Mentioned in this article Teams: Astralis, Golden State Warriors

ELEAGUE, TBS’ original CS:GO tournament, has been running on Friday nights for a few weeks now, and with relatively good ratings, all things considered. But today, last week’s numbers have been released, and there’s been a sizable drop in viewers.

That’s right, a 65% drop in viewership from Week 2. Altogether, less than 200,000 people tuned in to watch across TBS and Twitch.

How much of a problem this is all depends on how you weigh the various factors. One big possible cause? The NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers is huge, and likely drew many viewers over, especially on television.

But there may be other reasons too. We’ve written in the past about the importance of storytelling to esports entertainment, along with pointing out that ELEAGUE’s format may seriously impede that very thing. Were there just not very many fans of the Week 3 teams? Or is the ELEAGUE crew not giving more general fans enough reasons to tune in to the CLG vs. Astralis final?

Regardless, stay tuned to see whether these numbers bounce back up…we certainly hope they will, at least!