
NEW YORK—Nielsen has released new data showing that an estimated 14.8 million viewers watched the Men’s College Basketball National Championship on Monday, April 8 between the University of Connecticut and Purdue — around 4 million less than the women’s championship, which drew a record 18.9 million viewers on Sunday, April 7.
This marks the first time in NCAA tournament history that viewership of the women’s championship game was higher than the men’s game.