IPL 2025 final draws 169 million TV viewers
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The Indian Premier League 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings has set a new record on television viewership in India for a cricket match, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data.As many as 169 million people watched the match on TV, show the data for the All India 2+ age group, surpassing the previous record of 166 million viewers for the India vs Pakistan match during the 2021 T20 World Cup.The June 3 final, which saw RCB clinch their first-ever IPL title in 18 years, recorded a television rating (TVR) of 11 — the third highest in the IPL history, that too on a weekday. The average TVR, which is a combination of reach and time spent, reflects viewer engagement.In terms of total watch-time, the match clocked 15 billion minutes, exceeding the 14.2 billion minutes recorded during the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 final.The second most-watched IPL match was the third match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians that drew 163 million viewers.The opening weekend of IPL 2025 attracted over 253 million viewers and logged 27.7 billion minutes of watch-time.In a recent interaction with ET, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said the IPL viewership was strong across both TV and digital platforms, despite a one-week suspension due to the India-Pakistan conflict.After the brief suspension, the remaining 17 matches resumed on May 17 and concluded on June 3. The tournament, which began on March 22, was originally scheduled to end on May 25.JioStar, the official TV and digital partner of IPL, declined to comment on the viewership data.
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Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Indian Premier League 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings has set a new record on television viewership in India for a cricket match, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) many as 169 million people watched the match on TV, show the data for the All India 2+ age group, surpassing the previous record of 166 million viewers for the India vs Pakistan match during the 2021 T20 World June 3 final, which saw RCB clinch their first-ever IPL title in 18 years, recorded a television rating (TVR) of 11 — the third highest in the IPL history, that too on a weekday. The average TVR, which is a combination of reach and time spent, reflects viewer terms of total watch-time, the match clocked 15 billion minutes, exceeding the 14.2 billion minutes recorded during the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 second most-watched IPL match was the third match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians that drew 163 million opening weekend of IPL 2025 attracted over 253 million viewers and logged 27.7 billion minutes of a recent interaction with ET, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said the IPL viewership was strong across both TV and digital platforms, despite a one-week suspension due to the India-Pakistan the brief suspension, the remaining 17 matches resumed on May 17 and concluded on June 3. The tournament, which began on March 22, was originally scheduled to end on May the official TV and digital partner of IPL, declined to comment on the viewership data.
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