Friday (4/5) sports ratings: Record Women’s Final Four dominates
A record night for the NCAA Women's Final Four dominated the rest of television for Friday, April 5.
A record night for the NCAA Women's Final Four dominated the rest of television for Friday, April 5.
The NBA edged out a resurgent NIT final to deliver the top sports audience of Thursday, April 4.
An NBA doubleheader topped another routine night of sports viewership on Wednesday.
An NBA doubleheader topped a routine Tuesday night of sports viewership.
The Easter Sunday holiday boosted several sports properties, including the most-watched basketball game of any kind in two years.
The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments led the way on the final Saturday of March.
The NCAA men's and women's Sweet 16 both posted increases over last year on Friday, March 29.
The NCAA men's basketball Sweet Sixteen of course topped the sports viewership charts for Thursday, March 28.
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.
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