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Fox Wins Big With Best World Series Audience In 7 Years As Over 18M Watch Dodgers Secure 8th Title


More than 18M viewers tuned in to watch the Dodgers beat the Yankees in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed Wednesday night to secure their eighth World Series title, shutting down the New York Yankees in Game 5 to a massive audience. It’s the best Game 5 audience in seven years, since 18.9M watched the Houston Astros take the lead over the Dodgers in 2017, eventually winning it all. As Deadline previously reported, this was the perfect storm for the World Series to bounce back after a few record-low years, given the star power on both teams and the rarity of the marquee East Coast-West Coast matchup.

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