Last year, the D1 wlax final averaged 89,000 viewers on ESPNU. This year, the final averaged 428,000 viewers on ESPN - and this was the first time a women’s final was on ESPN.
Given the linear platform, fans showed out & the final had almost 5x the viewership it did before!
41 men’s games to 12 women’s games aired. SERIOUSLY?!? Almost a 4:1 ratio AGAIN. Each year, the women’s game continues to innovate & grow alongside the men’s. This inequality blatantly shows ESPN’s take on female athletics, that we simply do not matter. @espnW & @espn WE PLAY TOO