The undefeated Kentucky Wildcats are drawing huge ratings numbers in their quest for perfection and a ninth national title, even beating out the NBA. From thebiglead.com’s Jason McIntyre:
Basketball fans have taken notice: Kentucky’s game against LSU Tuesday – the Wildcats briefly led by 13 in the second half, but held on to win by one – drew 2.4 million viewers on ESPN according to Sports TV Ratings. And that’s not even the biggest number Kentucky has pulled this season: When Kentucky beat unranked Florida last Saturday, 3.2 million people watched.
A night later, LeBron vs. his former team, Miami, only drew a TV audience of 1.59 million. The ESPN nightcap Wednesday between the Rockets and Clippers – two playoff teams with popular stars in James Harden and Chris Paul – drew 1.4 million viewers.
Kentucky delivers another strong audience for ESPN; Nuggets/Lakers earns smallest NBA audience in nearly two years: http://t.co/Rl2F9CkwEO
— Paulsen (@paulsen_smw) February 12, 2015
Kentucky has played in 3 of the 4 most-watched college hoops games on ESPN networks this year: http://t.co/KNHSq83E4y pic.twitter.com/dkpN1aSEpl
— Paulsen (@paulsen_smw) February 11, 2015
