The 2025 Women’s College World Series has seen a significant viewership increase this year, ESPN announced on Wednesday morning.
The World Wide Leader says this is now the most-watched pre-Finals WCWS on record. With the Champ Series still to be played, the WCWS is averaging 1.1 million viewers across ESPN platforms. That mark is up 25% year-over-year, according to a release.
This year’s WCWS has also produced 2 of the 3 most-watched pre-finals WCWS games on record, ESPN says. Over 2 million viewers tuned in on Sunday to watch UCLA battle Tennessee on ABC. On Saturday, 1.7 million viewers watched Texas defeat rival Oklahoma in a crucial winner’s bracket matchup.
In the semifinals, 1.6 million people watched Ni’Jaree Canady and Texas Tech dethrone Oklahoma. The Sooners had won the last 4 National Championships prior to losing on Monday. Prior to ESPN, it’s the 2nd-largest audience ever for non-finals weekday game at the Women’s College World Series.
Here’s the full breakdown of the viewership data from ESPN:
ESPN scored its highest pre-finals #WCWS audience ON RECORD ?? 1.1M avg. viewers across ESPN platforms (up 25% year-over-year)? 2 of the Top-3 pre-finals games ALL-TIME? @OU_Softball–@TexasTechSB=2nd-best weekday pre-finals game EVER#NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/haT4gQQbyM
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 4, 2025Texas Tech will battle Texas in a 3-game series to determine this year’s Women’s College World Series champion. Game 1 begins on Wednesday, June 4 at 8 p.m. ET.
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