent company. Ratings for Games 3-5 from Japan are expected to be released by Major League Baseball soon. The initial figures for the first two games in Japan averaged 10.7 million viewers.
