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“Fall” 2021 TV Viewership

ClifSpliffy said:
proving, once again, it's all just more data supporting the reality that
wbb is nothing more than the Huskie Invitational Tournament. the rest of the pretenders are just squirrels, looking for a nut.
roll out geno, buckets, and the rest for a big game, and who do you think wbb fans, of any stripe, will be watching, hmmm? woof!
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squirrel here stealing some nuts.
 
"...the (2021) title game between Arizona and Stanford attracted an average of 4 million viewers on Sunday, peaking at 5.9 million. The network said it was the most-watched women’s contest since 2014....

...Stanford’s victory over South Carolina drew an average of 1.6 million viewers, while the University of Connecticut loss to Arizona had 2.6 million viewers, up 24% from the 2019 second semifinal contest."

www.cnbc.com

CBS saw 14% decline in viewers for NCAA men's basketball championship game, while ratings for women's title match on ESPN grew

The 2021 NCAA men's basketball championship averaged 16.9 million viewers, the lowest rating for CBS since it started broadcasting in 1982.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
 
visitingcock said:
Ya think? (Just kidding around).

Five out of top ten including all of the Top 4. 5 outta' the Top 6. SCar should bring huge numbers this Saturday with Gameday and ABC coverage but we'll see if it encroaches on UConn's Top 4.

all games with over 200,000 viewers - unless @awhom111 corrects me.

  • UConn-UCLA (ABC) 839,000
  • Tenn at UConn (Fox) 694,000
  • Tennessee-UConn FOX 658,00
  • UConn-Marquette FOX 525,000
  • SCar - NCState (ESPN) 506,000

  • SCar - UConn (ESPN) 489,000
  • Notre Dame-Louisville ESPN 460,000
  • Ole Miss-SCar (ESPN) 405,000
  • 2/10 SCar Kentucky ESPN 402,000

  • Stanford - Tenn (ESPN2) 365,000
  • Louisville- NC State (ESPN) 364,000
  • Stanford -SCar (ESPN2) 314,000

  • Kentucky - SCar (ESPN) 294,000
  • Louisville -UConn (ESPN) 281,000
  • Kentucky- Louisville (ESPN) 280,000
  • Michigan v Louisville (ESPN) 280,000
  • Texas - Baylor ( ESPN 2 ) 258,000
  • Baylor - Michigan (ESPN) 242,000
  • Maryland - SCar (ESPN) 235,000
  • Texas - Tenn (ESPN) 232,000
  • Duke - Louisville (ESPN) 224,000
  • UConn -GaTech (ESPN) 222,000
  • UConn - Oregon (ESPN) 211,000
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I'd be shocked if Saturday's ABC game doesn't do monster numbers, given it is women's basketball. A UConn/SC game would have blown a hole through the ceiling, but SC & TN is a strong draw.
 
SVCBeercats said:
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.
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Key point - I found this "data point" from 2015.

"Both Duke vs. North Carolina contests were the two most-watched college games of the season with the March 7 game averaging 4,241,000 viewers and the February 18 telecast averaging 4,136,000 viewers".

espnpressroom.com

Men’s College Basketball: ESPN’s 36th Season is its Second Most-Viewed

1,714 Exclusive Games across Television and Digital Platforms ESPN and ESPN2 Televise Season’s Five Most-Viewed Games across All Networks ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU’s 622 Games Average 475,000 Viewers; WatchESPN Generates 607,000,000 Live Minutes Viewed Louisville Makes it a Baker’s Dozen with...
espnpressroom.com

While it is frustrating for those of us who follow WBB and would like to see more, we are a relatively small number in the pool of sports fans in general and basketball in particular.

Looking up at the views on this thread, they pale in comparison to MBB. As ESPN continues to see cord cutting and a decline in subscribers, the challenge to increase WBB broadcasting only becomes greater.
 
visitingcock said:
Ya think? (Just kidding around).

