Games of 1 Million or More Viewers, 2022-23 Season:
All #'s are in millions.

DePaul at Creighton, Sun. 12/25, 4:30pm, FOX, 2.991
Michigan State at Indiana, Sun. 1/22, noon, CBS, 2.248
Kentucky vs. Michigan State at Indianapolis, Tue. 11/15, 7pm, ESPN, 2.026

UCLA vs. Kentucky at New York, Sat. 12/17, 6pm, CBS, 1.989
Colorado at UCLA, Sat. 1/14, 7:30pm, FOX, 1.982
Kentucky at Tennessee, Sat. 1/14, noon, ESPN, 1.666
North Carolina at Indiana, Wed. 11/30, 9:30pm, ESPN, 1.63
North Carolina vs. Ohio State at New York, Sat. 12/17, 3:30pm, CBS, 1.623
Duke vs. Kansas at Indianapolis, Tue. 11/15, 10pm, ESPN, 1.559
Kansas at Kansas State, Tue. 1/17, 7pm, ESPN, 1.535
Michigan at Michigan State, Sat. 1/7, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.531

Michigan State vs. Gonzaga at San Diego, Fri. 11/11, 6:30pm, ESPN, 1.478
Indiana vs. Arizona at Las Vegas, Sat. 12/10, 7:30pm, FOX, 1.426
TCU at Kansas, Sat. 1/21, 1pm, CBS, 1.377
Kentucky at Gonzaga, Sun. 11/20. 7:30pm, ESPN, 1.356
Michigan at North Carolina, Wed. 12/21, 7pm, ESPN, 1.317
Texas A&M at Kentucky, Sat. 1/21, 2pm, ESPN, 1.299
Tennessee vs. Kansas at Bahamas, Fri. 11/25, 7:30pm, ESPN, 1.299
Purdue at Michigan State, Mon. 1/16, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.289
Miami at Duke, Sat. 1/21, noon, ESPN, 1.287
Oklahoma State at Kansas, Sat. 12/31, 2pm, CBS, 1.285
Ohio State at Duke, Wed. 11/30, Wed. 11/30, 7pm, ESPN, 1.268
Alabama at Houston, Sat. 12/10, 3pm, ABC, 1.267
Gonzaga vs. Alabama in Birmingham, Sat. 12/17, 1pm, CBS, 1.251
North Carolina at Louisville, Sat. 1/14, 2pm, ESPN, 1.172
Kentucky at Alabama, Sat. 1/7, 1pm, ESPN, 1.169
Georgia at Kentucky, Tue. 1/17, 9:30pm, ESPN, 1.165
Creighton vs. Arkansas at Hawaii, Tue. 11/22, 8pm, ESPN, 1.158
LSU at Kentucky, Tue. 1/3, 8pm, ESPN, 1.144
Wisconsin at Indiana, Sat. 1/14, 1pm, CBS, 1.126
Creighton vs. Arizona at Hawaii, Wed. 11/23, 5pm, ESPN, 1.104
Wisconsin vs. Kansas at Bahamas, Thur. 11/24, ESPN, 11am, 1.08
North Carolina vs. Iowa State at Portland, Fri. 11/25, 5:30pm, ESPN, 1.069
Michigan State at Wisconsin, Tue. 1/10, 7pm, ESPN, 1.06
Louisville at Kentucky, Sat. 12/31, noon, CBS, 1.056
Illinois vs. Texas at New York, Tue. 12/6, 7pm, ESPN, 1.022
Iowa at Ohio State, Sat. 1/21, 2pm, FOX, 1.061
Duke vs. Xavier at Portland, Fri. 11/25, 3:30pm, ESPN, 1

Non ESPN games:
CBS:
Michigan State at Indiana, Sun. 1/22, noon, CBS, 2.248
UCLA vs. Kentucky at New York, Sat. 12/17, 6pm, CBS, 1.989
North Carolina vs. Ohio State at New York, Sat. 12/17, 3:30pm, CBS, 1.623
TCU at Kansas, Sat. 1/21, 1pm, CBS, 1.377
Oklahoma State at Kansas, Sat. 12/31, 2pm, CBS, 1.285
Gonzaga vs. Alabama in Birmingham, Sat. 12/17, 1pm, CBS, 1.251
Wisconsin at Indiana, Sat. 1/14, 1pm, CBS, 1.126

FOX:
DePaul at Creighton, Sun. 12/25, 4:30pm, FOX, 2.991
Colorado at UCLA, Sat. 1/14, 7:30pm, FOX, 1.982
Michigan at Michigan State, Sat. 1/7, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.531
Indiana vs. Arizona at Las Vegas, Sat. 12/10, 7:30pm, FOX, 1.426
Purdue at Michigan State, Mon. 1/16, 2:30pm, FOX, 1.289
Iowa at Ohio State, Sat. 1/21, 2pm, FOX, 1.061

ABC:
Alabama at Houston, Sat. 12/10, 3pm, ABC, 1.267

Teams with 3 or more games:
Kentucky: 7
North Carolina: 5
Kansas: 4
Michigan State: 4
Duke: 3
Gonzaga: 3
Creighton: 3
Alabama: 3

Last Saturday had three pretty big games on at the same time and it kind of tells you about TV viewing habits and how bad they are to break. Texas A&M at Kentucky was on ESPN, Iowa at Ohio State was on FOX, and UCLA at Arizona was on ABC. I actually mostly watched UCLA-Arizona, the game featured two top 10 teams. But Texas A&M-Kentucky won the time slot, UCLA-Arizona finished last with less than 1 million viewers. TCU-Kansas on CBS started at 1pm and outdrew all of them.

So far FOX has had almost as many games of 1 million or more viewers as CBS this season. ABC has just one so far and if you can't get 1 million for a game with two top 10 teams it's going to be tough to get other games with more than 1 million. ABC should be able to get the same viewership as FOX and CBS and they have the ACC with two of the biggest names in men's basketball in Duke and North Carolina.

Kentucky, despite their tough times, still is a huge draw. They got over 1 million for Georgia. Eventually when the SEC's rights go to ESPN full time they should be able to air UK games on ABC (not sure they can air them now as CBS probably has their OTA rights now).

Creighton