The NCAA Women's Final Four game between Iowa and UConn has set a new record for viewership, becoming the most-watched women's college basketball game in history with an average of 14.2 million viewers and peaking at 17 million on ESPN. This historic event, marked by Iowa's 71-69 victory over UConn on Friday night, surpassed the previous record of 12.3 million viewers set by an Iowa-LSU game just four days earlier. The Iowa-UConn matchup not only set records for women's basketball but also became ESPN's most-viewed basketball game of any kind and its second-best non-football telecast ever, surpassing even NBA Finals games in terms of viewership. The game's success is indicative of the growing popularity and recognition of women's college basketball.
Iowa women’s basketball TV ratings are smashing records, and the numbers are staggering https://t.co/J3zKZ7O62o
My prediction is that the Iowa-South Carolina game will average over 20 million viewers and comfortably beat the men's national championship game. That would be a third straight women's CBB viewership record (in 6 days) and beat every NBA Finals game over the last 7 years. Here… https://t.co/TH6jgENvkS
That’s right. The Women’s College Semifinal of Caitlin Clark and Iowa vs Paige Beuckers and UConn had more viewers than the NBA Finals. This Iowa-South Carolina Final is about to break records 👀 https://t.co/iorOcCztxR
An average of 14.2 million people watched Iowa beat Connecticut on Friday night in the Final Four. The game surpassed the record for an NCAA women’s broadcast of 12.3 million viewers set by the Iowa-LSU Elite Eight game less than a week ago. https://t.co/4uBQTK1fFG
Iowa-UConn women's Final Four match was most-watched hoops game in ESPN history https://t.co/ZDtr0ryiFn
Iowa-UConn game averages 14.2M viewers, 7.1 rating https://t.co/WaBKLOZ9CY
Iowa, UConn women average 14.2 million viewers on ESPN, largest basketball audience ever on the network https://t.co/gNZni6efdp
Iowa’s 71-69 victory over UConn at the women’s Final Four on Friday night averaged 14.2 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-viewed women’s basketball game on record and the largest audience for an ESPN basketball broadcast. https://t.co/iXz9CizwwC
The Women’s Final Four Matchup Between Iowa & UConn Was The Most Watched Basketball Game In ESPN History #MarchMadness #FinalFour https://t.co/5vQneJXhNw https://t.co/5vQneJXhNw
Iowa-UConn Averages 14.2M Viewers, 7.1 Rating https://t.co/TmJDQwoTF5
Iowa-UConn did CRAZY numbers 🤯 https://t.co/Fl7fFDcTiB
NCAA Women's Final Four Game Shattered Television Viewership Records https://t.co/Y67WeuhORj https://t.co/HafLOb7qEp
Iowa's close win over UConn in women's Final Four draws record ratings https://t.co/4l7bZzNSvg
Did you watch the women’s college basketball Final Four matchup between UConn and Iowa? Well, you were far from the only one. The semifinal matchup was the most watched game in women's college basketball history. Read: https://t.co/dHJQJwoYkY https://t.co/vQoM6P5062
ESPN’s nighttime telecast of UConn-Iowa faceoff delivered an audience of 14.2 million viewers, a new high mark for a women’s college basketball game, per ESPN citing Nielsen data. https://t.co/glCbwHtPkr
The previous women’s hoops mark was 12.3 million for last Monday’s Iowa-LSU game. https://t.co/0vW3jzPKhp https://t.co/SuCC76jzVE
ESPN has had the NBA since 2002. But Iowa-UConn's Final Four matchup was the network's most-watched basketball game—men’s or women’s, pro or collegiate—ever.
