The WNBA has broken viewership records this season thanks to stars Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink.
It has been pointed out that: Front Office SportsThe WNBA was hoping its viewership growth over the past decade would propel it into new territory for the 2024 season, thanks to the addition of top players like Caitlin Clark, who starred in the NCAA women's championship game and drew some of the highest viewership in the nation. Men's final, This was followed by a record number of viewers (2.45 million). WNBA DraftThe gamble paid off. Reports say:
Clark's Indiana Fever debut on ESPN averaged more than 2 million viewers. First WNBA game in decadesThe Fever have played the Reese and Chicago Sky four times this season, with ESPN, CBS and Scripps Sports Ion each broadcasting one of those matches as their most-watched regular-season game of the year.
ESPN reported last week The average viewership was a record high of 1.2 million. Viewership for ESPN's WNBA regular season games increased 170% across platforms compared to last year. Even more impressive, ESPN's pregame shows WNBA CountdownThe 2024 WNBA averaged 508,000 viewers, up 113% from last year and beating the 453,900 viewers averaged for last year's WNBA games across ESPN networks.
Ion, which began broadcasting WNBA games last season, said Thursday that its viewership will increase by 133% compared to 2023. It also said it has the highest percentage of female viewers among networks broadcasting WNBA games, with 50% of its viewers being between 18 and 49 years old.
The WNBA has yet to release attendance records for this season. Beyond the timeline recently Reported Ticket sales for the league's final six games increased by 47 percent.
As Breitbart News reported this week, Caitlin Clark has become so popular in the WNBA that the league is planning to add a new expansion team.
“Indiana Fever star rookie Caitlin Clark is reportedly so popular that the Women's National Basketball Association is planning to add an entirely new expansion team to the league,” the outlet reported.
“The surge in popularity that Clarke and other rookies have brought to the WNBA has made the league Watching The company added that it will be “launching a new team in Portland, Oregon.”
