COVID-19: preferred sports programming alternative as of March 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world at the beginning of 2020 was not only a big threat to public health, but also to the entire sports industry. Many professional leagues closed their doors to spectators or postponed their seasons entirely, leading to a severe lack of live sports programming on television. During a March 2020 survey in the United States, some 41 percent of respondents stated that sports documentaries would be their preferred alternative sports programming during the pandemic.

2020年初席卷全球的COVID-19疫情，不仅对公共卫生构成了巨大威胁，亦对整个体育产业造成了深远影响。众多职业联赛纷纷关闭观众入场或完全推迟赛季，导致电视上体育直播节目严重匮乏。在2020年3月进行的一次美国调查中，约有41%的受访者表示，在疫情期间，他们更倾向于选择体育纪录片作为替代性体育节目。