IPL 2012 Statistics: All Viewership Numbers In Decline

We had spotted some interesting IPL Stats in the past and some real crazy cricket stats - maybe this is an industry thats nearing maturity now - we spotted this today:

"The first matches of the season had recorded an average Television Viewership Rating (TVR) of 3.76, 18.7% less than the previous season.[19] The viewership was also reportedly low for the opening ceremony with a rating of 1.3 TVR.[20] The downfall was attributed to the number of matches being played, as the count stands at 76 among 9 teams.[21] The rating continued to fall as the cumulative number of people who tuned in to watch those games also declined from 127.40 million to 122.44 million. The 12th match played between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals drew the highest rating of the season with a rating of 5.2, as of 20 April.[22]"

Statistics Source: Wikipedia