Women's sports viewership is on the rise.

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Last week's broadcast of the NCAA DI women's volleyball championship match between Texas and Kentucky drew 696,000 viewers.

➖ Most viewed ESPN2 event in April
➖ 28% increase over previous year
Over 4 million watched Stanford beat Arizona in the NCAA WBB tournament title game.

➖ 10.5% increase over 2019
➖ Semifinals averaged 2.2 million viewers, a 22% increase over 2019
The NWSL landed a new partnership with CBS, leading to record viewership.

➖ TV ratings up a whopping 493%
➖ Recorded 7 most-watched games ever
➖ A record 653,000 viewers of the NWSL Challenge Cup championship.
A new WNBA season tips off this week, coming off strong numbers from 2020.

➖ 63% increase in avg. viewership
➖ 87 of 132 games were nationally televised
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