Caitlin Clark Draws Historic Viewership Numbers for ESPN's College GameDay
Caitlin Clark helped ESPN reach historic viewership numbers for this past weekend's College GameDay episode in Iowa.
ESPN's College GameDay crew headed to Iowa City for a Big Ten showdown between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. The popular college football program had a special guest: superstar Caitlin Clark, an Iowa native and legendary University of Iowa graduate. As she has always done, Clark drew in record-breaking viewers during her appearance on the show.
This past weekend's edition of College GameDay was the most-watched episode of the season so far, averaging 2.9 million viewers. The final hour of the show peaked at 3.7 million viewers. It was also the third-most viewed episode in the history of ESPN's College GameDay, according to a network announcement. Clark, who set both the NCAA's all-time women's and men's scoring records during her four-year career with the Hawkeyes, finished up her third WNBA season as an All-Star point guard for the Indiana Fever.
Unfortunately, she and her team suffered a first-round playoff loss to the Las Vegas Aces just days before her College GameDay appearance. In the end, Ohio State triumphed over Iowa with a final score of 31-14.
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