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NCAA men's basketball final ratings up, but fall short of women's

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UConn's victory over Purdue in the men's final on TBS and TNT averaged 14.82 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched South Carolina defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa on ABC and ESPN.

in Monday night's men's final on TBS and TNT averaged 14.82 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched South Carolina defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday afternoon's women's final on ABC and ESPN.Monday night's audience was a 4% increase over last year's final between the Huskies and San Diego State on CBS.

The two men's semifinal games averaged 12.8 million. UConn-Alabama attracted 14.18 million, and the game between Purdue and NC State averaged 11.45 million. Friday night's women's semifinal games averaged 10.8 million, with the Iowa-UConn game averaging 14.2 million. The 67 games of the men's tournament across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV averaged 9.9 million viewers, a 3% increase over last year. This year's tournament benefited from more blue-blood and power conference programs advancing beyond the first weekend.

 

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