“Fall” 2021 TV Viewership

[visitingcock]

The Top Dozen most watched NCAA womens’s basketball game ( correct me if I missed) were.

1. UCONN-UCLA (ABC) 839,000

2. SCar - NCState (ESPN) 506,000

3. SCar - UCONN (ESPN) 489,000

4. Stanford - Tenn (ESPN2) 365,000

5. Stanford -SCar (ESPN2) 314,000

6. Louisville -UCONN (ESPN) 281,000

7. Kentucky- Louisville (ESPN) 280,000

T Michigan v Louisville (ESPN) 280,000

9. Baylor - Michigan (ESPN) 242,000

10. Maryland - SCar (ESPN) 235,000

11. Texas - Tenn (ESPN) 232,000

12. UConn -GaTech (ESPN) 222,000

Notes:

• Big 4 network coverage by ABC turns up big with number one viewed game
• number 3 ranked game was in a bad (Monday noon) TV time slot.
• UConn & SCar each involved in 4 of 12 top games
• only UConn & SCar garnered 1 million+ eyeballs
• UConn garnered the most eyeballs in these 12 games.
• consistency of eyeballs on Louisville is amazing!

 

[eebmg]

How did ND vs UConn with Paige still playing not make this list?

 

[visitingcock]

Oops UConn v GaTech was espn 2. Other similar mistakes may have been made

 

[visitingcock]

How did ND vs UConn with Paige still playing not make this list?

Only 179,000 viewers according to my search. Correct me if I am wrong

 

[CL82]

I think that it is impressive that woman’s basketball draws significant viewership across a broad range of teams. It’s a good thing to that ABC decided to broadcast its first woman’s basketball game.

 

[CL82]

How did ND vs UConn with Paige still playing not make this list?

Because Notre Dame isn’t as relevant as Georgia Tech?

 

[oldhusky]

Since ABC had relative success I suspect they will consider adding more games in the future.

 

[SVCBeercats]

The Top Dozen most watched NCAA womens’s basketball game ( correct me if I missed) were.

For the sake of context, it should be noted that 22 men's college basketball games across the country have topped the five-million-viewer mark this season.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

The Top Dozen most watched NCAA womens’s basketball game ( correct me if I missed) were.

1. UCONN-UCLA (ABC) 839,000

2. SCar - NCState (ESPN) 506,000

3. SCar - UCONN (ESPN) 489,000

4. Stanford - Tenn (ESPN2) 365,000

5. Stanford -SCar (ESPN2) 314,000

6. Louisville -UCONN (ESPN) 281,000

7. Kentucky- Louisville (ESPN) 280,000

T Michigan v Louisville (ESPN) 280,000

9. Baylor - Michigan (ESPN) 242,000

10. Maryland - SCar (ESPN) 235,000

11. Texas - Tenn (ESPN) 232,000

12. UConn -GaTech (ESPN) 222,000

Notes:

• Big 4 network coverage by ABC turns up big with number one viewed game
• number 3 ranked game was in a bad (Monday noon) TV time slot.
• UConn & SCar each involved in 4 of 12 top games
• only UConn & SCar garnered 1 million+ eyeballs
• UConn garnered the most eyeballs in these 12 games.
• consistency of eyeballs on Louisville is amazing!

Would be interesting to see how these WCBB games' viewership figures compare with the top twelve for men. In soccer, the women have often outdrawn the men's national team in viewership. I think that's correct...

 

[Vowelguy]

Since ABC had relative success I suspect they will consider adding more games in the future.

hopefully yes they realized that there is a significant audience they've been missing -- the #1 game got basically the same number of viewers as the #3 & #4 combined!

 

[Justavisitor]

The Top Dozen most watched NCAA womens’s basketball game ( correct me if I missed) were.

1. UCONN-UCLA (ABC) 839,000

2. SCar - NCState (ESPN) 506,000

3. SCar - UCONN (ESPN) 489,000

4. Stanford - Tenn (ESPN2) 365,000

5. Stanford -SCar (ESPN2) 314,000

6. Louisville -UCONN (ESPN) 281,000

7. Kentucky- Louisville (ESPN) 280,000

T Michigan v Louisville (ESPN) 280,000

9. Baylor - Michigan (ESPN) 242,000

10. Maryland - SCar (ESPN) 235,000

11. Texas - Tenn (ESPN) 232,000

12. UConn -GaTech (ESPN) 222,000

Notes:

• Big 4 network coverage by ABC turns up big with number one viewed game
• number 3 ranked game was in a bad (Monday noon) TV time slot.
• UConn & SCar each involved in 4 of 12 top games
• only UConn & SCar garnered 1 million+ eyeballs
• UConn garnered the most eyeballs in these 12 games.
• consistency of eyeballs on Louisville is amazing!

Comparing ESPN to ESPN2 isn't really a good comparison. I am still annoyed at how many hotels and other places only carry ESPN, but not ESPN2.

 

[donalddoowop]

UConn, UCLA was on ABC which is in more homes than the ESPN stations. Everyone does not have cable so it should be expected that a non-cable network that is available to everyone who has a television, would have more viewers. At least that is what I think.

 

[visitingcock]

UConn, UCLA was on ABC which is in more homes than the ESPN stations. Everyone does not have cable so it should be expected that a non-cable network that is available to everyone who has a television, would have more viewers. At least that is what I think.

