ESPN says Tuesday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game between UConn and Notre Dame earned a 3.1 overnight rating. That’s the highest overnight number for a women’s basketball game on the network dating back to 2004.
The Hartford-New Haven, CT market naturally was the highest local number of the night receiving a 29.3. Nashville where the women’s championship was played was second with a 6.8 followed by Knoxville with a 6.0.
Here’s ESPN’s announcement.
Highest Overnight Rating for Women’s College Basketball Game Since 2004
Hartford/New Haven Top Market with 29.3 Rating
Most-Viewed Women’s Event on WatchESPN and Largest Audience for ESPN3 Surround ProductionESPN’s telecast of Connecticut’s 79-58 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA Women’s National Championship on April 8 averaged a 3.1 metered market rating, making it the highest overnight rating for a women’s basketball game since 2004. The matchup between the undefeated power programs is also the fourth highest-rated NCAA Women’s National Championship on ESPN on record (beginning 2000).
Fans also turned to ESPN’s digital platforms, with WatchESPN’s traditional telecast and the special ESPN3 Surround production of the matchup totaling 3,800,000 minutes, the highest amount for a women’s college basketball game on the platform this year. The game also generated the most minutes viewed for an ESPN3 Surround production to date.
Hartford/New Haven led all markets for the telecast with a 29.3 rating, making it the market’s highest overnight for a program on cable in 2014. Nashville was the second highest-rated market with a 6.8 followed by Knoxville (6.0), Louisville (5.5), Indianapolis (4.8), Raleigh-Durham (4.7), Providence (4.6), New York (4.6), Memphis (4.5) and Greenville (4.5).
There you have it.
