2022/23 TV Eyeballs

[darrell]

Surprised by this.

I have to say, I’m a bit surprised as well. I was hoping it’d cross 1M, but 1.5M is impressive.

The most impressive part is that this game aired simultaneously with a matchup of the Celtics (#1 in the East) vs. the Grizzlies (#2 in the West) on ABC which worried me a bit.

College GameDay would’ve made this all the more exciting.

Kudos to Dawn, CLA was electric. Made me want to attend a game sometime next season.

 

[Bald Husky]

Why would anyone be surprised? Two undefeated teams with two dynamic coaches and players with interesting personalities in a sold out arena with crazy fans. Sound familiar?

 

[visitingcock]

Why would anyone be surprised? Two undefeated teams with two dynamic coaches and players with interesting personalities in a sold out arena with crazy fans. Sound familiar?

Yes, I’m surprised it outdrew SCar/UConn and Scar/Stanford and even UConn/Tenn,

Super Bowl Sunday probably helped gather casual eyeballs.

Wbb fans hating on LSU’s schedule probably helped too.

Still, it just smoked other games for more than a decades,

 

[Bigboote]

That was an amazing atmosphere!

Dawn has built something special. I also want to give a shout out to the Gamecocks fans on the Boneyard. Y’all are a great fan base and bring what’s to me a welcome perspective to the board.

 

[awhom111]

Thanks to everyone for not pointing out my issues with getting the right dates on the last batch.

The more precise number for LSU-South Carolina was 1,466,000 viewers on average.

Here are average ratings for various demographics groups:
18-49: .41
F18-49 .33
M18-49: .48
18-34: .33
F12-34: .22
M12-34 .34
25-54: .48
50+: .71

2/12 Rhode Island-VCU ESPNU Not Top 150
2/12 Oklahoma-Kansas State ESPNU Not Top 150
2/12 Houston-South Florida ESPN2 60,000
2/12 Rutgers-Iowa FS1 191,000
2/13 Texas-Iowa State ESPN2 172,000
2/13 Indiana-Ohio State BTN Not Top 150

I wonder if Iowa v. Indiana 325,000 is a wbb record viewership for the BigTen Network?

Maybe some tournament games in the past exceeded it?

FOX PR says that is the record so I guess it is.

 

[CL82]

Surprised by this.

Wow, me too. Whenever I see numbers like that it makes me think that woman’s college basketball is drawing in more than just the fans of both programs. That’s a good thing.

 

[visitingcock]

Kinda pulling it all together before the last few weeks. Please don’t tell me the last week the Big Ten is gonna be on BTN Please!

1. LSU at Scar 1.466 mil
2. SCar at UConn 1.087 mil

3. SCar at Stanford 727k
4. UConn @Tenn 656k
5. NCState St at Louisville 642k
6. UConn at Iowa 597k
7. Iowa at Michigan 564k
8. Cal at ND 542k

9. Nebraska at Iowa 492k
10. UConn at Maryland 470k
11. Creighton at DePaul 427k
12.Maryland at Iowa 418k

13. Iowa at tOSU 368k
14. NC state at UConn 358k
15. Tenn at LSU 347k
16. SCar at Bama 330k
17. Iowa at Indiana 325k
18. Nebraska at Iowa 323 k
19. FSU at UConn 300k

20. Mizzou at SCar 288k
21. Notre Dame at NC State 262k
22. NC State at Iowa 257k
23. Louisville at Kentucky 247 K
24. LSU at Tx A&M 230k
25. UConn at Duke 222k
26. Michigan at UNC 211k
27. Maryland at Notre Dame 201k

I’ll add network info when I do the end of regular season wrap up. For now, I’ll just say WOW to Iowa vs Indiana pulling 325k on the Big Ten Network!

UConn still the eyeball queen but Iowa and Caitlin - indeed the BigTen- have had an amazing run. My gamecocks drew very well / when they played top Ten teams but meh against the less than meh SEC teams.

