{"id":245281,"date":"2024-04-09T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/?p=245281"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T21:34:13","slug":"nielsen-womens-college-basketball-championship-draws-record-breaking-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/nielsen-womens-college-basketball-championship-draws-record-breaking-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nielsen: Women\u2019s College Basketball Championship Draws Record-Breaking 18.9 Million Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">An estimated 18.9 million viewers watched the NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball National Championship matchup between the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes on ABC and ESPN on Sunday, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Viewership peaked at 24.1 million viewers during the final minutes of the game (5 p.m.- 5:14 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The women\u2019s championship game audience stands as the largest in women\u2019s college basketball history, and is the most-watched basketball game \u2014 at any level \u2014 since 2019. It is also the third women\u2019s basketball viewership record set in the past week, outpacing the 12.3 million viewers that watched the Iowa-LSU Elite Eight matchup on April 1, followed by the Iowa-UConn Final Four game on April 5, which drew 14.2 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Viewership to the 2024 women\u2019s championship game was up over 90% compared with the 9.9 million viewers that watched in 2023, and over 288% compared with the 2022 audience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dgLnU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe HERE to the FREE <em>Media Play News<\/em> Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"6\" scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball Championship Viewership: 1995 &#8211; 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Year<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Date<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Time (ET)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Network(s)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Matchup<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Total Viewers P2+<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ABC, ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">S. CAR vs IOWA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">18.8 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ABC, ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LSU vs IOWA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">9.9 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UCONN vs S. CAR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.85 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">AZ vs STAN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.13 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6:15 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs BAY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.7 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6:15 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs MSST<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.6 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6:11 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">MSST vs SC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.8 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:41 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UCONN vs SYR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2.9 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs UCONN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.1 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs UCONN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.3 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LOU vs UCONN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.2 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs BAY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.24 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs TAMU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.8 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:19 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">STAN vs UCONN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.5 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UCONN vs LOU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2.7 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">STAN vs TENN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.8 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:28 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">RUTG vs TENN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2.9 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UMD vs DUKE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.6 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2005<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">BAY vs MSU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.23 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2004<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:28 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UCONN vs TENN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5.6 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr .8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">TENN vs UCONN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.4 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UCONN vs OKLA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5.7 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ND vs PUR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.7 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:59 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">TENN vs UCONN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.7 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1999<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:58 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">DUKE vs PUR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5.13 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1998<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LA TECH vs TENN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.9 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1997<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ODU vs TENN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4.6 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1996<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">TENN vs UGA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3.5 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Estimates in 2005 and earlier include live viewing only.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The NCAA Tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An estimated 18.9 million viewers watched the NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball National Championship matchup between the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes on ABC and ESPN on Sunday, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. 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