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Riot also revealed findings regarding the viewing habits of League esports fans in its esports broadcast update posted today. Most fans, according to the post, stick to watching their favorite game regardless of which region is playing. Fans of the LCS are more likely to watch LEC games if they\u2019re on compared to VALORANT matches, Riot claims. It also found that the two most important priorities for viewers are to watch their favorite team and to catch the biggest matchups of the week. Burnout can be a factor, too, since Riot reported that 45 percent of viewers say they feel exhausted after watching a full day's worth of competitive League of Legends. With these findings in mind, Riot has made the following changes to its broadcast schedule: LCS games will be played Thursday and Friday starting at 2pm CTLEC games will be played Saturday, Sunday, and Monday starting at 10am CTCBLoL games will be played Saturday and Sunday starting at 10am CTLPL games will be played Monday to Friday starting at 5am CT and Saturday and Sunday starting at 3am CTLCK games have been given some new start timesMatch No. 2 on weekdays will start 30 minutes earlier, moving from 5am CT to 4:30am CTOn the weekends, Match No. 1 will be moved from 2am CT to 12am CT, and Match No. 2 will be moved from 5am CT to 2:30am CT Riot\u2019s stated goal with the changes is to make the viewing experience less stressful by reducing overlapping games between regions. 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On the weekends, Match No. 1 will be moved from 2am CT to 12am CT, and Match No. 2 will be moved from 5am CT to 2:30am CT<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>

Riot\u2019s stated goal with the changes is to make the viewing experience less stressful by reducing overlapping games between regions. With the new schedule, fans should only have to choose \u201cto watch\u201d and not worry about \u201cwhich game to watch.\u201d<\/p>