Nebraska, Wisconsin volleyball smash Big Ten Network viewership record

No. 2 Nebraska downed No. 1 Wisconsin Sunday night to improve to 19-0 on the season, beating the Badgers in a wild 5-set match that came down to the wire.

The Huskers won on a deciding net violation from the Badgers, taking the 5th set 15-13. Check out the moment Nebraska won what some considered to be the “Game of the Century” heading into Sunday’s match.

The point. The review. The 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

Relive the @HuskerVB point that took down No. 1 Wisconsin at the Bob last night. pic.twitter.com/Npv4cyIw5x

— Big Ten Volleyball (@B1GVolleyball) October 22, 2023

And according to viewership numbers, the Game of the Century lived up to the hype. The Huskers and Badgers broke a record for the most-watched regular season volleyball match across any network. It was also the No. 1 volleyball audience in Big Ten Network history.

For reference, Wisconsin football’s Week 8 game drew 684K viewers on FS1.

🏐With 612,000 viewers, @BadgerVB vs @HuskerVB is the 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 regular season volleyball match across any network

🏐The No. 1 volleyball audience in Big Ten Network history

🏐BTN is averaging 142,000 viewers per @B1GVolleyball match this season, up +13% from 2022 pic.twitter.com/dgpos6Fe7V

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 24, 2023

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.