CSK vs RCB IPL 2024 opener hits record viewership | Cricket News

The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League kicked off with impressive viewership, with 168 million viewers tuning in to watch the season-ending match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22, the tournament’s official broadcaster said on Thursday. First game. Disney Star said that the viewing time on the day of the premiere also reached 12.76 billion minutes, setting a record for the highest viewing time of any series on the first day. Minutes watched is a summary of the time each viewer spent watching the game.

The opening day of IPL Season 17 also saw a record number of simultaneous TV viewers, with 6.1 billion viewers watching live on Disney Star Network simultaneously.

“Disney Star was watched for 8.7 billion minutes on the opening day of IPL 2023. TV consumption increased by 16% compared to the previous edition,” the company said.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the season opener in Chennai.

“This growth reaffirms the unparalleled ability of live cricket to gather audiences on television and provides the tournament with a sensational start. We will continue to enrich the magic of one of the world’s biggest sporting events to drive launch momentum and Delivering unprecedented viewership,” a Star Sports spokesperson said in a press release.

The channel said the record-breaking opening day TV ratings stemmed from a slate of shows in Season 17 that had attracted more than 245 million viewers as of the week before the game.

In the digital space, JioCinema attracted 113 million viewers on the first day of IPL.

The streamer claims that its viewership has increased by 51% compared to the first day of IPL 2023. The total viewing time on JioCinema on day one was 6.6 billion minutes.

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