Caitlin Clark did not get her storybook ending Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, but women’s college basketball did when the viewership figures for the national championship game were released Monday. was seen by an astonishing 18.7 million viewers and peaked at 24.7 million. That’s an 89 percent increase from the 2023 title game and a 285 percent increase from 2022. ESPN says it is the m ost-watched basketball game (men’s or women’s, college or pro) since 2019. Advertisement The interest in...
The growth was driven in part by Caitlin Clark, who has drawn comparisons to some of the sport's greatest of all time, fueling interest in women's basketball.
Despite airing only on cable, Monday’s WNBA Draft shattered records for the league. Per Sports Media Watch, the draft, which featured Iowa’s Caitlin Clark going No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever, averaged a stunning 2.446 million viewers. 2.446 million viewers for the WNBA Draft on ESPN from 7:30-9:29 PM ET. — Sports TV Ratings
Rep. David Trone (D., Md.) made history Tuesday, becoming the largest self-funder in Senate primary history. Trone, the co-owner of the multibillion-dollar liquor chain Total Wine & More, has loaned $41.7 million to his campaign for Maryland’s open Senate seat since launching his run in March 2023, Federal Election Commission filings show. The Maryland Democrat’s personal investment into his campaign far exceeds all prior Senate primary candidates, including the previous record holder, Illinois...
South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game has achieved a pair of milestones.
South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game has achieved a pair of milestones.
Check out the ratings for the April 8 episode of WWE Raw. According to Wrestlenomics, WWE Raw on April 8 averaged 2.362 million viewers. This number is up from the 1.784 million viewers the show averaged last Monday. Monday's show posted a 0.83 rating in the 18 to 49 demo, which is up from the 0.59 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic rating posted by the April 1 episode. The viewership number is the highest since February 17, 2020 and the demo is the highest since September 30, 2019. The show...
Sunday's NCAA women's basketball national championship game broke historic ground with a record-setting 18.7 million viewers, as the media frenzy surrounding Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark helped draw new eyes to the sport. South Carolina beat Iowa 87-75 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. It was the most-watched basketball game since 2019, pro or college, the network said. "With a record-setting audience of 18.7 million viewers, Sunday’s Iowa-South Carolina title game was a fitting finale...
To the surprise of no one, Sunday’s South Carolina-Iowa National Championship game averaged a record amount of viewers for a women’s college basketball game. The average viewership for the game was 18.7 million viewers, peaking at 24 million, on ABC and ESPN. Beyond that, it was also the most-watched basketball game, with no distinction between
Talk about a slam dunk. Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game amassed 18.7 million total viewers across ABC and ESPN, up 89% from last year (and +285% vs. 2022) to stand as the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, since 1992. In fact, the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 87-75 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes […]
Iowa’s 71-69 win against UConn in Friday’s NCAA Final Four game drew 14.2 million viewers, the most in women’s college basketball history, according to ESPN. The matchup produced the largest audience for a basketball game — college or professional — and was the second-best non-football telecast ever for the network. Friday’s figure is higher than every World Series and NBA Finals game last year. ESPN said the game peaked at 17 million viewers. Iowa vs. UConn bested a viewership record set just...
Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes have now broken the all-time viewership