2021-22 Men's Basketball TV Ratings Thread

 

2021-22 Men's Basketball TV Ratings Thread

Tracking the most watched men's basketball games of the season.

I might change this if too many games pass this threshold but for now I'll use 1 million viewers.

Gonzaga vs. Duke at Las Vegas, Fri. 11/26, 10:30pm, ESPN, 2.793M
Kentucky at Auburn, Sat. 1/22, 1pm, CBS, 2.483M
Kentucky at Arkansas, Sat. 2/26, 2pm, CBS, 2.361M
Ohio State at Purdue, Sun. 1/30, noon, CBS, 2.277M
Duke at North Carolina, Sat. 2/5, 6pm, ESPN, 2.188M
Kentucky at Kansas, Sat. 1/29, Big 12/SEC Challenge, 6pm, ESPN, 2.174M
Georgetown at. St. John's, Sun. 1/9, 4:30pm, FOX, 2.018M

Michigan at Michigan State, Sat. 1/29, 12:30pm, CBS, 1.842M
Kentucky vs. Duke, Champions Classic, Tue. 11/9, 9:30pm, ESPN, 1.782M
Kentucky vs. North Carolina, CBS Sports Classic, Sat. 12/18, 5:30pm. CBS, 1.781M
Kentucky at Alabama, Sat. 2/5, 8pm, ESPN, 1.694M
Ohio State at Maryland, Sun. 2/27, 4pm, CBS, 1.613M
Illinois at Michigan, Sun. 2/27, 2pm, CBS, 1.591M
Michigan at Wisconsin, Sun. 2/20, 1pm, CBS, 1.588M
Gonzaga vs. UCLA at Las Vegas, Tue. 11/23, 10pm, ESPN, 1.583M
Kansas at Baylor, Sat. 2/26, 8pm, ESPN, 1.561M
West Virginia at Kansas, Sat. 1/8, 2pm, CBS, 1.548M
Baylor at Alabama, Sat. 1/29, Big 12/SEC Challenge, 4pm, ESPN, 1.525M
Kansas vs. Michigan State, Champions Classic, Tue. 11/9, 7pm, ESPN, 1.517M

Kentucky at LSU, Tue. 1/4, 7pm, ESPN, 1.484M
Auburn at Tennessee, Sat. 2/26, 4pm, ESPN, 1.445M
Duke at Syracuse, Sat. 2/26, 6pm, ESPN, 1.385M
Tennessee at Kentucky, Sat. 1/8, 1pm, ESPN, 1.384M
Alabama at Kentucky, 2/19, 1pm, CBS, 1.380M
LSU at Kentucky, 2/23, 9pm, ESPN, 1.376M
Michigan at Purdue, 2/7, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.337M
Tennessee at Arkansas, 2/19, 4pm, ESPN, 1.318M
Purdue at Michigan State, 2/26, noon, ESPN, 1.315M
Duke at Ohio State, ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Tue. 11/30, 9:30pm, ESPN, 1.31M
NC State at Duke, Sat. 1/8, 2pm, ABC, 1.29M
Florida State at Duke, Sat. 2/19, 6pm, ESPN, 1.228M
Indiana at Michigan State, Sat. 2/12, 3:30pm, FOX, 1.22M
Duke at Louisville, Sat. 1/29, noon, ESPN, 1.218M
Tennessee at Texas, Big 12/SEC Challenge, Sat. 1/29, 8pm, ESPN, 1.215M
Oklahoma at Kansas, Sat. 2/12, 1pm, CBS, 1.212M
Oklahoma at Auburn, Big 12/SEC Challenge, Sat. 1/29, 2pm, ESPN, 1.204M
Purdue at Illinois, Mon. 1/17, noon, FOX, 1.2M
Maryland at Purdue, Sun. 2/13, 1pm. CBS, 1.198M
Ohio State at Michigan, Sat. 2/12, 6pm, ESPN, 1.187M
Arizona State at Arizona, Sat. 1/29, 2:30pm, CBS, 1.182M
Virginia at Duke, Mon. 2/7, 7pm, ESPN, 1.17M
Baylor at Kansas, Sat. 2/5, 4pm, ESPN, 1.17M
Maryland at Ohio State, Sun. 2/6, 1pm, CBS, 1.15M
Florida at Kentucky, Sat. 2/12, 4pm, ESPN, 1.141M
Duke at Florida State, Tue. 1/18, 9pm, ESPN, 1.121M
Gonzaga at St. Mary's, Sat. 2/26, 10pm, ESPN, 1.115M
Kansas at Texas, Mon. 2/7, 9pm, ESPN, 1.11M
Michigan at North Carolina, ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Wed. 12/1, 9:30pm, ESPN, 1.11M
Illinois at Indiana, Sat. 2/5, noon, ESPN, 1.109M
Kentucky at Notre Dame, Sat. 12/11, 5pm, ESPN, 1.103M
Duke at Virginia, Wed, 2/23, 7pm, ESPN, 1.102M
UCLA at Oregon State, Sat. 2/26, CBS, 1.1M
Arizona at Illinois, Sat. 12/11, 5pm, FOX, 1.098M
Connecticut at Georgetown, Sun. 2/27, noon, CBS, 1.071M
Kentucky at Tennessee, Tue. 2/15, 9pm, ESPN, 1.068M
Texas Tech at Kansas, Mon. 1/24, 9pm, ESPN, 1.055M
Syracuse at Georgetown, Sat. 12/11, noon, FOX, 1.037M
Syracuse at Duke, Sat. 1/22, noon, ESPN, 1.035M
Villanova at DePaul, Sat. 1/8, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.032M
Illinois at Purdue, Tue. 2/8, 9pm, ESPN, 1.03M
Auburn at Florida, Sat. 2/19, ESPN, 1.028M
Iowa at Ohio State, Sat. 2/19, FOX, 1.014M
Notre Dame vs. Indiana, Crossroads Classic, Sat. 12/18, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.013M
Texas Tech vs. Gonzaga, Colangelo Classic, Sat. 12/18, 1pm, CBS, 1.01M
Wisconsin vs. St. Mary's, Maui Championship, Wed. 11/24, 5pm, ESPN, 1.006M
Kansas at West Virginia, Sat. 2/19, ESPN, 1.000M

