NCAA Division I Women’s College Basketball Championship – Fast Nationals Viewership
- ESPN delivered its third largest audience since the network began its exclusive rights agreement in 1996, behind only last year’s record-breaking game and 2023’s matchup between LSU-Iowa
- Averaged 8.5 million viewers and peaked at 9.8 million viewers
- Audience was up 75% from the same matchup in 2022 (on ESPN)
- ESPN’s Bird & Taurasi Show contributed 703K viewers
2025 NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament
- Second most-consumed NCAA WCBB Tournament on record with 8.5 billion minutes consumed
- Third most-watched NCAA WCBB Tournament for ESPN platforms since acquiring exclusive rights in 1996
- Preliminary audiences finished up +22% from 2023
*Full numbers will be available on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, via ESPNPR