Big Ten Network breaks records with Husker athletics

Both the volleyball and football Husker games on Friday received record viewership on the Big Ten Network

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Big Ten Network announced record football and volleyball viewership with Husker games last Friday.

The Iowa and Nebraska game is now the most-watched football game in Big Ten Network history with 1.94 million viewers. B1G Live: Football Postgame averaged 659,000 viewers also, another record for the network.

The Wisconsin and Nebraska game that aired later the same day is now the most-watched volleyball match in the network’s history with 375,000 viewers. The Wisconsin and Penn State match in 2019 previously held the record with 266,000 viewers.

The Big Ten Network says all viewership data is attributed to Nielsen Media Research.