the opening day

World Champions Harbhajan Singh: The opening day of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) 17th season delivered a record-breaking TV viewership with 16.8 Crore viewers.

On the opening day of IPL 2024 on the Disney Star network, the official broadcaster of the league, registered a watch-time of 1276 crore minutes, the highest ever for the opening day of any IPL season.

The record-breaking TV viewership on the opening Day comes on the back of an incredible lead-up to the 17th season which attracted more than 24.5 Crore unique viewers till a week prior to the start of the tournament.