Friday's first game of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers drew an average of 15.2 million viewers, the largest audience for the Fall Classic's debut since 2017.

The Dodgers won 6-3 in an extra-innings thriller, the first championship between the storied Major League Baseball franchises since 1981. Fox Corp. aired the game on its main broadcast network as well as Fox Deportes, Univision and Fox Sports streaming services.