UNSCRIPTED DRAMA: SOCCER AUDIENCE RESPONSE TO SUSPENSE, SURPRISE, AND SHOCK

By modeling minute‐by‐minute television audience figures from English Premier League soccer matches, with close to 50,000 minute‐observations, we show that demand is partly driven by suspense and surprise. We also identify an additional relevant factor of appeal to audiences, namely shock, which ref...

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Published in:Economic inquiry 2020-04, Vol.58 (2), p.881-896
Main Authors: Buraimo, Babatunde, Forrest, David, McHale, Ian G., Tena, J.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Drama
Football
Professional soccer
Soccer
Sports
Target markets
Television
Television viewing
Uncertainty
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