On Sunday, as millions of fans were getting ready for Super Bowl LIX, ESPN had a Top-5 women’s basketball appetizer. No. 2 South Carolina and No. 4 Texas squared off in Austin – and it became the network’s most-watched women’s basketball game of the 2024-25 season so far.

South Carolina women's basketball and Texas drew record viewership numbers on Sunday, peaking at 1.3 million viewers, according to ESPN. On Tuesday, ESPN revealed on social media that the Sunday afternoon meeting between the SEC leaders was the most-watched women's basketball game across ESPN platforms this season.

The matinee matchup between South Carolina and Texas drew over 1 million viewers, according to ESPN public relations. At one point the game peaked at a whopping 1.3 million viewers, ESPN PR said Tuesday. That makes it the most-watched college women’s basketball game on ESPN this season.