It would be interesting to see some crowd and viewership figures for Big Bash Cricket.
It was the hottest ticket in town and must watch TV, then they got greedy and extended the season and crowds and tv audience plummeted. More isn’t always better.
The current England v Samoa has been reduced to 2 games, they have had a big rise in crowds and tv audience from last years 3 Test series. Less is more.
The theory with shortening the NRL season is you’d get a rise in attendance and tv viewers, and so a shorter season wouldn’t negatively effect the tv deals.
The most successful completion on the planet plays only 16 games, why haven’t the NFL increased their season to 24 games ?