Game 5 of the World Series averaged 18.6 million viewers, making it the most watched Fall Classic since 2017

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 on Wednesday night to win the World Series .

The Dodgers-Yankees final game averaged 18.6 million viewers across all Fox Sports platforms, including the broadcast network, Fox Deportes , and streaming services, with the main broadcast network having an audience of 18.15 million people.

The entire series gave Major League Baseball its fourth largest audience baseball has seen since 2010 , trailing only behind the 2016 series with nearly 23 million viewers.