The NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Outrates Men’s For First Time

For the first time in 42 years, the NCAA women’s basketball final had more viewers than the men’s. The women’s national championship game between South Carolina and Iowa drew 18.9 million viewers, with a peak of 24.1 million in the last 15 minutes, according to Nielsen. The NCAA women’s basketball final

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