Ratings for NCAA on TBS

[TheBigA]

The ratings are in for the North Carolina-Duke game on TBS. Over 16 million people watched, the most in 5 years:

North Carolina's Final Four win over Duke was most-watched men's semifinal since 2017

It's not unexpected that North Carolina-Duke drew a huge audience, but it is notable that it drew the best semifinal audience since 2017.

awfulannouncing.com

 

[Don CT]

Imagine if the game was on CBS.

 

[TheBigA]

Imagine if the game was on CBS.

That's what the article I linked said. Same with the championship.

 

[Syfy]

Imagine if the game was on CBS.

It was on multiple channels so Id guess thatd be about the combined audience equivalent as if it was just on cbs.

 

[CTListener]

It was on multiple channels so Id guess thatd be about the combined audience equivalent as if it was just on cbs.

None of those channels were over-the-air, right? So the number of potential viewers unable to watch the game at home because they don't have the technology (or money for cable, satellite or ISP service) stayed the same. Many probably wound up watching the game with friends or relatives, or at bars, but they don't show up in the numbers.

 

[Don CT]

Kansas' comeback win over UNC most-viewed men's NCAA tournament title game on cable TV

Kansas' comeback victory over North Carolina to win the NCAA basketball championship was the most-viewed men's title game on cable television.

www.espn.com

The Jayhawks' 72-69 win averaged 18.1 million viewers on TBS, TNT and truTV. It is a 4% increase over the numbers for last year's title game between Baylorand Gonzaga on CBS. This was the third time the championship game was on Turner networks, but first since 2018. They were supposed to have the 2020 final, but the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The entire tournament on CBS and Turner averaged 10.7 million viewers, a 13% increase over last year.