Viewership numbers the season after Caitlin Clark

[Franisdaman]

The 4 Most Watched WBB games so far this season:

(1) 2.2M: UConn-USC on FOX following an NFL game; Saturday, Dec 21

(2) 1.0M: USC-Indiana on NBC; Sunday, Jan 19

(3) 847K: UConn-Notre Dame on ESPN; Thursday, Dec 12

(4) 841K: LSU-South Carolina on ESPN; Friday, Jan 24 (postponed from primetime Thur. Jan 23 to a late afternoon window on Fri Jan 24)

Compare those numbers to Last Season:

Prior to the start of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Iowa had the 5 most-watched games in the country (includes the 3.02M who watched Iowa beat Nebraska in the B1G Tourney title game on March 10, 2024).

(#1) 3.39M watched on FOX on March 3rd, 2024 (Senior Day), as Catlin scored 35 points and passed Pete Maravich as the NCAA Division I overall career scoring leader during the Hawkeyes’ 93-83 win over Ohio State.

(#2) 3.02M watched Iowa beat Nebraska in the B1G Tourney title game on March 10, 2024.

(#3) 1.93M watched Iowa on Sunday Jan 21, 2024 at Ohio State (Iowa lost 100-92 in OT).

(#4) 1.8M watched Iowa on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 11, 2024) at Nebraska (Nebraska won 82-79).

(#5) 1.578M watched Iowa on Saturday Feb 3, 2024 at Maryland (Iowa won 93-85).

(#6): 1.56M watched South Carolina vs. LSU on ESPN on Thu, Jan 25, 2024.

Ratings: LSU-SC, figure skating, Aussie Open, NHL

The LSU-South Carolina women's college basketball rivalry delivered one of the season's top audiences, if no match for last year.

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[Franisdaman]

Iowa's NCAA Tournament run last season:

18.9M: For the Sunday April 7, 2024 National Championship game vs South Carolina

14.4M: For the Friday April 5, 2024 Final Four NCAA tournament game vs UConn

12.3M: For the Monday April 1, 2024 Elite 8 NCAA tournament game vs LSU

6.87M: For the Saturday March 30, 2024 Sweet 16 NCAA tournament game vs Colorado

4.9M: For the Monday March 25, 2024 2nd Round NCAA Tournament game vs West Virginia

3.23M: For the Sat March 23rd, 2024 1st Round NCAA Tournament game vs Holy Cross

 

[Franisdaman]

6 other Iowa games last season (averaged betw 816K and 3.39M):


For the Sunday March 10, 2024 B1G Championship game vs Nebraska (Iowa won 94-89 in OT):








For the Sunday March 3, 2024 Senior Day game vs Ohio State (Iowa won 93-83):





For the Sunday Feb 25, 2024 game vs Illinois (Iowa won 101-85):





For the Super Bowl Sunday Feb 11, 2024 game at Nebraska (Nebraska won 82-79):


1.8M viewers

Caitlin Clark Draws Record 1.8M Viewers on Super Bowl Sunday

Caitlin Clark draws 1.8 million views for Iowa-Nebraska last Sunday

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For the Saturday Feb 3, 2024 game at Maryland (Iowa won 93-85):





For the Sunday Jan 21, 2024 game at Ohio State (Iowa lost 100-92 in OT):

 

[Incredible Hawk]

We changed the game - ummmmm yeah, no........

 

[bulletproof90]

We changed the game - ummmmm yeah, no........

I don't know, I see a lot of the teams we made famous on that list.

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Iowa's NCAA Tournament run last season:

18.9M: For the Sunday April 7, 2024 National Championship game vs South Carolina

14.4M: For the Friday April 5, 2024 Final Four NCAA tournament game vs UConn

12.3M: For the Monday April 1, 2024 Elite 8 NCAA tournament game vs LSU

6.87M: For the Saturday March 30, 2024 Sweet 16 NCAA tournament game vs Colorado

4.9M: For the Monday March 25, 2024 2nd Round NCAA Tournament game vs West Virginia

3.23M: For the Sat March 23rd, 2024 1st Round NCAA Tournament game vs Holy Cross

I wonder if this was the most viewers ever for any team in an NCAA tournament run, men or women. Over 60 million viewers, averaging over 10M a game.

 

[Titanhawk2]

6 other Iowa games last season (averaged betw 816K and 3.39M):


For the Sunday March 10, 2024 B1G Championship game vs Nebraska (Iowa won 94-89 in OT):

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For the Sunday March 3, 2024 Senior Day game vs Ohio State (Iowa won 93-83):

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For the Sunday Feb 25, 2024 game vs Illinois (Iowa won 101-85):

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For the Super Bowl Sunday Feb 11, 2024 game at Nebraska (Nebraska won 82-79):


1.8M viewers

Caitlin Clark Draws Record 1.8M Viewers on Super Bowl Sunday

Caitlin Clark draws 1.8 million views for Iowa-Nebraska last Sunday

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For the Saturday Feb 3, 2024 game at Maryland (Iowa won 93-85):

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For the Sunday Jan 21, 2024 game at Ohio State (Iowa lost 100-92 in OT):

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You're comparing regular season women's games to championship week and tourney games. What were the stats for regular games last January?

 

[Franisdaman]

The 2023-2024 season

Iowa's NCAA Tournament began on Sat March 23, 2024.

Before the NCAA Tournament began, Iowa had the 5 most-watched games in the country (includes the 3.02M who watched Iowa beat Nebraska in the B1G Tourney title game on March 10, 2024).

(#1) 3.39M watched on FOX on March 3rd, 2024 (Senior Day), as Catlin scored 35 points and passed Pete Maravich as the NCAA Division I overall career scoring leader during the Hawkeyes’ 93-83 win over Ohio State.

(#2) 3.02M watched Iowa beat Nebraska in the B1G Tourney title game on March 10, 2024.

(#3) 1.93M watched Iowa on Sunday Jan 21, 2024 at Ohio State (Iowa lost 100-92 in OT).

(#4) 1.8M watched Iowa on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 11, 2024) at Nebraska (Nebraska won 82-79).

(#5) 1.578M watched Iowa on Saturday Feb 3, 2024 at Maryland (Iowa won 93-85).

(#6): 1.56M watched South Carolina vs. LSU on ESPN on Thu, Jan 25, 2024.

Caitlin Clark, Iowa's Big Ten win most-watched conference game ever

The Caitlin Clark-effect continues, with Sunday's matchup between Iowa and Nebraska on CBS peaking at 4.45 million viewers.

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Ratings Roundup: Caitlin Clark Breaks Records On the Court and With Broadcast Viewership Highs

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ESPN Platforms Wrap Up Successful Women’s College Basketball Regular Season Slate

The 2023-24 women’s college basketball regular season was one for the record books, as viewership saw a 37 percent year-over-year increase...

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Thursday (1/25) sports viewership: LSU-SC, not NBA, tops night

In a milestone for women's college basketball, a matchup of the past two national champions topped the NBA on TNT.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

Women's Basketball 2023-24

Women's Basketball 2023-24

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[BGHAWK]

We all know viewership will be less without CC. Big deal, that's the past. Let it go.