Television

University of Dayton Athletics



THE FLYERS DELIVER Dayton Basketball delivers households as good or better than most college basketball programs in major markets. In 2014-15, the University of Dayton was the seventh highest-rated metered market for ESPN’s regular-season telecasts. The Dayton region has been rated in the Top 10 for four consecutive years. VIEWERSHIP The Flyers enjoy a significant presence on national, regional and local television. Thanks to a conference-wide agreement, Dayton Men’s and Women’s Basketball games are carried nationally and regionally. During the 2014-15 season, Dayton will be shown on the ESPN family of networks, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports Ohio and Time Warner Cable SportsChannel. Dayton has made more than 90 national television appearances on CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, NBC Sports Network and CBS Sports Network in the previous 10 years. Other sports like Dayton Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Rowing and Women’s Soccer has also had events televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network, Fox Soccer Channel and Big Ten Network. The Dayton community also benefits from a tremendous partnership with WHIO-TV, which has broadcast home and road Flyer games for more than 50 years. NCAA TOURNAMENT NUMBERS Dayton is also where the Road to the Final Four begins. The University of Dayton Arena has hosted more NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament games than any other venue in the country and college basketball viewership follows. Dayton was the fifth-best market for viewership for the entire 2014 NCAA tournament.