The television ratings are in for LSU baseball’s victory over Florida in the College World Series final, and like with the Tigers’ record-setting women’s basketball title game, the numbers demonstrate that the game continues to grow.
More than 8 million people watched this weekend’s series on TV, with Game 3 of the championship series being viewed by 3.586 million people alone. For reference, the most-watched game of last year’s championship series was viewed by only 1.9 million people with a tournament average of 1.1 million viewers.
That’s especially impressive considering Games 2 and 3 were not particularly competitive, with the Gators and Tigers winning both in respective blowouts. Despite the rout in the rubber match (and the fact that it was on a Monday night, viewership soared.
whoops, that was just ESPN. With the 158K from ESPNU it was 3.586M for Florida/LSU! h/t @MattsMusings1
— Sports TV Ratings (@SportsTVRatings) June 27, 2023
The tournament in Omaha also set an attendance record with LSU fans comprising a sizable proportion.
The 2023 Men's College World Series broke the attendance record before the final night.
16 games averaged 24,559 fans and totaled 392,946 — the tournament's most ever during its 73-year history in Omaha. pic.twitter.com/n4FQdNZb2m
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 27, 2023
It was certainly a College World Series LSU fans will never forget, and the Tigers captured the seventh national title in program history on as big a stage as college baseball has ever seen.
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