Exploring the Ratings Boom from this Weekend's Bundesliga Fixtures

This weekend allowed the sports world to test the hypothesis that many have been mulling over these past ten weeks without sports: When major sports return, interest will be amplified beyond the traditional audiences we have seen pre-Covid.

With positive metrics across Germany, the UK and US, we have been referring to the German top flight of football as the “Boomdesliga” over the past few days. Take a look at the following SportBusiness article to explore the numbers behind this new nickname:

Returning Bundesliga quietly delivers record international audiences | SportBusiness

The German Bundesliga attracted strong audiences in key global markets upon its return on Saturday, May 16, despite matches being played behind closed doors. Five Bundesliga matches kicked off at 3:30pm (CET) on Saturday afternoon, attracting 3.68 million viewers for the different coverage offered by pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland.

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