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I’m glad for new recognition for the women’s tournament, however, comparing ESPN and ABC over the air coverage to that of TNT and TBS without CBS as in the past, is not a fair comparison ‘by a long shot’. That means that over 40% of the potential TV market was shut out. That’s like comparing downtown directed traffic flow via Washington street versus I-70.
Great point!
How about factoring in a 3:00 game versus a 9:20pm game start? The NCAA should learn something from that, as an earlier start would likely increase viewership for the men’s final. Younger kids love to see their teams play but not at a 9:20pm start!
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The 9:20 pm start hinders younger kids watching but also working people who have to get up early to go to work the next day!
9:20 EDT on a Monday night (work and school the next day) plus many people in the US traveling that evening due to the Eclipse across many states likely made the game less likely to be watched on TV.
I think it’s odd that every comment here is somehow trying to explain away the bad numbers for the men’s tournament. You’re all missing the point. This has little to do with the network the game airs on, or the time it’s played. The women had better ratings because the product was objectively better this year.
I have never paid less attention to men’s tournament than I did this year. It’s the first year since I was 10 that I didn’t fill out a bracket. The NCAA ruined the men’s game by not getting ahead of NIL. Men’s college sports is a complete mess because of the NCAA’s incompetence. You can’t follow the teams anymore because players leave every year. The NCAA could have prevented this mess had they just decided to treat athletes better than indentured servants, but they were too greedy for that. I hope the NCAA thinks destroying their own future was worth it!
Wesley, you have many valid points I agree with, but cable vs. network is a bigger factor than just “little”.
Means nothing!!! We do not!! Care about female sports and never have! Or will!!
What an ignorant thing to say when the most famous female athlete in America is moving to town soon. Go back to posting about “build taller build taller”. It shockingly adds a lot more to the conversation.