{"id":1316829,"date":"2023-03-07T13:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T18:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xy-yishc.shop\/?p=1316829"},"modified":"2023-03-07T13:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T18:23:27","slug":"big-ten-womens-basketball-sets-viewership-record-for-second-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xy-yishc.shop\/2023\/03\/07\/big-ten-womens-basketball-sets-viewership-record-for-second-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Ten Women\u2019s Basketball Sets Viewership Record For Second Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For the second consecutive season, Big Ten regular season women's basketball and the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by TIAA were the most-watched in Big Ten Network history. BTN's Big Ten Women's basketball tournament was up +25% <\/strong>year-over-year, averaging 150,000 viewers per game<\/strong>, while the regular season was up +19% <\/strong>year-over-year.<\/p>\n Additionally, Saturday's tournament semifinal featuring Iowa vs. Maryland delivered 380,000 <\/strong>viewers, making it the most-watched game in network history. That topped the previous record set in February, when Iowa vs. Indiana earned an audience of 325,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n Three of the top five women's basketball tournament games in network history came this season, while four of the five most-watched regular season games took place this season. On B1G+,<\/a> nine of the top 10 women's basketball average-minute-audiences in B1G+ history took place this season, including the entire top 5.<\/p>\n Big Ten Network's Top Five Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Games<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Big Ten Network's Top Five Big Ten Women's Basketball Regular Season Games<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n
\n Date<\/strong><\/td>\n Matchup<\/strong><\/td>\n Viewership<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\/4\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Iowa vs. Maryland<\/strong><\/td>\n 380,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\/5\/2022<\/td>\n Iowa vs. Nebraska<\/td>\n 286,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\/4\/2022<\/td>\n Michigan vs. Nebraska<\/td>\n 238,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\/3\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Iowa vs. Purdue<\/strong><\/td>\n 236,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3\/4\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Indiana vs. Ohio State<\/strong><\/td>\n 222,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n Date<\/strong><\/td>\n Matchup<\/strong><\/td>\n Viewership<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2\/9\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Iowa vs. Indiana<\/strong><\/td>\n 325,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2\/16\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Michigan vs. Indiana<\/strong><\/td>\n 169,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1\/31\/2022<\/td>\n Ohio State vs. Indiana<\/td>\n 164,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2\/18\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Iowa vs. Nebraska<\/strong><\/td>\n 158,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2\/21\/2023<\/strong><\/td>\n Iowa vs. Maryland<\/strong><\/td>\n 151,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n