South Carolina’s win over Iowa draws record 18.7 million viewers, most watched basketball game since 2019
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Caitlin Clark did not get her storybook ending Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, but women’s college basketball did when the viewership figures for the national championship game were released Monday. was seen by an astonishing 18.7 million viewers and peaked at 24.7 million. That’s an 89 percent increase from the 2023 title game and a 285 percent increase from 2022. ESPN says it is the m ost-watched basketball game (men’s or women’s, college or pro) since 2019. Advertisement The interest in...

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