X Games League's debut season draws 18.3 million U.S. viewers, up 78.5%

The inaugural X Games League summer season — the competition's first as a club-based format — drew 18.3 million U.S. viewers across ABC and ESPN, up 78.5% year over year, according to Deadline. Of those, 7.5 million were return viewers. The season ran through Sacramento, New Orleans and Chiba, Japan. XC New York won the championship.