Oh yes, I think if #1 vs. #2 (SCar vs UConn) had been on ABC in the same time slot it as UCLA, it would have blown away the numbers of UConn vs. UCLA. Monday at noon was a horrible time slot that is #3 anyway.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Kind of surprised that our game against TN had higher ratings than the game against SCAR. I assume it must be a timeslot issue (different days of the week, time of day, and closer to Xmas week when folks check out), because #1 vs. #2 was definitely the more enticing of the two games!

 

[awhom111]

Full list of ratings that I have seen hit the ratings websites:

11/9 South Carolina-North Carolina State ESPN 506,000
11/14 Texas-Stanford ESPN 185,000
11/14 Kentucky-Indiana ESPN 161,000
11/21 Texas-Tennessee ESPN 232,000
11/22 South Carolina-UConn ESPN 489,000
12/2 Michigan-Louisville ESPN 280,000
12/2 North Carolina State-Indiana ESPN2 159,000
12/2 Iowa-Duke ESPN 150,000
12/5 Notre Dame-UConn FS1 174,000
12/9 UConn-Georgia Tech ESPN2 222,000
12/9 Michigan-Wisconsin Big Ten Network 78,000
12/11 UCLA-UConn ABC 839,000
12/12 Kentucky-Louisville ESPN 280,000
12/12 Maryland-South Carolina ESPN 235,000
12/12 Indiana-Ohio State Big Ten Network 75,000
12/18 Stanford-Tennessee ESPN2 365,000
12/19 Baylor-Michigan ESPN 242,000
12/19 WNBA Draft Lottery ESPN 201,000
12/19 Louisville-UConn ESPN 281,000
12/19 Texas-San Diego ESPN 141,000
12/21 Stanford-South Carolina ESPN2 314,000

 

[eebmg]

Full list of ratings that I have seen hit the ratings websites:

11/9 South Carolina-North Carolina State ESPN 506,000
11/14 Texas-Stanford ESPN 185,000
11/14 Kentucky-Indiana ESPN 161,000
11/21 Texas-Tennessee ESPN 232,000
11/22 South Carolina-UConn ESPN 489,000
12/2 Michigan-Louisville ESPN 280,000
12/2 North Carolina State-Indiana ESPN2 159,000
12/2 Iowa-Duke ESPN 150,000
12/5 Notre Dame-UConn FS1 174,000
12/9 UConn-Georgia Tech ESPN2 222,000
12/9 Michigan-Wisconsin Big Ten Network 78,000
12/11 UCLA-UConn ABC 839,000
12/12 Kentucky-Louisville ESPN 280,000
12/12 Maryland-South Carolina ESPN 235,000
12/12 Indiana-Ohio State Big Ten Network 75,000
12/18 Stanford-Tennessee ESPN2 365,000
12/19 Baylor-Michigan ESPN 242,000
12/19 WNBA Draft Lottery ESPN 201,000
12/19 Louisville-UConn ESPN 281,000
12/19 Texas-San Diego ESPN 141,000
12/21 Stanford-South Carolina ESPN2 314,000

How did ND vs UConn with Paige still playing not make this list?

Oh. I forgot ND vs UConn was on FS1. That explains it.

 

[awhom111]

1/2 Maryland-Indiana ESPN2 111,000

 

[Vowelguy]

Kind of surprised that our game against TN had higher ratings than the game against SCAR. I assume it must be a timeslot issue (different days of the week, time of day, and closer to Xmas week when folks check out), because #1 vs. #2 was definitely the more enticing of the two games!

Also, Tenn has more fans than SC.

 

[ConwayGmck]

Kind of surprised that our game against TN had higher ratings than the game against SCAR. I assume it must be a timeslot issue (different days of the week, time of day, and closer to Xmas week when folks check out), because #1 vs. #2 was definitely the more enticing of the two games!

Your game vs Tennessee was on a Saturday, while the game vs South Carolina was on the following Tuesday. Also, the CT-UCLA appears to be the only WBB game that was broadcast by one of the "Big Three" national networks, which would eclipse anything shown on one of the competing ESPN networks or Fox subsidiaries....

 

[awhom111]

1/9 Kentucky-South Carolina ESPN 294,000

 

[awhom111]

1/16 Kentucky-Tennessee ESPN 194,000
1/16 South Carolina-Arkansas ESPN2 149,000
1/16 Michigan-Maryland ESPN 115,000
1/16 Nebraska-Iowa Big Ten Network 76,000
1/17 UConn-Oregon ESPN2 211,000

 

[TeamFirst!]

I think you'll find that the relative market sizes of UCLA ( greater LA area ) vs Uconn ( greater NYC area ) had a lot to do with these numbers also. When ABC is showing it in those 2 areas alone that's a lot of eyeballs. I know it was probably on ABC nationwide but for a game like that the numbers are skewed in the local areas. The same phenomena consistently puts up bigger numbers for the Super bowl when major markets are involved.

 

[jchusky]

was so stupid to have some of these games going head to head with Cfb and Nfl especially Louisville UConn

 

[JoePgh]

Oh. I forgot ND vs UConn was on FS1. That explains it.

It was also on a Sunday afternoon, competing with NFL games. I think that was a big factor also.

 

[SVCBeercats]

was so stupid to have some of these games going head to head with Cfb and Nfl especially Louisville UConn

Was there another choice or time slot? Or is this the time slot low revenue producers get?