Five out of top ten including all of the Top 4. 5 outta' the Top 6. SCar should bring huge numbers this Saturday with Gameday and ABC coverage but we'll see if it encroaches on UConn's Top 4.

all games with over 200,000 viewers - unless @awhom111 corrects me.

  • UConn-UCLA (ABC) 839,000
  • Tenn at UConn (Fox) 694,000
  • Tennessee-UConn FOX 658,00
  • UConn-Marquette FOX 525,000
  • SCar - NCState (ESPN) 506,000

  • SCar - UConn (ESPN) 489,000
  • Notre Dame-Louisville ESPN 460,000
  • Ole Miss-SCar (ESPN) 405,000
  • 2/10 SCar Kentucky ESPN 402,000

  • Stanford - Tenn (ESPN2) 365,000
  • Louisville- NC State (ESPN) 364,000
  • Stanford -SCar (ESPN2) 314,000

  • Kentucky - SCar (ESPN) 294,000
  • Louisville -UConn (ESPN) 281,000
  • Kentucky- Louisville (ESPN) 280,000
  • Michigan v Louisville (ESPN) 280,000
  • Texas - Baylor ( ESPN 2 ) 258,000
  • Baylor - Michigan (ESPN) 242,000
  • Maryland - SCar (ESPN) 235,000
  • Texas - Tenn (ESPN) 232,000
  • Duke - Louisville (ESPN) 224,000
  • UConn -GaTech (ESPN) 222,000
  • UConn - Oregon (ESPN) 211,000
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An interesting note to this is that UConn is pulling in these ratings during a “down year“. That speaks to brand value.
 
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awhom111 said:
2/20 Gameday ESPN 395,000
2/20 Tennessee-South Carolina ABC 876,000
2/20 Stanford-Oregon ESPN2 168,000
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The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?
 
visitingcock said:
The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?
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Pretty sure it was UConn beating South Carolina to win its 100th consecutive game. Monday night game.
 
UConnCat said:
Pretty sure it was UConn beating South Carolina to win its 100th consecutive game. Monday night game.
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The 2017 game was on ESPN2 and attracted more than 1.2 million viewers.
 
visitingcock said:
The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?
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That’s a good thing. It seems like women’s basketball fandom continues to expand. I’m not sure how generalizable it is because it is tough to make apples to apples comparisons to the men’s game since women’s games are often on undesirable channels. Connecticut has had games which out draw competing men’s games and on occasion competing pro sports. And those are breakthrough moments.

Since 95, the big names in college basketball have drawn eyeballs. South Carolina is one of those names now.
 
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2/27 Louisville-Notre Dame ESPN2 140,000
2/27 Iowa-Michigan ESPN2 257,000
 
awhom111 said:
2/27 Louisville-Notre Dame ESPN2 140,000
2/27 Iowa-Michigan ESPN2 257,000
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Not much competing programing

Caitlin Clark effect? Maybe 1st game people turned off after blow out 1st Q?
 
eebmg said:
Not much competing programing

Caitlin Clark effect? Maybe 1st game people turned off after blow out 1st Q?
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More like ESPN effect. This was the most watched Big Ten game of the year. It was not a Big Ten Network telecast. It was carried by a ESPN channel that is more available nationwide than BTN.

Eyeball pecking order:
ABC
FOX
ESPN
ESPN 2

The conference Netwoks
PAC last?
 
3/5 Indiana-Ohio State Big Ten Network 188,000
3/5 Nebraska-Iowa Big Ten Network 286,000
3/6 Miami-North Carolina State ESPN 466,000
3/6 Kentucky-South Carolina ESPN 520,000
3/6 Marquette-UConn FS1 203,000
3/6 Indiana-Iowa ESPN2 493,000
3/6 Utah-Stanford ESPN2 339,000
3/7 Villanova-UConn FS1 277,000
 
awhom111 said:
3/5 Indiana-Ohio State Big Ten Network 188,000
3/5 Nebraska-Iowa Big Ten Network 286,000
3/6 Miami-North Carolina State ESPN 466,000
3/6 Kentucky-South Carolina ESPN 520,000
3/6 Marquette-UConn FS1 203,000
3/6 Indiana-Iowa ESPN2 493,000
3/6 Utah-Stanford ESPN2 339,000
3/7 Villanova-UConn FS1 277,000
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Those are really good for the Big Ten Network@
 
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Just an updated list of the great info provided by @awhom111.

