ESPN delivered most-watched women’s college volleyball season on record
Katie Callahan
The most-watched women’s college volleyball regular season ever
Averaged 190,000 viewers, up 36% from 2024 season (44 total telecasts across ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU).
Significant gains among P18-34 (+59%) and women (+41%).
ESPN aired 4 of its 5 most-watched telecasts ever.
Nebraska vs. Kentucky in the Broadway Block Party (Aug. 31) averaged 1.2M viewers on ABC, the largest regular season audience for ESPN networks and the top telecast of the season.
AVCA First Serve delivered ESPN’s top two regular season matches ever on Aug. 24. Stanford-Nebraska (596,000 viewers) and Florida-Pitt (525,000 viewers).
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 aired a record-high number of matches during the ’25 season (33 telecasts).