BOSTON, MA, Aug. 7, 2025 – The Basketball Tournament (TBT), which just completed its 12th annual event, announced that Sunday's $1 Million Championship Game on FOX set a TBT record for highest average television viewership. Over 444,000 watched the AfterShocks (Wichita State) defeat Eberlein Drive in a thrilling game held on Wichita State's campus. The audience for this year's championship grew 67% over last year's game on FOX.
"This year was an incredible year of growth for the event," said TBT founder and CEO Jon Mugar. "It's great to see college fanbases increasingly embrace TBT.