Thanks as always to @awhom111 .

 

[awhom111]

2/16 Louisville-Notre Dame ESPN 356,000
2/16 Michigan-Indiana BTN 169,000

Here are average ratings for various demographics groups for the Louisville-Notre Dame game:
18-49: .11
F18-49 .06
M18-49: .15
18-34: .05
F12-34: .02
M12-34 .06
25-54: .12
50+: .18

 

[awhom111]

2/18 Iowa-Nebraska BTN Not Top 150
2/18 UConn-Villanova FOX 690,000
2/19 Purdue-Indiana BTN 131,000
2/19 Auburn-Tennessee ESPN2 Not Top 150
2/19 North Carolina State-Virginia Tech ESPN2 124,000
2/19 West Virginia-Texas ESPNU Not Top 150
2/20 Ohio State-Michigan FS1 113,000
2/20 Rutgers-Wisconsin BTN Not Top 150
2/20 UCLA-Stanford ESPN2 183,000

Interesting direct comparison since the UConn men played before and the Villanova men played after on FOX and the women's game beat them both.

 

[awhom111]

2/21 Iowa-Maryland BTN 151,000

 

[awhom111]

2/23 Mount St. Mary's-Rider ESPNU Not Top 150
2/23 Little Rock-SIU Edwardsville ESPNU Not Top 150
2/23 South Carolina-Tennessee ESPN 535,000
2/23 Wisconsin-Northwestern BTN Not Top 150

Here are average ratings for various demographics groups for the South Carolina-Tennessee game:
18-49: .11
F18-49 .10
M18-49: .12
18-34: .08
F12-34: .06
M12-34 .07
25-54: .15
50+: .32

 

[awhom111]

The site that I rely on is behind on full detail cable ratings so I am just going to post this number and mention that Indiana-Iowa was slightly higher:
2/25 UConn-DePaul FOX 612,000

 

[awhom111]

Here is the rest:

2/25 Shaw-Elizabeth City State ESPNU Not Top 150
2/25 Colorado State-Wyoming FS1 Not Top 150
2/26 Gameday ESPN 311,000
2/26 Notre Dame-Louisville ESPN 366,000
2/26 Georgia-South Carolina ESPN2 316,000
2/26 Memphis-SMU ESPNU Not Top 150
2/26 Indiana-Iowa ESPN 622,000
2/26 Michigan-Wisconsin BTN Not Top 150
2/27 Baylor-Texas ESPN2 162,000
2/27 Villanova-Seton Hall FS1 Not Top 150
2/27 DePaul-Marquette FS1 Not Top 150

Gameday:
18-49: .10
F18-49 .06
M18-49: .15
18-34: .05
F12-34: .04
M12-34 .05
25-54: .13
50+: .13

Notre Dame-Louisville:
18-49: .08
F18-49 .06
M18-49: .11
18-34: .07
F12-34: .05
M12-34 .06
25-54: .10
50+: .21

Indiana-Iowa:
18-49: .13
F18-49 .10
M18-49: .16
18-34: .09
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .08
25-54: .14
50+: .36

 

[visitingcock]

Eagerly waiting the weekend update with some great games but eyeballs spread out across the country

 

[awhom111]

3/1 Minnesota-Penn State BTN Not Top 150
3/1 Rutgers-Northwestern BTN Not Top 150
3/1 Ball State-Bowling Green ESPNU Not Top 150
3/2 Nebraska-Michigan State BTN Not Top 150
3/2 Michigan-Penn State BTN Not Top 150
3/2 Purdue-Wisconsin BTN Not Top 150
3/2 Illinois-Rutgers BTN Not Top 150
3/3 Indiana-Michigan State BTN 168,000
3/3 Ohio State-Michigan BTN 204,000
3/3 Iowa-Purdue BTN 236,000
3/3 Maryland-Illinois BTN 198,000

 

[awhom111]

