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Penn State-Iowa Match Crushed Its Big Ten Network Record

The match between the nation’s top-ranked programs drew a record 388,000 viewers on BTN

Penn State and Iowa should do this every year. The nation’s top-ranked wrestling teams once again broke their own Big Ten Network viewership record last Friday, as 388,176 viewers tuned into the prime-time match of the season.

No. 1 Penn State’s 23-14 win over No. 2 Iowa was the-most watched wrestling match in BTN history, overtaking last year’s 1-2 battle in Iowa City for the top spot.

Penn State-Iowa also was the most-watched regular-season wrestling match on any network in the past eight years, BTN said in a news release. And the three most-watched wrestling matches in BTN history are Penn State vs. Iowa. According to the network:

• 2023 Iowa at Penn State: 388,176
• 2022 Penn State at Iowa: 362,917
• 2020 Penn State at Iowa: 347,760

Penn State and Iowa tied the attendance for an indoor college wrestling match, as 15,998 fans packed a sold-out Bryce Jordan Center last Friday night in State College. Penn State and Iowa previously had set that record at the BJC in 2018. … rest of story at SI.com/college/pennstate/wrestling/penn-state-wrestling-iowa-match-sets-big-ten-network-viewership-record

February 7, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized