The poll results to date are interesting, but I think they largely reflect those who visit the forum wanting to watch what they do. Long Distance Tri and ITU are way up there (both triathlon) in the poll results so far. Probably the three most exciting to me are a track meet, bike racing and a short Nordic Ski race. For me those are a dead heat and provide continuous excitement. Long distance tri, I watch because that is exactly what I do, but if I was not an athlete who did that, I would not watch it. ITU is partially related to what I do, so I'll watch it a bit but can't care to watch it. In my view, I'd rather watch Mo Farah in the last 2000m of a 5000m race, because the action is better than the last 2000m of an ITU race. Watching triathlon is like watching paint dry in general compared to bike racing, track meets and nordic skiing (especially sprints). The new mixed relay format through, that's awesome and I could stay glued to my seat for that. If that is "included in ITU" then that's a different picture.

You left out swim meet. I'd put that at the top of my list and I have never done a serious swim meet. Love a top international swim meet. Track and Swim events are the prime time attractions on network TV for every olympics. We're clearly different over here on ST (expected of course but interesting the degree to which we favor watching tris)