Saturday was one of the wildest days of college football in recent history and fans tuned in. Viewers watched 12.8B minutes across all networks, marking the 2nd most-watched regular season Saturday on record
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One of the more interesting stories behind College GameDay’s growth is who is watching.
Teen viewership is up 38% vs. last year, while women continue to make up a growing share of the audience—now at 35%, above the typical studio show
Teen viewership is up 38% vs. last year, while women continue to make up a growing share of the audience—now at 35%, above the typical studio show
Via @ESPNInsights 👀
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The WNBA continues to show its strength
Both Sunday playoff games were up significantly vs. last year while going head-to-head with NFL games
Liberty/Lynx 1.2M, +26%
Fever/Aces 2.1M, +122%
Fever/Aces was also ESPN’s 3rd most-watched WNBA playoff game ever
Both Sunday playoff games were up significantly vs. last year while going head-to-head with NFL games
Liberty/Lynx 1.2M, +26%
Fever/Aces 2.1M, +122%
Fever/Aces was also ESPN’s 3rd most-watched WNBA playoff game ever
A Saturday sweep for ESPN
ESPN on ABC had the 3 most-watched college football games of the week — taking the top spot at noon, late afternoon and prime
Texas/Tennessee led the way at 9.7M, peaking at 12.9M in the final minutes. The biggest noon game on any network this season.
ESPN on ABC had the 3 most-watched college football games of the week — taking the top spot at noon, late afternoon and prime
Texas/Tennessee led the way at 9.7M, peaking at 12.9M in the final minutes. The biggest noon game on any network this season.
MNF off to a record start despite heartbreaking Dart injury. A strong sign of the interest in Giants-Rams was audiences grew 31% from kickoff to halftime — well ahead of the typical 20% growth we saw on average across ESPN/ABC MNF games last season.
Monday Night Football’s historic start to ESPN’s Super Bowl LXI season continued with a record-setting Week 2 audience🏈
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