Women’s championship game out-drew men’s by 4 million!

[tweeterhawk]

Women's NCAA title game outdraws the men's championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

The audience for the women's game — in which the Gamecocks won their fourth national title and denied Clark’s Hawkeyes their first — peaked at 24.1 million during the final 15 minutes.

apnews.com

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

The semifinal between Iowa and UConn almost outdrew the men's final.

 

[ddeanHawk]

Cc effect, I bet it doesn't next year

 

[bulletproof90]

Imagine being told this 5 years ago and that we'd be in it.

 

[GunnerHawk]

Doesn't help thst it started at 9:30 EST. I watched the first half then cashed it in.

 

[Iafootballfan]

Doesn't help thst it started at 9:30 EST. I watched the first half then cashed it in.

This. We’re comparing a game in the middle of a Sunday to a game that tipped off at 9:30pm on a Monday for 60% of the population in this county.

 

[Pawkhawk1]

This. We’re comparing a game in the middle of a Sunday to a game that tipped off at 9:30pm on a Monday for 60% of the population in this county.

Fine.
But if Sundays game would have started at 4 pm Central, it would have been 22 million viewers steady with a peak of 28 million.
Fact.
West coast matters.

 

[blhawk]

This. We’re comparing a game in the middle of a Sunday to a game that tipped off at 9:30pm on a Monday for 60% of the population in this county.

Not to mention the women were on ABC that you can get for free with an antenna in the population centers and the men were on TBS which requires a cable or streaming subscription

That's a big difference. Its ridiculous the men aren't on CBS

 

[cidhawkeye]

Did they just move the men's game to Monday nights? Has it always been on CBS, ABC, NBC?

 

[NLhawk62]

Did they just move the men's game to Monday nights? Has it always been on CBS, ABC, NBC?

It was always Monday on CBS. Not sure when it went to TBS.

 

[GunnerHawk]

Without Caitlin, the numbers would have been much less. She plays with a flare and charism that few players have ever had. Men or women.

Maybe it's the logo threes, pin-point bullet passes, game winning shots or passion for the game. Or maybe it is her compassion for young fans, always making time for autographs.

The college game will miss her.

 

[Thunderlips71]

Men’s basketball is painful to watch for an old man like me. Doesn’t seem like a team game anymore, just athletes ad-libbing like a pick-up game. Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go yell at that cloud.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Women's NCAA title game outdraws the men's championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

The audience for the women's game — in which the Gamecocks won their fourth national title and denied Clark’s Hawkeyes their first — peaked at 24.1 million during the final 15 minutes.

apnews.com

If the time slots for the games were reversed it'd probably be double that.

 

[GunnerHawk]

If the time slots for the games were reversed it'd probably be double that.

What?

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

What?

Probably beat the men by 8M if the the women had the Monday prime time slot and the men played at 2pm Sunday.

I think that's a pretty safe bet.

 

[GunnerHawk]

Probably beat the men by 8M if the the women had the Monday prime time slot and the men played at 2pm Sunday.

I think that's a pretty safe bet.

Nope, I would have cashed it in by 10:30. Work night for most folks

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Nope, I would have cashed it in by 10:30. Work night for most folks

Traditional primetime is eight to 11 o’clock at night, Monday through Friday, but Nielsen finds that more Americans tune in from 9:15pm to 9:30pm than any other period during primetime. The tail end of primetime—10:45 to 11:00pm—is when the fewest viewers use their televisions.



Although there are no differences between when men and women watch TV during primetime, age is a factor. Viewers ages 18-49 typically tune in later. For this demographic, 9:45 to 10:00pm is prime viewing time, while they use TV the least at the beginning of primetime, from 8:00 to 8:15pm.

What Time is Really Primetime? | Nielsen

Discover prime time hours for television and when American consumers are more likely to tune in including demographic factors that affect view times.

www.nielsen.com

 

[EagleHawk]

This. We’re comparing a game in the middle of a Sunday to a game that tipped off at 9:30pm on a Monday for 60% of the population in this county.

The women's SEMIFINAL started at 9:30 ET on a Friday night and nearly outdrew the men's FINAL at the same start time.

 

[abby97]

Can you say Caitlin?

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Anyone arguing that the men would’ve been a better draw with a weekend game and on national TV are delusional.

 

[Iafootballfan]

The women's SEMIFINAL started at 9:30 ET on a Friday night and nearly outdrew the men's FINAL at the same start time.

I mean - of course? A game that is at 9:30pm on a Friday night is going to draw more attention that 9:30pm on a Monday night when people have to go to work in the morning? This is common sense folks.

 

[biggreydogs]

 

[joelbc1]

Cc effect, I bet it doesn't next year

#22 has shown America there are many interesting young players worth watching…..that JuJu gal from USC is gonna be something before all is said and done. She’s #22 and a little bigger……

 

[goodbyebobby]

#22 has shown America there are many interesting young players worth watching…..that JuJu gal from USC is gonna be something before all is said and done. She’s #22 and a little bigger……

She may be bigger, may end up better, but she won't turn the needle like Caitlin did.

 

[joelbc1]

She may be bigger, may end up better, but she won't turn the needle like Caitlin did.

Probably not…..but you never know….I’ll try and see her if USC comes to Iowa City. Next year….this JuJu gal is the real deal as far as a player…,..she was better than any other player in the B10 this year….except #22….but she is just a freshman, too. She is certainly equal to #22 thru her first year…..numbers wise…….Also, the “west coast” is certainly not very college athletics friendly as compared to the Midwest.

 

[joelbc1]

She may be bigger, may end up better, but she won't turn the needle like Caitlin did.

PERHAPS NOT….BUT HER BIGGEST NEGATIVE IS PLAYING ON THE WEST COAST….COLLEGE ATHLETICS ARE AN AFTER-THOUGHT there……but make no mistake…JUJU IS ONE HELLUVA PLAYER…
BUT #22 was first.

 

[eyesofhawk]

Anyone arguing that the men would’ve been a better draw with a weekend game and on national TV are delusional.

Anyone arguing that women's basketball is a better on-court product than men's basketball is delusional

 

[hawkjt]

As reported in Wed WSJ tv rights for women's tourney this year:
6.5 million
Men's tourney:
873 million

They also pointed out that CC has had a jordanesque impact on viewership.
For the 1998 NBA Finals 6th game with Bulls vs Utah the tv audience
Was 37 million.
NBA has never come close to that since.