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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People don’t watch women’s sports except perhaps tennis. So I think this is fair. Professional sports are a business, not an entitlement.[/quote]

The NCAA men’s basketball championship (Purdue-UConn) drew a smaller TV crowd than the women’s final for the first time ever.

The men’s final on Monday (primetime): 14.82 million viewers.

The women’s final (Iowa-South Carolina) on Sunday (not in primetime): 18.87 million.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/womens-ncaa-final-bigger-tv-ratings-than-mens-first-time-1235870291/[/quote]

That's because they made the men's game much harder to access and also a crappier time slot. [/quote]
The men’s final, although I was also annoyed that it started after 9 pm, was in prime time, and the women’s final was not. They call it “prime time” because there are more viewers available. Also, the women’s final is on Sunday afternoon and the men’s final is on Monday night every year, so why the difference this time?[/quote]

The men's game aired on difficult to access networks. It's much easier to watch games on a weekend than a late Monday night too. The NFL is evidence beyond belief that more people watch sports on a Sunday afternoon than a late Monday night.  You can call it prime time all you want.  Sunday afternoon sports will always get watched more.

They aired the Men's game on HBO max, TBS, TNT, and TruTV vs  . It might as well been broadcast on channel 392...lol.  They aired the women's on ESPN and ABC, that's why there was a difference this time.  I can get ABC via antenna for free like everyone in the country. I cannot get TBS, TNT, TruTV, or HBO Max without significantly more hurdles.[/quote]
Holy crap the men’s final wasn’t on CBS? That seems new.[/quote]

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