3/4 Georgetown-UConn 186,000 FS1
3/4 Marquette-St. John's FS2 Not Top 150
3/4 Indiana-Ohio State BTN 222,000
3/4 Ole Miss-South Carolina ESPNU Not Top 150
3/4 Iowa-Maryland BTN 380,000
3/4 Tennessee-LSU ESPNU Not Top 150
3/4 DePaul-Villanova FS2 Not Top 150
3/4 Seton Hall-Creighton FS2 Not Top 150
3/5 Gameday ESPN2 190,000
3/5 Saint Louis-UMass ESPNU Not Top 150
3/5 Louisville-Virginia Tech ESPN 480,000
3/5 Tennessee-South Carolina ESPN 866,000
3/5 Marquette-UConn FS1 197,000
3/5 Ohio State-Iowa ESPN 745,000
3/5 Washington State-UCLA ESPN2 257,000
3/5 Creighton-Villanova FS1 120,000
3/5 High Point-Gardner-Webb ESPNU Not Top 150
3/6 Texas State-James Madison ESPNU Not Top 150
3/6 Villanova-UConn FS1 318,000
3/6 Postgame FS1 200,000

ACC:
18-49: .10
F18-49 .08
M18-49: .12
18-34: .07
F12-34: .06
M12-34 .08
25-54: .12
50+: .27

SEC:
18-49: .14
F18-49 .16
M18-49: .12
18-34: .08
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .10
25-54: .18
50+: .53

B1G:
18-49: .14
F18-49 .15
M18-49: .13
18-34: .08
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .09
25-54: .20
50+: .44

Showbuzzdaily is adding more data on sports down to the 100k average viewer level so we could get even more numbers.

 

[visitingcock]

3/4 Georgetown-UConn 186,000 FS1
3/4 Marquette-St. John's FS2 Not Top 150
3/4 Indiana-Ohio State BTN 222,000
3/4 Ole Miss-South Carolina ESPNU Not Top 150
3/4 Iowa-Maryland BTN 380,000
3/4 Tennessee-LSU ESPNU Not Top 150
3/4 DePaul-Villanova FS2 Not Top 150
3/4 Seton Hall-Creighton FS2 Not Top 150
3/5 Gameday ESPN2 190,000
3/5 Saint Louis-UMass ESPNU Not Top 150
3/5 Louisville-Virginia Tech ESPN 480,000
3/5 Tennessee-South Carolina ESPN 866,000
3/5 Marquette-UConn FS1 197,000
3/5 Ohio State-Iowa ESPN 745,000
3/5 Washington State-UCLA ESPN2 257,000
3/5 Creighton-Villanova FS1 120,000
3/5 High Point-Gardner-Webb ESPNU Not Top 150
3/6 Texas State-James Madison ESPNU Not Top 150
3/6 Villanova-UConn FS1 318,000
3/6 Postgame FS1 200,000

ACC:
18-49: .10
F18-49 .08
M18-49: .12
18-34: .07
F12-34: .06
M12-34 .08
25-54: .12
50+: .27

SEC:
18-49: .14
F18-49 .16
M18-49: .12
18-34: .08
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .10
25-54: .18
50+: .53

B1G:
18-49: .14
F18-49 .15
M18-49: .13
18-34: .08
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .09
25-54: .20
50+: .44

Showbuzzdaily is adding more data on sports down to the 100k average viewer level so we could get even more numbers.

Thank you awhom for all your work.

I’ll try to pull it altogether for my over 200k pre -ncaa tourney viewers ranking When the Big 12 tourney concludes
..
Looks like the Big Ten viewers were a monster jump compared to last year. I guess a thank you Caitlyn is due.

