Top 5 Most Viewed Men’s NCAA Telecasts
This chart ranks the top five telecasts on Total Persons average audience delivery inclusive of Out-of-home viewership.
Highlights
- The National Championship telecast led with 18.6M viewers, with OOH at just 5%—the lowest lift of any tournament telecast.
Top 5 Telecasts by OOH Audience Volume
This chart ranks the top five telecasts on Total Persons Out-of-home average audience delivery.
Highlights
- The 2nd round Drake vs. Texas Tech telecast (Saturday at 6p Eastern) led in OOH viewers, while two CBS Saturday telecasts (with 10M+ total viewers) had a similar range, placing all three among the OOH top 5.
- Michigan vs. Texas A&M drew big 2nd-round viewership, ranking 8th—likely boosted by strong student/alumni fanbases.
Top 5 Telecasts by OOH Percent Share
This chart ranks the top five telecasts by percentage of Total Persons Out-of-home average audience delivery.
Highlights
- First round telecasts on TNT, TBS & truTV (all five listed here) had the highest OOH %, with 60–78% of total viewership coming from OOH.