2026 Women's College World Series final sets college softball viewership record with 2.48 million average viewers
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Manny Soloway
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Summary
Game 2 of the 2026 Women's College World Series championship series between Texas Tech and Texas set a new viewership record for college softball, averaging 2.48 million viewers on ESPN and ESPNU on June 4. The game peaked at 3 million viewers, a 16% increase from the same matchup in the previous year (2.13 million). This marks the most-watched college softball game in history.
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· 3 pulledGame 2 of the championship series between Texas Tech and Texas averaged 2.48 million viewers on ESPN and ESPNU on June 4.
According to ESPN, that marks the most-watched college softball game ever.
Viewership peaked at 3 million, according to Sports Media Watch, up 16% from Game 2 between the same two schools last year (2.13 million).
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