Viewership #s the season after Caitlin. Most Watched WBB game so far: 2.2M, UConn-USC on FOX (followed an NFL game; Sat, Dec 21). 1.1M for USC at IOWA

[Franisdaman]

The 6 Most Watched WBB games so far this season:

(1) 2.2M: UConn-USC on FOX following an NFL game; Saturday, Dec 21, 2024

(2) 1.1M: #4 USC at IOWA on FOX; Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 (Caitlin's #22 jersey retirement ceremony followed the game, which IOWA won)

(3) 1.0M: USC-Indiana on NBC; Sunday, Jan 19, 2025

(4) 847K: UConn-Notre Dame on ESPN; Thursday, Dec 12, 2024

(5) 841K: LSU-South Carolina on ESPN; Friday, Jan 24, 2025 (postponed from primetime Thur. Jan 23 to a late afternoon window on Fri Jan 24)

(6) 831K: UConn-Tennessee on ESPN; Thursday, Feb 6, 2025

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.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[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

www.sportico.com

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

www.sportico.com

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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.

justwomenssports.com

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

Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s ...

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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...

espnpressroom.com

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.

 

[Pawkhawk1]

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

Will never let it go.
I love that we got to witness this whole thing unfold.
And we will probably be talking about it for the rest of our lives. Which is a good thing.

 

[ICWestfan]

Does anyone know when the CC jersey retirement ceremony is? Pregame, halftime, postgame? I'll go out on a limb and say this Iowa v USC will be the most watched game thus far. I'll go further out on that limb and say that when it is most watched, there will be a faction of fans that say "because JuJu".

 

[Franisdaman]

Will never let it go.
I love that we got to witness this whole thing unfold.
And we will probably be talking about it for the rest of our lives. Which is a good thing.

I want to see what viewership numbers are for this year's NCAA Tournament. I doubt we will ever see this again:

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]

Does anyone know when the CC jersey retirement ceremony is? Pregame, halftime, postgame? I'll go out on a limb and say this Iowa v USC will be the most watched game thus far. I'll go further out on that limb and say that when it is most watched, there will be a faction of fans that say "because JuJu".

Postgame (they won't be in a rush)

 

[Max_Rebo]

Postgame (they won't be in a rush)

Surely Fox will air the ceremony on TV, won't they?

I mean, usually, such ceremonies are not part of the regular coverage. But with the way CC brings in viewers, they would be crazy not to show it, right?

 

[intrepodor]

Surely Fox will air the ceremony on TV, won't they?

I mean, usually, such ceremonies are not part of the regular coverage. But with the way CC brings in viewers, they would be crazy not to show it, right?

You'd 🤔

 

[cidhawkeye]

I want to see what viewership numbers are for this year's NCAA Tournament. I doubt we will ever see this again:

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 doubt we will ever see this again"

Did you mean other than when you posted the same thing in post #2?

Give yourself some credit, you will regurgitate this several more times. Heck this thread will probably go dormant for a couple of years and you will go and breathe life back into the thread. It's what you do.

 

[Franisdaman]

" I doubt we will ever see this again"

Did you mean other than when you posted the same thing in post #2?

Give yourself some credit, you will regurgitate this several more times. Heck this thread will probably go dormant for a couple of years and you will go and breathe life back into the thread. It's what you do.

It's amazing how I live rent free in your extremely limited brain.

Do us and yourself a favor and just STFU.

 

[cidhawkeye]

It's amazing how I live rent free in your extremely limited brain.

Do us and yourself a favor and just STFU.

Unfortunately you won’t get your wish as I don’t foresee heeding your STFU direction. I point out your redundancy and you respond with a profanity. Glad you paid the rent before the first.
How’s Keegan doing? Any progress on getting the students moved? Keep digging up and bumping your old threads. Still got the kids helping you monitor and bump?

Nothing sad about that at all….

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

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

50 years from now, some old crusty Holy Cross alum will reminisce, "back in '24, 3 million people watched a game played by our women's basketball team..."

 

[Franisdaman]

Unfortunately you won’t get your wish as I don’t foresee heeding your STFU direction. I point out your redundancy and you respond with a profanity. Glad you paid the rent before the first.
How’s Keegan doing? Any progress on getting the students moved? Keep digging up and bumping your old threads. Still got the kids helping you monitor and bump?

Nothing sad about that at all….

Oh, Cid. The rent is free and you know it; anything I post on here bothers the hell out of you and I am happy about that.

You do realize that these were kids messing around with old fools like yourself, correct? You oftentimes can't stand a thread of mine being at the top of the board and you would bump a similar thread; they noticed and had fun at YOUR EXPENSE. Kids will be kids; you have not excuse for your behavior; you are just a pathetic, grown ass, old man.

The funniest thing about the whole thing was when I got asked, "these guys are adults, correct?" My response? "Physically, yes; mentally, absolutely not."

