Nebraska volleyball’s win over Wisconsin becomes most-watched regular season game

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska volleyball’s win over then-No. 1 Wisconsin broke viewership records on Saturday.

On Tuesday, the Big Ten Network said it was the most-watched regular season volleyball match across any network, with 612,000 viewers.

“It looks like we did pretty good,” head coach John Cook said at a press conference.

With 612,000 viewers, @BadgerVB vs @HuskerVB is the – regular season volleyball match across any network

The No. 1 volleyball audience in Big Ten Network history

BTN is averaging 142,000 viewers per @B1GVolleyball match this season, up +13% from 2022 pic.twitter.com/dgpos6Fe7V

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 24, 2023

BTN also announced that it’s averaging 142,000 viewers per conference volleyball match, a 13% increase from last season.

“It was a great match, and people are fascinated by it and still talking about it,” Cook said.

Nebraska took the No. 1 spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll after the win against the Badgers.

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