Jun 22, 2025; Omaha, Neb, USA; LSU Tigers fans celebrate the win against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images
By Matt Moscona
The 2025 College World Series Finals featuring LSU and Coastal Carolina was the most-watched two-game CWS Finals on record, ESPN announced Tuesday.
LSU topped the Chanticleers 1-0 in Game 1 Saturday night and 5-3 in Game 2 Sunday afternoon on ABC.
The 2025 #MCWS Finals were the most-watched two-game series on ESPN platforms EVER!
⚾️ 2.5M avg. viewers
⚾️ Game 2 | 2.8M viewers, 6th most-watched MCWS game on record pic.twitter.com/ceFMakh7Im— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 24, 2025
The two games averaged 2.5 million viewers, with Game 2 averaging 2.8 million, the sixth-most watched CWS game ever. Sunday’s game peaked at 3.0 million viewers.
It was the fourth-most watched finals ever.
LSU’s 2023 CWS win over Florida remains the most-watched finals, averaging 2.86 million viewers. Game 3 of that series set an individual game viewership mark with 3.59 million people tuning in to watch the Tigers top the Gators, 18-4.
It was the eighth CWS title for LSU in their 20 appearances in Omaha. Coastal Carolina was making their second finals appearance after winning their only title in 2016.
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