A whopping 106 million viewers watched all of part of the 2017 World Series on Fox. Game 7 of the series averaged over 29.3 million viewers across Fox (28.3 million), Fox Deportes (778,000) and streaming live on FOX Sports GO (293,918), according to Nielsen. Among teens, the series had its second-best rating since 2009 (2.4), outperforming every entertainment program on TV. The complete World Series averaged 18.9 million viewers across all 7 games, the second-best audience for a World Series since 2009. That’s 19% below last year’s Chicago Cubs’ seven-game victory over the Cleveland Indians, but topped 2015 by 29% and 2014 by 37%.
Facebook checked in on the conversation and reaction from the fans on the platform, reporting that the top five countries talking about the World Series on Facebook were led by the US, followed by Mexico, Canada, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish was the most talked-about player on Facebook, followed by George Springer, Justin Verlander, Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa.
Meanwhile, Twitter reports that the Astros’ first-ever World Series win saw the top Tweeted moment of the World Series – when the final out was recorded in Game 7 – generate 62K Tweets per Minute. Ranking at number two was Carlos Correa hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the 7th to give Astros 11-8 lead over Dodgers in Game 5.
