Even in a blowout, Baylor and star Brittney Griner were able to attract an impressive crowd to the Women’s NCAA Tournament title game.
Tuesday’s Baylor/Notre Dame Women’s NCAA Tournament National Championship Game earned a 2.7 U.S. rating and 4.244 million viewers on ESPN, up 13% in ratings and 11% in viewership from last year (TAMU/ND: 2.4, 3.831M), and up 17% and 20%, respectively, from 2010 (CONN/STAN: 2.3, 3.531M).
The ranks as the highest rated and most-viewed National Championship Game since Connecticut/Tennessee in 2004 (3.5, 5.583M).
Overall, Baylor’s ranks as the fifth-most viewed title game since ESPN began televising the event in 1996.
Ratings For Women’s NCAA Tournament Title Game
Past decade
All ratings are U.S. ratings
(Tuesday’s numbers obtained from ESPN Media Zone)
