The dramatic finish to the World Series drew baseball’s largest TV audience in eight years.

Fox ’s broadcast of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 11-inning, 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in game seven of the World Series averaged 25.45 million viewers in preliminary Nielsen ratings (which include only the ratings service’s panel measurement); Fox Deportes and Fox Sports streaming added 530,000 more viewers. Final ratings, which will include Nielsen’s big data component and will be available Tuesday, could push the total higher.

The dramatic finish to the World Series drew baseball’s largest TV audience in eight years.

Fox ’s broadcast of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 11-inning, 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in game seven of the World Series averaged 25.45 million viewers in pr

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