ESPN College hoops viewership down from last year, but still second most-watched ever
ESPN says its 36th consecutive year of men’s regular-season college basketball averaged 1,376,000 viewers which trailed only last year’s results (by 78,000 viewers). Both Duke vs. North Carolina contests were the two most-watched college games of the season with the March 7 game averaging 4,241,000 viewers and the February 18 telecast averaging 4,136,000 viewers. Across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN News 669 games were televised that averaged 448,000 viewers each. Louisville was…