NCAA Division I Women’s College Basketball Championship – Fast Nationals Viewership

• ESPN delivered its third largest audience since the network began its exclusive rights agreement in 1996, behind only last year’s record-breaking game and 2023’s matchup between LSU-Iowa
• Averaged 8.5 million viewers and peaked at 9.8 million viewers
• Audience was up 75% from the same matchup in 2022 (on ESPN)
• ESPN’s Bird & Taurasi Show contributed 703K viewers

2025 NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament

• Second most-consumed NCAA WCBB Tournament on record with 8.5 billion minutes consumed
• Third most-watched NCAA WCBB Tournament for ESPN platforms since acquiring exclusive rights in 1996
• Preliminary audiences finished up +22% from 2023

*Full numbers will be available on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, via ESPNPR