Patriot Games ABC telecast draws 1.21 million viewers

The ABC telecast of the Patriot Games, a competition launched by President Donald Trump as part of the Freedom 250 initiative, drew a low television audience. According to viewership data, the one-hour highlight special averaged approximately 1.21 million viewers.

This figure represents less than half the audience of the program that occupied the same time slot in previous weeks. Specifically, the game show ‘Press Your Luck’ averaged 2.86 million viewers the week prior and 2.88 million viewers the week before that.

The event, which features high school-aged athletes, has faced criticism and online mockery since its announcement. Despite the presence of Disney and ESPN executives at the event's finale, the broadcast struggled to compete with established programming in its time slot.