2025 World Series Frenzy Boosts Viewership Up Over Last Year's Dodgers-Yankees Matchup

By Loree Seitz

While the storied rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees in last year’s World Series might’ve positioned it for the ratings hall of fame, this year’s down-to-the-wire showdown between the returning Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays put it over the top.

The 121st World Series averaged 15.71 million viewers across seven games, ranking as the highest viewership since 2017, when the Dodgers-Astros matchup averaged 18.93 million viewers, and rising 2% over last year’s average viewership of 15.34 million across five games.