 

[CL82]

3/4 Georgetown-UConn 186,000 FS1
3/4 Marquette-St. John's FS2 Not Top 150
3/4 Indiana-Ohio State BTN 222,000
3/4 Ole Miss-South Carolina ESPNU Not Top 150
3/4 Iowa-Maryland BTN 380,000
3/4 Tennessee-LSU ESPNU Not Top 150
3/4 DePaul-Villanova FS2 Not Top 150
3/4 Seton Hall-Creighton FS2 Not Top 150
3/5 Gameday ESPN2 190,000
3/5 Saint Louis-UMass ESPNU Not Top 150
3/5 Louisville-Virginia Tech ESPN 480,000
3/5 Tennessee-South Carolina ESPN 866,000
3/5 Marquette-UConn FS1 197,000
3/5 Ohio State-Iowa ESPN 745,000
3/5 Washington State-UCLA ESPN2 257,000
3/5 Creighton-Villanova FS1 120,000
3/5 High Point-Gardner-Webb ESPNU Not Top 150
3/6 Texas State-James Madison ESPNU Not Top 150
3/6 Villanova-UConn FS1 318,000
3/6 Postgame FS1 200,000

ACC:
18-49: .10
F18-49 .08
M18-49: .12
18-34: .07
F12-34: .06
M12-34 .08
25-54: .12
50+: .27

SEC:
18-49: .14
F18-49 .16
M18-49: .12
18-34: .08
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .10
25-54: .18
50+: .53

B1G:
18-49: .14
F18-49 .15
M18-49: .13
18-34: .08
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .09
25-54: .20
50+: .44

Showbuzzdaily is adding more data on sports down to the 100k average viewer level so we could get even more numbers.

Thanks for taking the time to put all this together. It’s interesting information. For example, I would’ve thought that FS1 drew more viewers than the BTN, but apparently they are about the same, with maybe a slight edge to the BTN.

 

[cancontent]

Great indication that viewership is growing.

 

[awhom111]

3/7 Cleveland State-Green Bay ESPNU Not Top 150
3/7 Omaha-South Dakota State ESPNU Not Top 150
3/7 Portland-Gonzaga ESPNU Not Top 150
3/8 Northern Arizona-Sacramento State ESPNU Not Top 150
3/9 Lamar-Southeastern Louisiana ESPNU Not Top 150
3/9 Houston-East Carolina ESPNU Not Top 150
3/10 West Virginia-Oklahoma State ESPNU Not Top 150
3/10 Kansas State-Texas ESPNU Not Top 150
3/10 Albany-Vermont ESPNU Not Top 150
3/11 Manhattan-Iona ESPNU Not Top 150
3/11 Harvard-Princeton ESPNEWS Not Top 150
3/12 Sacred Heart-Fairleigh Dickinson ESPNU Not Top 150
3/12 Drake-Belmont ESPNU Not Top 150
3/12 Iowa State-Texas ESPN2 343,000
3/12 Selection Show ESPN 1,274,000
3/12 Selection Show Extended ESPNU Not Top 150

Here are average ratings for various demographics groups for the selection show:
18-49: .29
F18-49 .18
M18-49: .40
18-34: .19
F12-34: .09
M12-34 .27
25-54: .37
50+: .70

 

[visitingcock]

@awhom111

Big 12 Semifinals on 3/11???

Oklahoma vs Iowa State ?!?
Texas bs Oklahoma Stat???

 

[jbc021592]

Just curious—how many people watched UCONN @ ND back in December? Thanks.

 

[visitingcock]

Just curious—how many people watched UCONN @ ND back in December? Thanks.

585,000

 

[awhom111]

@awhom111

Big 12 Semifinals on 3/11???

Oklahoma vs Iowa State ?!?
Texas bs Oklahoma Stat???

Looks like both of those were ESPN+ only, so no ratings.

 

[awhom111]

3/15 Illinois-Mississippi State ESPNU Not Top 150
3/15 Southern-Sacred Heart ESPNU Not Top 150
3/16 Purdue-St. John's ESPN2 216,000
3/16 Tennessee Tech-Monmouth ESPN2 200,000

If the ESPNU games averaged over 100,000 viewers, we should be able to get numbers for them on Tuesday and then I will update those. For those wondering, yes NIT game do get pretty decent ratings even up against men's NCAA games.