The graph shows the average audience per game for the March Madness basketball tournament from 2013 to 2023. An average of 10 million viewers tuned in to the tournament in 2023, a seven percent decrease on the previous year's figures.
NCAA March Madness basketball tournament average TV viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in million viewers)
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Sports Business Journal. (April 4, 2023). NCAA March Madness basketball tournament average TV viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in million viewers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251560/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-average-tv-viewership-per-game/
Sports Business Journal. "NCAA March Madness basketball tournament average TV viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in million viewers)." Chart. April 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251560/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-average-tv-viewership-per-game/
Sports Business Journal. (2023). NCAA March Madness basketball tournament average TV viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in million viewers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251560/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-average-tv-viewership-per-game/
Sports Business Journal. "Ncaa March Madness Basketball Tournament Average Tv Viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in Million Viewers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251560/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-average-tv-viewership-per-game/
Sports Business Journal, NCAA March Madness basketball tournament average TV viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in million viewers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251560/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-average-tv-viewership-per-game/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
NCAA March Madness basketball tournament average TV viewership from 2013 to 2023 (in million viewers) [Graph], Sports Business Journal, April 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251560/ncaa-basketball-march-madness-average-tv-viewership-per-game/