Women& #39;s sports viewership is on the rise.
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Last week& #39;s broadcast of the NCAA DI women& #39;s volleyball championship match between Texas and Kentucky drew 696,000 viewers.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> Most viewed ESPN2 event in April
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> 28% increase over previous year
Over 4 million watched Stanford beat Arizona in the NCAA WBB tournament title game.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> 10.5% increase over 2019
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> Semifinals averaged 2.2 million viewers, a 22% increase over 2019
The NWSL landed a new partnership with CBS, leading to record viewership.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> TV ratings up a whopping 493%
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> Recorded 7 most-watched games ever
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> 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.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> 63% increase in avg. viewership
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="â" title="Dickes Minuszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Dickes Minuszeichen"> 87 of 132 games were nationally televised