https://www.espn.com.au/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39862514/iowa-lsu-rematch-shatters-tv-ratings-record-123m-viewers
Iowa's 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA tournament Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN Iowa-LSU outdrew all but one of the five games in last year's NBA Finals, along with the clinching game of last year's World Series (11.48 million). |
This year the women's tournament is so much better than the mens. The women's has more recognizable stars, real rivalries, charismatic coaches, and the quality of play is more watchable |
I watched the game and it was phenomenally fun. Such an exciting time for women sports |
+1 |
Laughable |
Check the ratings. |
Iowa, SC and UConn is an amazing lineup for the final four.
The mens tournament basically has one dominant team and a few teams trying to be spoilers |
The biggest a lovable fat guy and a center with no charisma. |
I always hated men’s pro BB and men’s college has become that.
Women’s NCAA is like men’s college use to be. I love it so much fun. People thought women’s sports could never get the viewership to make money. Eat it. |
It’s just a shame that South Carolina was handed such an easier route to the championship game. |
They were the overall #1 seed! |
They were the overall #1 seed! |
Good for WOMEN’s BASKETBALL PERIOD
WE NEED MORE VIEWERSHIP FOR WNBA AND HIGHER SALARIES FOR THE PLAYERS FINALLY FINALLY |
Nobody cares.
Espn has been forcefeeding it down our throats. |
It’s a novelty. Every few years there will be a great story like the Iowa player and casual fans will tune in. But it’s not sustainable. It never has been. |