And those playoff games were on ABC and NBC.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.An OutKick review of Indiana's 10 regular-season games on ABC, CBS and NBC found an average audience of approximately 2.32 million viewers.The two semifinal openers averaged about 1.16 million.CAITLIN CLARK SENDS WNBA ALL-STAR RATINGS SOARING AS 3-POINT CONTEST AUDIENCE FALLS WITHOUT HERThat gave Indiana an average audience approximately 100% larger, a difference of nearly 1.16 million viewers per game.Indiana Fever regular-season games averaged more than twice the WNBA semifinal viewership on ABC and NBC, underscoring Caitlin Clark's massive television ratings impact.
(NBAE via Getty Images)New York–Atlanta's Game 1 averaged 1.2 million viewers on ABC, ESPN told OutKick.Las Vegas–Golden State averaged 1.12 million on NBC and Peacock, according to figures NBC supplied to OutKick.Just one Sunday earlier, Indiana's first-round opener against Las Vegas averaged 2.11 million viewers on ABC.
That Sept.27 game also aired opposite the NFL, yet drew approximately 76% more viewers than New York–Atlanta's semifinal opener on the same network a week later.The stakes went up, but the audience went down.That's a pretty good answer to anyone still wondering how much Caitlin Clark means to the WNBA's television business.The 2.32 million average covers four Fever games on ABC, four on CBS and two on NBC, using reported audiences from the regular season.
The NBC figures include Peacock, just as the Aces–Valkyries playoff figure does.Seven of those 10 Fever games exceeded two million viewers.Every one of the 10 drew a larger audience than either semifinal opener.The smallest was Indiana's May 30 game at Portland on CBS, which Sports Media Watch reported at nearly 1.3 million.
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