The line graph compares the favourite sports of U.S. citizens from 1985 to 2015.
Overall, three sports that increased in popularity are American football, Basketball and Other Sports, while Baseball and Hockey have declined. Meanwhile, American football remained the most popular sport, but Baseball was overtaken by Basketball, which became the second most popular.
To begin with, the sport that increased in popularity are American football, Basketball and Other Sports. American football was the first most popular sport throughout the period. Fluctuating between 6% and 38% until 2000, before climbing to just over 40% in 2005, where it stabilised in 2015. Basketball begin at 15%, dipped slightly in the early 1990s, then rose sharply to over 20% by 2000. After a brief declined in 2005, its increased steadily, and surpassing baseball to become the second most popular sport. Finally, Other sports stayed constant between 4% to 8% in 1995, from then it slightly dramatic fall around 5% in 2000. Subsequently, it increased up to 10% in 2010, and remained steady through 2015.
In contrast, Baseball and Hockey became less popular. Starting at just under 35% in 1985, Baseball support declined steadily, falling below Basketball in 2010 and slumped sharply to 17% by 2015. Lastly, there was a less dramatic decrease in Hockey sport between 1985 and 2015. To be ore specific, it stayed steady at approximately 10% until about 1995, after which it began to drop consistently until finally reaching 5% by 2015.