Big Ten Tournament was a success!
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  • Tennessee-SCar ABC 876,000--------------preceded by Gameday
  • UConn-UCLA (ABC) 839,000
  • Tenn at UConn (Fox) 694,000
  • Tennessee-UConn FOX 658,00
  • UConn-Marquette FOX 525,000
  • Kentucky-SCar ESPN 520,000----------SEC Tourney
  • SCar - NCState (ESPN) 506,000---------Opening Night of the season

  • Indiana-Iowa ESPN2 493,000------------Big Ten Tourney
  • SCar - UConn (ESPN) 489,000-----------Noon on a Monday
  • Miami-North Carolina State ESPN 466,000-------ACC Tourney
  • Notre Dame-Louisville ESPN 460,000
  • Ole Miss-SCar (ESPN) 405,000------halftime reveal
  • 2/10 SCar Kentucky ESPN 402,000

  • Stanford - Tenn (ESPN2) 365,000
  • Louisville- NC State (ESPN) 364,000
  • Utah-Stanford ESPN2 339,000-------------------PAC Tourney
  • Stanford -SCar (ESPN2) 314,000

  • Kentucky - SCar (ESPN) 294,000
  • Nebraska-Iowa Big Ten Network 286,000----Big Ten Tourney
  • Louisville -UConn (ESPN) 281,000
  • Kentucky- Louisville (ESPN) 280,000
  • Michigan v Louisville (ESPN) 280,000
  • Villanova-UConn FS1 277,000-------------------BE Tourney
  • Texas - Baylor ( ESPN 2 ) 258,000
  • Iowa-Michigan ESPN2 257,000------------------B-10 Tourney
  • Baylor - Michigan (ESPN) 242,000
  • Nebraska-Michigan BTN 238,000---------------B-10 Tourney
  • Maryland - SCar (ESPN) 235,000
  • Texas - Tenn (ESPN) 232,000
  • Duke - Louisville (ESPN) 224,000
  • UConn -GaTech (ESPN) 222,000
  • UConn - Oregon (ESPN) 211,000
  • Marquette-UConn FS1 203,000------------------BE tourney
 
3/13 Texas-Baylor ESPN2 156,000
3/13 Selection Show ESPN 1,079,000
3/13 Post-Selection Show ESPN2 182,000

As someone who watches women's and men's basketball, having both reveals on the same time was too much for me and there ended up not being anything that I was following in the sports world on Monday, but the numbers show that it was the best time for ESPN to go to the women's bracket after their time on the men's bracket.
 
3/19 Kansas State-Washington ESPN2 207,000
3/19 Mercer-UConn ABC 767,000
3/19 Longwood-North Carolina State ESPN 326,000
3/19 Buffalo-Tennessee ABC 691,000
3/19 American-Michigan ESPN2 129,000
3/19 Princeton-Kentucky ESPN 317,000
3/19 Jackson State-LSU ESPNU 171,000
3/19 Belmont-Oregon ESPN2 237,000
3/19 UMass-Notre Dame ESPN2 266,000
3/19 UNLV-Arizona ESPN2 209,000
3/20 Creighton-Iowa ABC 993,000
3/20 Miami-South Carolina ABC 842,000
3/20 Florida Gulf Coast-Maryland ESPN 276,000
3/20 Utah-Texas ESPN 253,000
3/20 South Dakota-Baylor ESPN2 246,000
3/20 Gonzaga-Louisville ESPN 332,000
3/20 Georgia-Iowa State ESPN2 223,000
3/20 Kansas-Stanford ESPN 368,000
3/21 Kansas State-North Carolina State ESPN 540,000
3/21 Notre Dame-Oklahoma ESPN2 373,000
3/21 Belmont-Tennessee ESPN 825,000
3/21 Ohio State-LSU ESPN2 491,0000
3/21 UCF-UConn ESPN 1,137,000
3/21 UNC-Arizona ESPN2 380,000
 
