College Basketball TV Ratings: Ranking average viewership for men’s Final Four teams
Saturday night, the men’s Final Four will get underway in Indianapolis. As teams get ready to compete at Lucas Oil Stadium, Nielsen has released the most watched programs in college basketball, based on average viewership. On the men’s side, Michigan is the most-watched team of the Final Four teams.
The Wolverines are the only team left standing to average more than 2 million viewers across the regular season and NCAA tournament, fueled by 7. 5 million people watching their Elite 8 win over Tennessee on Sunday. SUBSCRIBE to the On3 NIL and Sports Business Newsletter The men’s tournament has seen TV ratings rise , continuing a trend that began in the college basketball regular season.
Here are the most-watched teams in the men’s Final Four, according to average viewership. Michigan: 2. 221 million One of the most-watched teams during the college basketball regular season, Michigan has the highest viewership among the men’s Final Four teams.
More than 2. 2 million people have watched the Wolverines on average this season as they head to Indianapolis. Michigan’s biggest audience came in the Elite 8 with 7.
49 million viewers watching the victory over Tennessee in Chicago. The Wolverines have been one of the top TV ratings draws in college basketball this season and will look to keep that trend going at the Final Four. Illinois: 1.