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Let's Catch A Game: Favorite Spectator Sports

The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked all respondents to name their favorite spectator sport. If the respondent asked, a spectator sport was defined as one in which you attend games or matches, watch them on TV, listen to them on the radio or read about them. The following are the top 20 spectator sports named from the full year '07 versus '03 (ESPN Sports Poll).

'07
RK
LEAGUE/SPORT
n = 27334
'03
RK
LEAGUE/SPORT
n = 21,341
1
 NFL
23.7%
1
 NFL
22.0%
2
 MLB
12.7%
2
 MLB
12.7%
3
 College Football
9.5%
3
 NBA
9.5%
4
 NBA
6.8%
4
 College Football
7.4%
5
 College Basketball
4.4%
5
 College Basketball
4.7%
6
 NASCAR
3.8%
6
 NASCAR
3.7%
7
 NHL
2.6%
7
 NHL
3.4%
8
 Football (unspecified)
2.1%
8t
 Ice/Figure Skating
1.5%
9
 Soccer (unspecified)
1.5%
8t
 Soccer (unspecified)
1.5%
10
 High School Basketball
1.4%
10
 Football (unspecified)
1.4%
11t
 High School Football
1.3%
11
 Boxing
1.2%
11t
 MLS
1.3%
12t
 Tennis (unspecified)
1.1%
13t
 Ice/Figure Skating
1.1%
12t
 MLS
1.1%
13t
 Volleyball/Beach Volleyball
1.1%
12t
 High School Basketball
1.1%
13t
 PGA Tour
1.1%
15
 High School Football
1.0%
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