Top 10 Most-Watched games of the 2024 women's tournament
Viewership records were set at nearly every turn of this year's tournament. Check out the ten most-viewed games from March Madness.
1. 18.9M - South Carolina vs. Iowa - National Championship (ABC)
Most-watched basketball game on record since 2019. Peaked at 24M.
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2. 14.4M - Iowa vs. UConn - Final Four (ESPN)
Most-watched Final Four on record, up 114% over last year.
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3. 12.3M - Iowa vs. LSU - Elite Eight (ESPN)
Most-watched Elite Eight on record, up 84% over last year. Peaked at 17M.
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4. 7.2M - South Carolina vs. NC State - Final Four (ESPN)
Third-best women’s national semifinal on record.
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5. 6.9M - Iowa vs. Colorado - Sweet 16 (ABC)
Second most-watched women’s college basketball game since 1995.
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6. 6.7M - UConn vs. USC - Elite Eight (ESPN)
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7. 4.9M - Iowa vs. West Virginia - Round of 32 (ESPN)
Peaked at 6.4M. Best pre-semifinal audience on record for the women’s tournament.
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8. 3.8M - LSU vs. UCLA - Sweet 16 (ABC)
Second-best Sweet 16 audience on record.
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9. 3.2M - Iowa vs. Holy Cross - Round of 64 (ABC)
Most-viewed first round game on record.
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10. 3.1M - South Carolina vs. Oregon State - Elite Eight (ABC)