Different games are played in different parts of the world. Some are more popular, while others are played on local level. With the advancement of media, more and more people can watch matches on the TV. TV ratings play an important role in the popularity of the game. More TV ratings for a particular match or tournament, shows that more people are watching that game. Football, Baseball, Basketball and Rugby are some popular games, which are played in many countries and have fans all over the world. Here we are discussing the TV ratings for these games.
Football
Football is considered the most popular game in the world. It is the official sport in 93 countries and has billions of fans all over the world. English Premier League and the champions league are the popular tournaments of football. Billions of people watch the FIFA world cup and that is the reason, football matches got the highest TV ratings.
Baseball
It the most popular sports in Japan and also played in countries like Cuba, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and many others. Major league baseball is the main event of this sport and attracts millions of fans from all over the world. Although, baseball is not as popular as football and with millions of fans, it gets good TV ratings.
Basketball
An international sport, which is very popular in Philippines, China, Russia and Germany, along with many other countries. National Baseball Association or NBA and has more than billion viewers from all over the world. The game is part of Olympics as well, so the TV ratings for basketball are also very high during big matches.
Rugby
It is considered as another form of soccer and played in South Africa, UK, Australia, France and many other countries. The Rugby world cup is 3rd largest tournament of any game, after football and Basketball. Different other tournaments are also organized by the authorities which attract good number of fans, so the ratings of rugby are also very high.