• jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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    8 months ago

    The women’s final four games were the most watched ESPN sporting events in history lol. At least look it up before you make inane comments

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      8 months ago

      No they weren’t. They were the second best non-football event on ESPN. The game on Friday was the best basketball game ever on ESPN, but it had roughly half the viewership of the highest rated Monday Night Football game and about the same as the lowest rated Monday Night Football game. You are also comparing the final two games of a one-and-done tournament to non-final best of 7 series games (ESPN doesn’t show NBA Finals). The NBA Finals games average almost twice what this NCAAW Final Four had per game.

      At least look it up before you make inane comments.

      Also, the person asked about WNBA viewership on a weekly basis, not about a single NCAAW tournament final.

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        8 months ago

        Not a fan, just calling you out for making misleading statements. As others have pointed out, they just want a fair share, a similar percent of revenue as the men get.

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            8 months ago

            Yes, let’s solve pay inequity by forcing people to do things they don’t like!

            The problem, once again, is not the lack of viewers or revenue. The women do not get the same cut that men get, AS A PROPORTION of total revenue for the league.

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              8 months ago

              This is sports. We’re not talking about unionized laborers here. Being a sports star who makes big bucks isn’t a right. They’re free to quit and go make money elsewhere. I’m not gonna cry so they raise the minimum wage for sports stars who make way more than any of us