South Carolina-Iowa averaged 18.7m viewers on ABC and ESPNChampionship showdown peaks at 24m viewers on SundaySouth Carolina’s victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday’s women’s NCAA championship game had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN. The only sporting events in the US to draw a bigger TV audience since 2019 have been American football, the World Cup and the Olympics.The audience numbers are expected to increase when Nielsen releases its final numbers on...
South Carolina’s win against Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes in the women’s NCAA championship drew a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN, with viewership expected to rise upon Nielsen’s final release. Nielsen reported a peak audience of 24 million. This marks the most-viewed basketball game since 2019, surpassing the men’s NCAA title […] The post SOURCE SPORTS: Women’s National Title Game Has Largest Basketball Audience Since 2019 first appeared on The Source.
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...
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Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. The top pick is held by the Indiana Fever, who have been posting on social media and teasing Clark’s arrival on the team since the point guard declared for the draft on Feb. 29. Clark, known
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The NCAA Women’s basketball championship game is on Sunday. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks in the final game of the 2024 women’s March Madne
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The 2024 NCAA women’s basketball championship game has finally arrived, bringing with it all the buildup of this season's hoopla. Following a season of thrilling showdowns on the court, this past week saw the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament narrow down to the Final Four. On April 5, Iowa faced UConn, and South Carolina squared off against NC State. Now, Iowa will take to the hardwood to play against the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 7 for the national championship. This...