Premier League suffers huge drop in TV viewing figures on both Sky Sports and TNT Sports
THE Premier League suffered a drop in television viewing figures this season, with one key factor believed to be the reason.
Sky Sports broadcast 128 games this term, with 52 on TNT Sports.
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Sky Sports experienced a drop in viewing figures
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TNT Sports also suffered a reduction
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The remaining TV fixtures were streamed on Amazon Prime Video in December.
Sky experienced a 10 per cent drop in viewing figures during the 2024-25 campaign, while TNT suffered a 17 per cent reduction.
The drop comes after two record-breaking seasons, where
Sky claims that numbers tracked closely with the 2023-24 season, but there was a drop-off in the final six weeks of the campaign.
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That has been put down to the lack of jeopardy at both ends of the Premier League table.
Meanwhile,
That meant the only things left to play for on the final day of the season were the European spots.
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And
From next season, Sky Sports will broadcast at least 215 games live.
TNT Sports will continue showing 52 matches, including the Saturday lunchtime slot.
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