Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Charlotte Hornets (WFL)
Table title:
1974 regular season
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Week </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Day </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Date </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Opponent </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Result </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Attendance </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thursday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 11, 1974 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Jacksonville Sharks </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 7–14 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 59,112 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 17, 1974 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Birmingham Americans </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 29–32 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17,943 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thursday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 25, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Philadelphia Bell </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 17–15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 64,719 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > July 31, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jacksonville Sharks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 24–16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15,648 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 7, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Southern California Sun </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 11–8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28,174 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 14, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Portland Storm </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 38–16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16,222 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 21, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Houston Texans </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 43–10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,042 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > August 28, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Houston Texans </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 11–14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10,126 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Monday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 2, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Philadelphia Bell </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 24–16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,132 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Friday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 6, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Florida Blazers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 15–17 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3,830 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 11, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Portland Storm </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 34–15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,339 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 18, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Hawaiians </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 14–17 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12,169 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tuesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > September 24, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Detroit Wheels </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 37–7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,220 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Thursday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 3, 1974† </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Chicago Fire </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 41–30 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22,354 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 9, 1974‡ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Memphis Southmen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 23–27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25,133 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 16, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chicago Fire </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > W 27–0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20,333 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 23, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Florida Blazers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 11–15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23,613 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > October 30, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Southern California Sun </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 25–34 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19,436 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > November 6, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Shreveport Steamer </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 14–19 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10,697 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wednesday </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > November 13, 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > at Memphis Southmen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > L 22–28 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13,339 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How popular were the Charlotte Hornets in the first two weeks of the 1974 regular season?
Answer:
After losing 14-7 against at Jacksonville in front of crowd 59,112, Charlotte Hornets played against the Birmingham Americans which attracted 17,943.