 

[cidhawkeye]

Oh, Cid. The rent is free and you know it; anything I post on here bothers the hell out of you and I am happy about that.

You do realize that these were kids messing around with old fools like yourself, correct? You oftentimes can't stand a thread of mine being at the top of the board and you would bump a similar thread; they noticed and had fun at YOUR EXPENSE. Kids will be kids; you have not excuse for your behavior; you are just a pathetic, grown ass, old man.

The funniest thing about the whole thing was when I got asked, "these guys are adults, correct?" My response? "Physically, yes; mentally, absolutely not."

In a battle of wits you would be essentially unarmed. Copy, paste, link… that is your skill. Most of which is appreciated. Your propensity to dig up old threads…. Not so much.
The test on rent? I have yet to have my kids monitor this board to make sure threads stay at the top. I have also not contacted the mods about duplicate threads…. Like you have.
Your next original post with substance….. will be your first. You are a thin skinned researcher, regurgitating others posts for information. Valued, but not as highly as you value yourself.
Any original suggestions on moving the students yet? Didn’t think so, not your skill set.

 

[Franisdaman]

In a battle of wits you would be essentially unarmed. Copy, paste, link… that is your skill. Most of which is appreciated. Your propensity to dig up old threads…. Not so much.
The test on rent? I have yet to have my kids monitor this board to make sure threads stay at the top. I have also not contacted the mods about duplicate threads…. Like you have.
Your next original post with substance….. will be your first. You are a thin skinned researcher, regurgitating others posts for information. Valued, but not as highly as you value yourself.
Any original suggestions on moving the students yet? Didn’t think so, not your skill set.

Oh, Cid.

You are a pathetic human being.

#RentFree

 

[cidhawkeye]

Oh, Cid.

You are a pathetic human being.

#RentFree

Original as always. As usual substance free in your post. Nice work using bold. Contact the moderators yet?

 

[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.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

Guessing #4 USC at Iowa will be #1 when the numbers come out

 

[Franisdaman]

When it comes to the MEN, the 2 most watched games so far:

(#1): 5.10M: Illinois-Arkansas on CBS Thanksgiving Day (Thur Nov 28, 2024)

(#2): 2.29M: North Carolina-Duke on ESPN (Saturday Feb 1, 2025)

Big drop for Duke rout of UNC, but second-best audience of season

The latest edition of the North Carolina-Duke rivalry was unusually uncompetitive on the court and less of a draw in the ratings.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[cidhawkeye]

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#2 for the year so far. Pretty solid. Big gap though to #1

 

[Franisdaman]

UConn-Tennessee, USC-Iowa, among top women’s games of season​

Thursday’s UConn-Tennessee women’s college basketball game averaged a 0.47 rating and 831,000 viewers on ESPN, up 27% from the rivals’ previous meeting two years ago (656K) and more than double Notre Dame-Louisville on the equivalent night last year (343K).

Tennessee’s win, which peaked with 1.3 million viewers, delivered the sixth-largest audience of the season and the third-largest on the ESPN networks. The Stanford-Notre Dame nightcap had a 0.21 and 392,000.

In other women’s action, last Sunday’s USC-Iowa game averaged just shy of 1.1 million on FOX — the second-largest audience of the season. Former Iowa G Caitlin Clark was at the game for her jersey retirement and at one point was a guest in the FOX booth.

USC has played in the three most-watched games this season, including a matchup against UConn on FOX in December that averaged more than two million following an NFL game.

Ratings: WCBB, NFL Honors, NHL and more

UConn-Tennessee and USC-Iowa delivered two of the season's top women's college basketball audiences. Plus: a new low for the NFL Honors.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[Franisdaman]

Here's a comparison of the 6 most watched games this year vs last year (pre NCAA Tournament games).

The 6 Most Watched WBB games so far this season:

(1) 2.2M: UConn-USC on FOX following an NFL game; Saturday, Dec 21, 2024

(2) 1.1M: #4 USC at IOWA on FOX; Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 (Caitlin's #22 jersey retirement ceremony followed the game, which IOWA won)

(3) 1.0M: USC-Indiana on NBC; Sunday, Jan 19, 2025

(4) 847K: UConn-Notre Dame on ESPN; Thursday, Dec 12, 2024

(5) 841K: LSU-South Carolina on ESPN; Friday, Jan 24, 2025 (postponed from primetime Thur. Jan 23 to a late afternoon window on Fri Jan 24)

(6) 831K: UConn-Tennessee on ESPN; Thursday, Feb 6, 2025

The 6 Most Watched WBB games 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.

cc: @hawkaeg80 @Torg @herkhatescy2

 

[Franisdaman]

Scott is talking about the #1 watched game so far this season (2.2M watched UConn-USC on FOX, Sat Dec 21, 2024; but it benefitted from following an NFL game).