2.1 million watched Nebraska volleyball’s championship match against Texas

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska’s championship match against Texas is now the most-watched women’s volleyball game in history.

On Tuesday, ESPN reported that Texas’s sweep over Nebraska averaged 1.7 million viewers on ABC, a 115% increase from last year.

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The match peaked with 2.1 million viewers.

Female viewership, which made up 51% of the audience, was up 151% from last year, according to ESPN.

Sunday’s @NCAAVolleyball National Championship was the most-watched #NCAAWVB match in HISTORY

🏐 Averaged 1.7M viewers, up 115% from ’22
🏐 Peaked with 2.1M viewers
🏐 Female viewership up 151% from ’22 pic.twitter.com/zJ3lYAf8ST

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) December 19, 2023