Iowa-UConn women's Final Four match was most-watched hoops game in ESPN history; 14.2M avg. viewers

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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. The previous women’s hoops mark was 12.3 million for last Monday’s Iowa-LSU game in the Elite Eight.

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark reacts with head coach Lisa Bluder during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game against UConn in the women’s NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Cleveland. 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.

That also makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than college football and the NFL over the past couple years. Last year’s NCAA men’s title game between San Diego State and UConn averaged 14.79 million.

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