The same number of games in the year-ago period when the team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, today's results reflect a 7.4 million increase in fourth quarter revenues related to our agreements with MSG Sports, which includes the impact of the championship run. So, you know, we believe that this reflects the enthusiasm we saw from fans throughout this year's championship run in those areas, such as merchandise and F&B sales. And one thing I also like to say is we believe that that strong team performance will benefit this upcoming year in the form of, you know, continued strong in-arena attendance, which will further benefit, you know, our shared revenue streams with MSG Sports.
Thanks for the question, David. operator will take one last caller.
Operator
Your last question comes from the line of Joe Stoff with Susquehanna. Your line is open. Please go ahead.
Good morning. This is Eric Mondeblatt on for Joe. Thanks for the question. Just one from us. You gave some helpful details on the fiscal 2027 bookings outlook in aggregate, but could you talk about the bookings outlook by category across concerts, special events, family shows, and marquee sporting events? Thank you.
Thanks for the question, Eric. You know, as I mentioned earlier, we expect to increase the number of bookings in fiscal 27. You know, we expect that growth to be driven primarily by concerts and to a lesser extent, special events and marquee sports. For our concert category, you know, our expectations include another year of concert growth at the Garden, as well as increases across our theaters. I would say in terms of special events, we are also expecting an increase in the number of events, along with improved per-event economics. Looking at marquee sports, you know, we expect to see modest event growth this coming year, which will include the NCAA East Regional Tournament returning to the Garden in March. And that will be a significant multi-day event in our fiscal third quarter. And lastly, in terms of our family show category, I would say we face a tough year over year comparison with the absence of Cirque du Soleil's holiday run at the Infosys Theater and the Chicago Theater that took place this past year. However, you know, we expect that to be largely offset by a variety of family and performing arts attractions in the year ahead, including the Les Mis production that just ran at Radio City Music Hall. So overall, we are expecting growth across a number of our bookings categories and feel really good about our booking calendar for Fiscal 27.
Operator
We have reached the end of the question and answer session. I will now turn the call back to Ari for closing remarks.
Thank you all for joining us. We look forward to speaking with you on our fiscal 27 first quarter earnings conference call. Have a good day.
Operator
This concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.
