Afaqs: Despite the IPL controversy making news, the semi final match between Mumbai Indian and Royal Bangalore Challengers garnered a TVR of 6.21 which has been highest so far.
Though inaugural match between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders did manage to pull a TVR of 4.3, the match held on March 17th was thought to be highest with a TVR of 6.21. However the IPL semi final broke this bench and garnered highest TVR in entire IPL matches.
Approximately 9.7 million viewers tuned into Max to catch the match held on April 22 in Mumbai. This is far higher than the 6.6 million viewers who tuned in for the first match of the season.