The power of ESPN versus Fox Sports 1: The Jan. 4 ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-Utah basketball game, a Thursday night FS1 telecast, drew an audience of 205,000. The same night, Gonzaga and USF drew 280,000 on ESPN2, and the UCLA-Cal game on ESPN had an audience of 730,000. Saturday’s ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-UCLA game at Pauley Pavilion on CBS could surpass 1 million viewers.Â
ESPN viewership trumps Fox Sports 1
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ guard Kadeem Allen (5) gets called for a charge on his drive into Utah forward Tyler Rawson (21) in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Star sports columnist Greg Hansen offers his opinion on recent sports news.
