MUMBAI: With two of the three Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises faring better than last year, the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 on Star Cricket is showing better results.
 
64 million viewers have tuned in for the first 13 matches compared to 54 million viewers last time around. The average TVR was 1.48 compared to 1.17 last year, according to Tam data c&s4+.
 
This time around, four matches crossed a TVR of 2, three of which featured the Mumbai Indians. The highest rating was for a match between the Mumbai Indians and South Australia Redbacks that got a TVR of 2.66 on 14 September. A match between the Chennai Super Kings and vic5toria Bushrangers on 18 September got a TVR of 2.01.
 
Now that two Indian teams have reached the semi finals, one can expect the ratings to push upwards further.