ESPN’s unprecedented weekend of women’s sports television led to high ratings, according to ESPN PR, with Sunday’s game between Tennessee and South Carolina bringing in 876,000 viewers.
🚨Women's College Basketball Viewership Update🚨Sunday's @LadyVol_Hoops at @GamecockWBB on @ABCNetwork averaged 876K viewers🏀Most-viewed regular season women's college basketball game since 2017 🏀 @CollegeGameDay from Columbia, S.C. drew nearly 400K viewers on ESPN pic.twitter.com/g5ipCYM4Lp— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) February 23, 2022
🚨Women's College Basketball Viewership Update🚨Sunday's @LadyVol_Hoops at @GamecockWBB on @ABCNetwork averaged 876K viewers🏀Most-viewed regular season women's college basketball game since 2017 🏀 @CollegeGameDay from Columbia, S.C. drew nearly 400K viewers on ESPN pic.twitter.com/g5ipCYM4Lp
It’s the most-viewed regular season women’s college basketball game since 2017.
In the game, Aliyah Boston tied Sylvia Fowles’ SEC double-double record with 19-straight double-doubles in the regular season. The Gamecocks won the game 67-53 over the Lady Vols.
As part of the day, ESPN also hosted a special women’s college basketball edition of “College GameDay” from Columbia, South Carolina. Elle Duncan, Rebecca Lobo, Carolyn Peck, Holly Rowe and Andraya Carter hosted the hour-long pregame show, beginning at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN. The show drew an audience of nearly 400,000 viewers on the network.