That number is a 13 percent decrease on the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, which drew 5.398 million viewers. And the numbers get even worse than that. It was the second-least-watched game in the event’s history, according to Front Office Sports, barely beating out the 2023 game, which had about 4.6 million people watching.

The NBA is hardly the only major sport whose All-Star Game seems outdated and irrelevant, so it's time to tinker even more.

Trying out a new format for the NBA All-Star Game apparently didn’t sit well with the masses, with this year’s edition of the event bringing in the second-fewest average viewers, Front Office Sports reported Wednesday.

Welcome NBA Fans! With the All-Star game in the rearview mirror, we’re officially two months until the NBA playoffs. It will be interesting to see how the stars that were dealt with at the deadline impact how their team will perform in the final stretch and how the play-in race takes form.

NBA All-Star Game tested out a brand new format this season, bringing a tournament style competition to the star-studded exhibition. The three-game tournament on Sunday night averaged 4.7 million viewers,