“Fall” 2021 TV Viewership

[visitingcock]

Found an article from SC on this and also did a little checking.

Gameday did a show from Knoxville in 2011 as part of Tennessee's men's and women's doubleheader against Vanderbilt. The Lady Vols played Saturday night or the second game of the doubleheader. Next Sunday's Gameday show in Columbia is different than what took place in Storrs in 2010 and Knoxville in 2011. In those instances it was the Men's Gameday show (Jay Bilas, Rece Davis, etc) that did its show in connection with a women's game or, in the case of Tennessee, a men's/women's doubleheader. The women's games were broadcast during the Saturday night ESPN slot typically reserved for men's games. The men's broadcast team did the women's games. Next Sunday's Gameday show is the women's version with the normal studio host/analysts doing a pregame show on location. It's still very important and should happen every year.

From the SC article which is not entirely accurate.

College Gameday’s trip to visit Dawn Staley’s USC will be its first time making an exclusive trip to a women’s basketball game in 11 years. The show has previously highlighted UConn in 2010 and Tennessee in 2011.

Doors to Colonial Life Arena will open at 11:30 a.m. for ticket holders to attend the pregame show. College GameDay will be hosted by Elle Duncan and feature analysts Carolyn Peck, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe and Andraya Carter.

Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/sports/col...asketball/article258257395.html#storylink=cpy

Thanks!

Yes, it should happen AT LEAST once a year. In fact, it should have happened this year at the first game - SCar at NCState!

 

[Alydar]

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

Also, this was early in the season when ND fans expected a blowout and didn't even watch.

 

[Alydar]

2/3 Stanford-UCLA ESPN 182,000

Who are they? Oh, yeah, they play in that "private viewing" conference we never see.

 

[awhom111]

2/13 South Carolina-Georgia ESPN2 151,000
2/13 Notre Dame-Louisville ESPN 460,000
2/13 UConn-Marquette FOX 525,000
2/14 Maryland-Iowa ESPN2 161,000

 

[TeamFirst!]

These numbers overall are almost throw away numbers for network programmers but there are so many channels now and they need to fill them. Fortunately the rights to women's games are probably cheap. It's no surprise to see a women's game up against a football game for example. It's counter programming and sometimes they want to chip away at the other guys market share, and if you are a sports satellite channel what else are you going to do other than show a sports event? Overall I think the investment in the women's college game in particular is good. It should grow. Women's national team soccer now out sells the men's game in the US if I remember correctly.

 

[TeamFirst!]

Big stars can really help promote the sport. Michael Jordan took the NBA to another level as did Magic and Bird. The NCAA really needs stars like Paige and Azzi and Boston...etc. I'm now a fan specifically because of Paige. I'd never watched a single women's college game before Paige for more than a few minutes. I could see that Paige was special and warranted a further look.

 

[Childhood]

2/13 South Carolina-Georgia ESPN2 151,000
2/13 Notre Dame-Louisville ESPN 460,000
2/13 UConn-Marquette FOX 525,000
2/14 Maryland-Iowa ESPN2 161,000

It seems that UConn would occupy at least half of the top 10.

 

[sun]

This article indicates that the recent Tenn - UConn game on Fox may have been the first regular season womens game broadcast in 4K HDR ever, or at least in recent years.
It wasn't broadcast in native 4K HDR, but was converted to the 4K HDR format through a process called upscaling.

Fox to Air Women's College Basketball Game In 4K - The TV Answer Man!

Fox and ESPN have both broadcast numerous men’s college basketball games in 4K over the last few years. But Fox may be establishing a first this Sunday when it airs the Connecticut-Tennessee women’s college basketball game in 4K HDR. With 4K broadcasts still relatively rare compared to HD, the...

tvanswerman.com

 

[visitingcock]

It seems that UConn would occupy at least half of the top 10.

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

 

[ClifSpliffy]

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

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!

 

[visitingcock]

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!

squirrel here stealing some nuts.

 

[sun]

"...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."

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

 

[seeya27]

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

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.

 

[azfan]

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.

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".

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.

 

[CL82]

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

An interesting note to this is that UConn is pulling in these ratings during a “down year“. That speaks to brand value.

 

[awhom111]

2/20 Gameday ESPN 395,000
2/20 Tennessee-South Carolina ABC 876,000
2/20 Stanford-Oregon ESPN2 168,000

 

[visitingcock]

2/20 Gameday ESPN 395,000
2/20 Tennessee-South Carolina ABC 876,000
2/20 Stanford-Oregon ESPN2 168,000

The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?

 

[sun]

The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?

Perhaps for a regular season game, but not including last year's WCBB tourney games.
See post #62 above.

https://the-boneyard.com/threads/“fall”-2021-tv-viewership.176816/page-3#post-4203932

 

[UConnCat]

The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?

Pretty sure it was UConn beating South Carolina to win its 100th consecutive game. Monday night game.

 

[visitingcock]

Pretty sure it was UConn beating South Carolina to win its 100th consecutive game. Monday night game.

Uconn and SCar are bad for wbb.

 

[UConnCat]

Pretty sure it was UConn beating South Carolina to win its 100th consecutive game. Monday night game.

The 2017 game was on ESPN2 and attracted more than 1.2 million viewers.

 

[CL82]

The Tennessee vs SCar game is apparently the most watched since 2017.

Anybody know what game drew the bigger eyeballs in 2017?

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.

 

[awhom111]

2/27 Louisville-Notre Dame ESPN2 140,000
2/27 Iowa-Michigan ESPN2 257,000

 

[eebmg]

2/27 Louisville-Notre Dame ESPN2 140,000
2/27 Iowa-Michigan ESPN2 257,000

Not much competing programing

Caitlin Clark effect? Maybe 1st game people turned off after blow out 1st Q?

 

[visitingcock]

Not much competing programing

Caitlin Clark effect? Maybe 1st game people turned off after blow out 1st Q?

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?