Solid Ratings for UConn-Mississippi State

STORRS, CT — Friday's national women's semifinal between the University of Connecticut and Mississippi State delivered a 1.9 overnight rating on ESPN2 and a total of 233,000 viewers streamed the game, equaling the best overnight score for a women’s Final Four semifinal during UConn’s four-year national championship run, which started in 2013 (10 semifinal games) while becoming the most-streamed Women’s Final Four game ever based on total viewers, according to ESPN.

The overnight rating peaked at an impressive 2.7 rating when the Bulldogs and Huskies were in overtime and Mississippi State’s Morgan William hit the game-winning shot, according to ESPN.

Hartford was the No. 1 local market, pulling in a 16.6 rating, ESPN officials said.

The top markets were, according to ESPN:

• Hartford 16.6
• Greensboro 4.8
• Memphis 4.3
• Knoxville 4.1
• Birmingham 3.8
• Portland 2.9
• Albuquerque-Santa Fe 2.7
• Oklahoma City 2.7
• Charlotte 2.6
• Nashville 2.6

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