Success of ‘The Last Dance’ may be …

Success of ‘The Last Dance’ may be enough to fuel ESPN in the absence of live sports. The Michael Jordan docuseries is now the network’s most-watched documentary and the positive numbers have led ESPN to move up the release dates of three other ‘30 for 30’ documentaries. The network has also ordered a nine-part series on Tom Brady that will air next year. ‘The Last Dance’ By The Numbers Averaged 5.6 million U.S. viewers across the 10 episodes. 23.8 million households have watched it outside the U.S. Ranks as 10 of the 11 most-watched telecasts among the key 18-34 demo since mid-March. No. 1 trending topic on Twitter for five straight Sundays. More social conversation on a per-episode basis than any TV series this year.