Following the conclusion of an exciting event such as the Overwatch League Summer Showdown, there’s a tonne to dig into. Beyond a simple recap, here at esportsguide we like to delve a little deeper. Accordingly, after digging through viewership statistics, it seems that viewership for the 2021 season seems to be on the decline.
Overwatch League Summer Showdown Viewership – Fizzling Out
Indeed, for those unaware, the season this year kicked off rather late all the way in May. Accordingly, we’ll start here with our looks at the statistics.
- May Melee – 113,467 Peak Viewers, 69,138 Average Viewers
- June Joust – 82,856 Peak Viewers, 52,052 Average Viewers
- Summer Showdown – 70,082 Peak Viewers, 48,130 Average Viewers
As you can see, in all both parameters of Peak and Average Viewers, statistics have been slowly declining. Indeed, the question to ask here is why?
To begin with, the main reason the first event likely has more viewers than the others is due to context. Indeed, May Melee was the first Overwatch event since last October – the levels of excitement where there.
However, as the season has progresed, the numbers of the beginning of the season seem to be steadying to numbers more similar to last year.
Yet, there’s still plenty of competitive Overwatch to enjoy. Let’s see if the next event can break this trend.
To conclude, we’d like to credit Esports Charts for the publically available statistics.
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