Thursday (3/21) sports ratings: March Madness, MLB, college wrestling and more
The NCAA men's basketball tournament dominated Thursday's sports ratings.
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The NCAA men's basketball tournament dominated Thursday's sports ratings.
The second night of the NCAA men's "First Four" topped the sports viewership charts for Wednesday, March 20.
NCAA Selection Sunday was of course dominated by the Selection Show.
The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament selection shows both increased double-digits to viewership highs.
This is a trying time for sports on television as the industry fights the headwinds of cord-cutting and media fragmentation....
Not a single live sporting event cracked even the 500,000 viewer mark on Monday.
NASCAR topped yet another Sunday, but once again it was women's college basketball that stole the show in the ratings.
The North Carolina-Duke rivalry topped the sports ratings charts for Saturday, March 9.
Caitlin Clark and Iowa topped the three million mark for a second-straight week.
The NBA and Caitlin Clark led the sports viewership charts for March 8.
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