TV Ratings: NCAA Women’s Final Sets Another Record

[stevenash]

South Carolina-Iowa NCAA Women's Final Sets New TV Ratings Record (hollywoodreporter.com)



Sunday’s broadcast on ABC and ESPN is the third record-setter for women’s basketball in the past week: The Elite Eight matchup between Iowa and LSU (a rematch of last year’s final) drew 12.3 million viewers on April 1, and the Hawkeyes’ Final Four win over Connecticut Friday surpassed that with 14.2 million people watching.

[johnnyvegas13]

Nash I think tonight men’s game could set a record

definite being billed as a pay per view heavy weight bout

[stevenash]

Nash I think tonight men’s game could set a record

definite being billed as a pay per view heavy weight bout

Yes, tonight's game will be a ratings bonanza.

[Headsterx]

Nash I think tonight men’s game could set a record

definite being billed as a pay per view heavy weight bout

Why? Men’s basketball hasn’t been setting new tv records for about a decade now.

[Headsterx]

Least Watched NCAA Men’s National Championship TV ratings by year

2023: UConn vs San Diego State – 14.7 million avg. viewers
2018: Villanova vs Michigan – 16 million
2022: Kansas vs North Carolina – 17.1 million
2021: Baylor vs Gonzaga – 17.1 million
2004: UConn vs Georgia Tech – 17.1 million

[JIBBBY]

Can't pay me to watch the WNBA or that women college basketball crap. I do bet on the WNBA though.

Lesbo dike ball..

[Headsterx]

Can't pay me to watch the WNBA or that women college basketball crap. I do bet on the WNBA though.

Lesbo dike ball..

Wow, interesting. I don’t bet on anything that I don’t watch. Don’t watch WNBA and that league shouldn’t even exist. NBA subsidizes that league and it’s downright disgusting. NBA needs to lower ticket prices and make NBA TV available on basic cable. Give back to the fans.

[Headsterx]

Bill knows exactly what's up. 1:12 mark is the WNBA...

[JIBBBY]

Wow, interesting. I don’t bet on anything that I don’t watch. Don’t watch WNBA and that league shouldn’t even exist. NBA subsidizes that league and it’s downright disgusting. NBA needs to lower ticket prices and make NBA TV available on basic cable. Give back to the fans.

Agreed!

[Mr KLC]

It beat every single NBA Finals game played from 2018-2023.

[stevenash]

It beat every single NBA Finals game played from 2018-2023.

I read that earlier.
Yet the misogynists still believe women's basketball is garbage.

[lakerboy]

They need to start this game a bit earlier

[JIBBBY]

Chicks playing basketball is a joke. Any man that watches this garbage is probably a cross dresser.

[Thefix13]

I read that earlier.
Yet the misogynists still believe women's basketball is garbage.

It is, but NBA basketball is even more garbage at this point.

[stevenash]

Chicks playing basketball is a joke. Any man that watches this garbage is probably a cross dresser.

Or a Connecticut straight male that loves our hometown athletics, albeit male, female, HS, or Little League.
For a relatively small state we seem tip come up big time against bigger teams.
Yes, I'm proud of the women as much as I am proud of our men.

[stevenash]

It is, but NBA basketball is even more garbage at this point.

Fair.

[johnnyvegas13]

They need to start this game a bit earlier

Or a day later

[DwightShrute]

I read that earlier.
Yet the misogynists still believe women's basketball is garbage.

So its a male vs female thing? Not being argumentative. Just curious. It does seem that women's sports is taking off and I wouldn't be surprised if it keeps on going.

So if a man thinks women's basketball is garbage, he's a misogynist (you might even be right), what would you call a woman thinks the NBA is garbage? is she a misandrist? Until a few minutes ago, I have never heard of misandrist, but I figured it must exist.

Also, what would you call a female who thinks women's basketball is garbage? Lastly, what would you call a man who thinks the NBA is garbage?

I will confess, I have never watched a women's basketball game and you are probably correct that most men (not all) who dislike women's basketball are being misogynistic.

[johnnyvegas13]

Great game so far

eddy gonna drop 40

[Headsterx]

What the hell was UConn doing passing the ball 4-5x above the key and not trying to go inside. And then take a bad 3pt shot.... ugh!

[stevenash]

So its a male vs female thing? Not being argumentative. Just curious. It does seem that women's sports is taking off and I wouldn't be surprised if it keeps on going.

So if a man thinks women's basketball is garbage, he's a misogynist (you might even be right), what would you call a woman thinks the NBA is garbage? is she a misandrist? Until a few minutes ago, I have never heard of misandrist, but I figured it must exist.

Also, what would you call a female who thinks women's basketball is garbage? Lastly, what would you call a man who thinks the NBA is garbage?

I will confess, I have never watched a women's basketball game and you are probably correct that most men (not all) who dislike women's basketball are being misogynistic.

Take it from a career IT analyst, you're over analyzing my post, which was pretty much tongue in cheek sarcasm.

[DwightShrute]

Take it from a career IT analyst, you're over analyzing my post, which was pretty much tongue in cheek sarcasm.

fair enough.

[JIBBBY]

Women belong in the kitchen making me meals, cleaning the house and taking care of the children while I bring in the pay dirt and paying da bills damn it!

Not playing lesbo ball in college and hoping to make it to the WNBA one day where they are required to go muff diving while getting paid crap and having almost no one in attendance to see them play.

[JIBBBY]

I'm only kidding around in this thread. If you like Women sports it's all good. I like watching women track athletes as most are hot!

[unde0087]

Well to be fair Nasher prior to all the movements in the past few years like 7 people watched let alone even knew there was a women's tournament going on.

[DwightShrute]

I'm only kidding around in this thread. If you like Women sports it's all good. I like watching women track athletes as most are hot!

also beach volleyball

[stevenash]

Well to be fair Nasher prior to all the movements in the past few years like 7 people watched let alone even knew there was a women's tournament going on.

What can I tell you, I cover all sports.
It's who I am, it's what I do, an equal opportunity writer.

"If it moves, you can bet on it."
-Moe The Bartender
'The Simpsons'

[Headsterx]

Women v. Men... and the winner is... Women with a "bitch slap" to the men... lol

The NCAA women's national championship between South Carolina and Iowa on Sunday drew significantly more viewers than the men's championship between Connecticut and Purdue on Monday, Nielsen announced Tuesday, further validating women's college basketball's ascent to a central position in American sports.
The final score: Iowa-South Carolina 18.9 million, Purdue-Connecticut 14.8 million.

[DwightShrute]

[JIBBBY]

^ Looks like a boy.