The presented diagram shows the number of millions of viewers of television sports programs in 4 countries. Overall, the most popular sports in all countries are those that involve a ball as the main element of play. In contrast, athletics and racing generally have fewer viewers.
Tennis is the most popular sport, with a total viewership of 25.9 million. In the United States, there are 7 million viewers, the highest among the countries, with the others averaging around 6 million. Furthermore, the viewership for golf is also quite high. Although the number of viewers in Austria is only 4.5 million, in Canada 3.4 million, and in the UK 2.8 million, the substantial number of viewers in the USA, 11.2 million, boosts its total to 21.9 million, making it the second most-watched sport.
On the other hand, athletics are only watched by fewer than 5 million people on average in each country, totaling just 16.9 million. Additionally, motor racing, which is quite popular in the UK with 6.4 million viewers, has fewer than 4 million in Australia, 1.5 million in the USA, and 1.1 million in Canada, totalling 12.7 million, making it the sport with the lowest viewership.