Record-Breaking 14.2 Million Viewers Watch Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s Final Four Basketball Win: https://t.co/mDW6J169Mo
The Numbers Are In And Iowa vs. UConn (Peaked At 17 Million) Crushed Last Week's LSU Game As The Most Watched Women's Game Ever https://t.co/9qFm4V2cz3 https://t.co/AKec4ZlQYi
Iowa-UConn Final Four game averages 14.2 million viewers, ESPN’s biggest basketball audience ever https://t.co/scwJGCICXA https://t.co/Fb8lnR2Kdb
Iowa-UConn Final Four Game Delivers Record Women's College Basketball Ratings for ESPN https://t.co/glCbwHtPkr
The Iowa-UConn Final Four game shattered viewership records once again https://t.co/PCwn41XkRM
Iowa’s 71-69 win over UConn on Friday night in Cleveland set a new record for the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history 🤯 The game was viewed by 14.2 million people and peaked at 17 million viewers. @richarddeitsch has more ⤵️ https://t.co/Ia6hPE2LMs https://t.co/vrPTFt9lS7
Women's Iowa-UConn Matchup Is ESPN's Most-Watched Basketball Game Ever https://t.co/pozDlj2jC0
IOWA - UCONN 📈 🏀 14.2M viewers on ESPN 🏀 17M peak viewership 🏀 Most watched women’s basketball game ever 🔗 https://t.co/MJNgsrMa8R https://t.co/5ha3YSVBMN
NEW: The men’s Final Four is less than an hour to tip off. Yet the college hoops news of the day is about the women’s. Iowa-UConn averaged a 14.2M viewers. It beat college football regular season. It beat the NBA. It rivaled 2023 MBB championship. Etc https://t.co/jShdD1i9Lw
At 14.2 million viewers, last night's Iowa-UConn game averaged more viewers than: • Any women's CBB game ever • Every 2023 NBA Finals game • Every 2023 World Series game • The 2023 Orange Bowl • The 2023 Big Ten Championship • The 2023 Cotton Bowl • The 2023 Pac-12… https://t.co/ydDOaNpYjR
Iowa-UConn March Madness thriller sets ratings record as ESPN’s most-viewed basketball game ever https://t.co/AVkrWoJzFg https://t.co/HZAnkFtkZs
Iowa-UConn NCAA Women's Basketball Semifinals Sets Viewing Record https://t.co/emx46ZdBGR
Another women's college basketball game, another ratings record Last night's Iowa-UConn classic drew an average of 14.2 million viewers, breaking the mark of 12.3 million set by Iowa-LSU last week Will tomorrow's Iowa-SC title game set another record? https://t.co/ii43iqB0Qu
Incredible viewership for the @IowaWBB vs @UConnWBB game Friday night! #FinalFour2024 https://t.co/3vEFiEOXnW
Iowa-UConn averaged a whopping 14.2 MILLION viewers on ESPN—the most-watched women's college basketball game of all time. The Iowa-LSU record lasted about four days. https://t.co/RRjGGElwVO
Iowa-UConn game breaks viewership record @richarddeitsch https://t.co/DgrIG1m9EA
The 14.2 M viewers for the Iowa UConn women's national semifinal on ESPN last night was larger than the viewership for any NBA Finals game this decade, among many, many other things.
Iowa-UConn Final Four game breaks record for most-watched women’s college basketball game https://t.co/sd6c2Hw47Z
NEW: @IowaWBB -@UConnWBB Final Four game breaks record for most-watched women’s college basketball game. Game averages 14.2 million viewers. Peaks at 17 million. STORY: https://t.co/66Up5NmSnK
Iowa-UConn Women’s Final Four Game Shatters Record With 14.2 Million Viewers https://t.co/sLinvOPlpx https://t.co/y3lxp9XJVY
Iowa-UConn WBB is ESPN’s most-viewed basketball game … ever. And it’s ESPN’s second-biggest audience for a non-football game … ever.
Iowa-UConn sets new record for women's college basketball with 14.2 million viewers, breaking days-old mark. South Carolina-NC State leads in with 7.1M, the third-largest Women's Final Four audience on record behind Iowa-UConn and UVA-Stanford in '92: https://t.co/VZ7mcP2O6Y
✅ Most-watched women's college basketball game on record ✅ ESPN's highest audience for any basketball game on record ✅ ESPN's second-best non-football telecast ever Iowa and UConn lived up to the hype 🍿 https://t.co/YHj2X3ZluH
An average of 14.2 million people tuned in as Iowa held on to defeat UConn and punch its ticket to the national championship, per ESPN. Audience peaked at 17 million viewers. More: https://t.co/hYrvMyYnLh https://t.co/xYcEpjJ1Ad
OMG 14.2 million people watched Iowa-UConn, per ESPN 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/wY5HxJBn4L
ESPN says the fast national viewership for UConn-Iowa was bananas https://t.co/CASCReMF7y
WOW: 14.2 million viewers for Iowa-UConn, per ESPN. https://t.co/CC9P1uuUFM
14.2 Million Viewers for Iowa-UConn. https://t.co/KmFIrN7o7q
Friday night's 2024 #WFinalFour matchup between No. 1 @IowaWBB & No. 3 @UConnWBB was the MOST-WATCHED #NCAAWBB game EVER 🎉 🏀 Peak 17M viewers 🏀 Highest audience for ANY BASKETBALL GAME on record 🏀 Iowa-UConn was the most-viewed college event ever on ESPN+ #MarchMadness https://t.co/P8BUtRyUxH
Hearing that official numbers will be a WBB record 14.2 million viewers on ESPN Friday night for Iowa vs. UConn women, topping the 12.3 million four days earlier for Iowa vs. LSU.
9.9 million: Iowa-LSU title game last year. 12.3 million: Iowa-LSU Elite 8 - most watched college basketball game of all time on any ESPN platform. ??? million: UConn-Iowa ??? million: Iowa- South Carolina 14.6 million: men’s title game last year New record is coming.
The #WFinalFour in Cleveland is arguably the most anticipated edition in event history 🏀 Tonight's UConn vs. Iowa game, featuring Paige Bueckers going against Caitlin Clark, could set another ratings record for women's college basketball. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/Danxam7z87
Iowa vs. LSU was the most-watched (12.3 million viewers) women's college basketball game ever for ESPN. @sportsilab CEO Josh Walker joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the state of play for NCAA women's basketball: https://t.co/Iym3wehIkr