{"id":27789,"date":"2023-01-25T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=27789"},"modified":"2023-01-25T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:09:30","slug":"inaugural-lec-winter-split-records-decrease-in-viewership-on-opening-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/inaugural-lec-winter-split-records-decrease-in-viewership-on-opening-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural LEC Winter Split records decrease in viewership on opening week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inaugural LEC Winter Split, the premier League of Legends<\/a> esports league in Europe, has recorded a decrease in viewership during its opening week when compared to the 2022 LEC Spring Split.<\/p>\n

According to data from Esports Charts, the LEC Winter Split’s opening week, which ended on January 23rd, had a peak viewership of 454,630. This number is lower than the peak viewership from the LEC Spring Split in 2022, which was recorded at 527,567.<\/p>\n

There are several reasons that may have contributed to the decrease in viewership of the inaugural LEC Winter Split when compared to the 2022 Spring Split. One major change that LEC made is the recent alteration of its broadcast schedule. Instead of airing on Friday and Saturday, with occasional Sunday game weeks as was its previous custom, LEC now airs on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.<\/p>\n

Additionally, LEC has also changed its format to include three splits – Winter, Spring, and Summer – with each split featuring a different format, including a round-robin, a best-of-three group stage, and best-of-five playoffs. These changes in format and schedule may have resulted in lower viewership figures.<\/p>\n

The match-up that received the most views during the opening week was the day 3 fixture between the North American esports franchise, Fnatic, facing off against their Spanish counterparts, KOI.<\/p>\n

“LEC Winter 2023 accumulated 5.6 million Hours Watched in its first game week. The Average Viewers number was 294.5K. The most popular match was Fnatic vs. KOI with 464.1K Peak Viewers,” Esports Charts said.<\/p>\n

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Most popular #LEC<\/a> Winter matches of 1st week:
#1
@KOI<\/a> vs @FNATIC<\/a>
#2
@KOI<\/a> vs @EXCEL<\/a>
#3
@FNATIC<\/a> vs @G2esports<\/a> <\/p>\n

Read more about 1st week in our new article:https:\/\/t.co\/abcpEWw7C6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/L8EcuJmqYj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Esports Charts \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@EsportsCharts) January 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n