
Monday night’s Elite 8 women’s NCAA tournament basketball matchup between Iowa and LSU yielded an average audience of 12.3 million viewers for ESPN, according to Nielsen, making it the most-watched women’s basketball game ever.
The highly anticipated game featured Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes avenging a 2023 title game loss to LSU and its star, Angel Reese. That title game, also presented by ESPN, delivered an average audience of 9.9 million viewers.