awhom111 said:
3/19 Kansas State-Washington ESPN2 207,000
3/19 Mercer-UConn ABC 767,000
3/19 Longwood-North Carolina State ESPN 326,000
3/19 Buffalo-Tennessee ABC 691,000
3/19 American-Michigan ESPN2 129,000
3/19 Princeton-Kentucky ESPN 317,000
3/19 Jackson State-LSU ESPNU 171,000
3/19 Belmont-Oregon ESPN2 237,000
3/19 UMass-Notre Dame ESPN2 266,000
3/19 UNLV-Arizona ESPN2 209,000
3/20 Creighton-Iowa ABC 993,000
3/20 Miami-South Carolina ABC 842,000
3/20 Florida Gulf Coast-Maryland ESPN 276,000
3/20 Utah-Texas ESPN 253,000
3/20 South Dakota-Baylor ESPN2 246,000
3/20 Gonzaga-Louisville ESPN 332,000
3/20 Georgia-Iowa State ESPN2 223,000
3/20 Kansas-Stanford ESPN 368,000
3/21 Kansas State-North Carolina State ESPN 540,000
3/21 Notre Dame-Oklahoma ESPN2 373,000
3/21 Belmont-Tennessee ESPN 825,000
3/21 Ohio State-LSU ESPN2 491,0000
3/21 UCF-UConn ESPN 1,137,000
3/21 UNC-Arizona ESPN2 380,000
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It's wild how much viewer pull legacy programs like UConn and Tennessee have. The only other games in the same ballpark were the Iowa upset and SCAR's game against Miami, both of which were on ABC, and therefore presumptively likelier to draw viewers.
 
The UConn v Mercer game on Saturday was not shown by the ABC affiliate in Philadelphia which is the country’s 4th largest media market. It was preempted by soccer.
 
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awhom111 said:
3/19 Kansas State-Washington ESPN2 207,000
3/19 Mercer-UConn ABC 767,000
3/19 Longwood-North Carolina State ESPN 326,000
3/19 Buffalo-Tennessee ABC 691,000
3/19 American-Michigan ESPN2 129,000
3/19 Princeton-Kentucky ESPN 317,000
3/19 Jackson State-LSU ESPNU 171,000
3/19 Belmont-Oregon ESPN2 237,000
3/19 UMass-Notre Dame ESPN2 266,000
3/19 UNLV-Arizona ESPN2 209,000
3/20 Creighton-Iowa ABC 993,000
3/20 Miami-South Carolina ABC 842,000
3/20 Florida Gulf Coast-Maryland ESPN 276,000
3/20 Utah-Texas ESPN 253,000
3/20 South Dakota-Baylor ESPN2 246,000
3/20 Gonzaga-Louisville ESPN 332,000
3/20 Georgia-Iowa State ESPN2 223,000
3/20 Kansas-Stanford ESPN 368,000
3/21 Kansas State-North Carolina State ESPN 540,000
3/21 Notre Dame-Oklahoma ESPN2 373,000
3/21 Belmont-Tennessee ESPN 825,000
3/21 Ohio State-LSU ESPN2 491,0000
3/21 UCF-UConn ESPN 1,137,000
3/21 UNC-Arizona ESPN2 380,000
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One of these things is different than the others:
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What gets me is that it was on a Monday night and the highest numbers were on ESPN and not ABC. There are a lot more people that get ABC vs ESPN.
 
MSGRET said:
What gets me is that it was on a Monday night and the highest numbers were on ESPN and not ABC. There are a lot more people that get ABC vs ESPN.
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because the men didn't play on Monday and they did on Saturday.
 
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