Conference Games Over 1 Million:

Big Ten (10):
Ohio State at Purdue, Sun. 1/30, noon, CBS, 2.277M
Michigan at Michigan State, Sat. 1/29, 12:30pm, CBS, 1.842M
Michigan at Purdue, 2/7, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.337M
Indiana at Michigan State, Sat. 2/12, 3:30pm, FOX, 1.22M
Purdue at Illinois, Mon. 1/17, noon, FOX, 1.2M
Maryland at Purdue, Sun. 2/13, 1pm. CBS, 1.198M
Ohio State at Michigan, Sat. 2/12, 6pm, ESPN, 1.187M
Maryland at Ohio State, Sun. 2/6, 1pm, CBS, 1.15M
Illinois at Indiana, Sat. 2/5, noon, ESPN, 1.109M
Illinois at Purdue, Tue. 2/8, 9pm, ESPN, 1.03M

ACC (6):
Duke at North Carolina, Sat. 2/5, 6pm, ESPN, 2.188M
NC State at Duke, Sat. 1/8, 2pm, ABC, 1.29M
Duke at Louisville, Sat. 1/29, noon, ESPN, 1.218M
Virginia at Duke, Mon. 2/7, 7pm, ESPN, 1.17M
Duke at Florida State, Tue. 1/18, 9pm, ESPN, 1.121M
Syracuse at Duke, Sat. 1/22, noon, ESPN, 1.035M

SEC (5):
Kentucky at Auburn, Sat. 1/22, 1pm, CBS, 2.483M
Kentucky at Alabama, ESPN, Sat. 2/5, 8pm, 1.694M
Kentucky at LSU, Tue. 1/4, 7pm, ESPN, 1.484M
Tennessee at Kentucky, Sat. 1/8, 1pm, ESPN, 1.384M
Florida at Kentucky, Sat. 2/12, 4pm, ESPN, 1.141M

Big 12 (5):
West Virginia at Kansas, Sat. 1/8, 2pm, CBS, 1.548M
Oklahoma at Kansas, Sat. 2/12, 1pm, CBS, 1.212M
Baylor at Kansas, Sat. 2/5, 4pm, ESPN, 1.17M
Kansas at Texas, Mon. 2/7, 9pm, ESPN, 1.11M
Texas Tech at Kansas, Mon. 1/24, 9pm, ESPN, 1.055M

Big East (2):
Georgetown at. St. John's, Sun. 1/9, 4:30pm, FOX, 2.018M
Villanova at DePaul, Sat. 1/8, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.032M

Pac 12 (1):
Arizona State at Arizona, Sat. 1/29, 2:30pm, CBS, 1.182M

Which conference rules men's basketball on TV? Every ACC game features Duke, every SEC game features Kentucky, every Big 12 game features Kansas. Meanwhile I don't see a Big Ten team with more than five appearances (Purdue). Take out their games and only the ACC has more games over 1 M.