No. 5 LSU women’s basketball was part of a record setting effort on Sunday.
Per a social media post by ESPN on Wednesday, the Tigers’ game against No. 3 Texas averaged 1.7 million viewers and peaked at 2.3 million viewers. It was the third most-watched regular-season women’s college basketball game in ESPN’s history broadcasting the sport.
The. matchup was part of a women’s basketball doubleheader as No. 4 South Carolina and No. 7 UConn faced off in the earlier window. It was the fourth most-watched regular season women’s basketball behind LSU-Texas. It averaged 1.8 million viewers and peaked at 2.2 million viewers. College GameDay was the most-watched regular season installment of the women’s basketball edition since 2010.
The Longhorns prevailed with a 65-58 over head coach Kim Mulkey’s team. The Huskies handed the Gamecocks their first regular season home loss in dominating fashion with a 87-58 victory.
LSU closes out the regular season with games against Georgia, No. 14 Kentucky and No. 18 Alabama.
#NCAAWBB fans TUNED IN for Sunday’s ABC doubleheader 🤯
🏀 3rd & 4th most-watched regular season WCBB games all-time on ESPN platforms
🏀 Most-watched regular season women’s @CollegeGameDay since ’10
🏀 UConn-South Carolina: 1.8M avg. viewers
🏀 LSU-Texas: 1.7M avg. viewers pic.twitter.com/4l9GKdo0tq— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) February 19, 2025
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