10 Most-Watched Sporting Events In TV History

5. 6. Asian Games

Fireworks explote during the closing ceremony for the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Rating: Average Viewers: 986million

Although the Asian Games may at first appear an unusual entry on to this list, when you consider that more than two-thirds of the world's population live on the continent, then it is perhaps unsurprising that almost 1billion people on average watch the quadrennial multi-sports event.

 
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