Fever-Sky Averages 3.31M Viewers, Most-Watched Regular-Season WNBA Game Since 1997
Caitlin Clark scored 37 points as the Fever drew 3.31 million viewers, the most for a WNBA regular-season game since 1997.
- On Sunday, Aug. 23, The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky matchup averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, becoming the most-watched regular-season WNBA game since the league's inaugural 1997 season.
- Caitlin Clark and The Fever continue to serve as the league's top draw, driving the primetime contest to become the third-most watched regular-season game in WNBA history.
- Viewership peaked at 3.82 million as Clark and Teammate Kelsey Mitchell combined for over 60 points in the 113-90 victory, setting a franchise record with 18 three-pointers.
- Beyond this record, The Fever have set all-time viewing highs this season for broadcasts on CBS, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video, signaling widespread growth in WNBA interest.
- Larger regular-season audiences were only recorded for the 1997 opening weekend: New York Liberty-Los Angeles Sparks drew 5.04 million and Charlotte Sting-Phoenix Mercury drew 3.59 million.
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Caitlin Clark, Fever Script WNBA Record Against Sky Not Seen In Almost 3 Decades
With an “8/23” shadow looming, Indiana Fever’s game against Chicago Sky was always going to be intense, but few could have predicted it to be historic. Though now eliminated, Sky arrived to keep their playoff dreams alive. With them, a historic record-breaking 3 million+ audience also tuned into the fixture. “A total audience delivery of 3.31 million viewers tuned in to watch Clark scored 37 points in the Fever’s 113-90 win, according to NBC Spo…
Caitlin Clark’s Fever-Sky Game Is Most Watched WNBA Game Since 1997 – Viewership Nearly Doubled NBA’s Overall National-Telecast Average * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hoft
The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game was the most watched WNBA game since the league's opening weekend in 1997, averaging 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock on Sunday. The post Caitlin Clark’s Fever-Sky Game Is Most Watched WNBA Game Since 1997 – Viewership Nearly Doubled NBA’s Overall National-Telecast Average appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Caitlin Clark, Fever Deliver WNBA Record Not Seen in 29 Years
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever did more than end a two-game losing streak Sunday night. They delivered a television audience the WNBA had waited nearly three decades to see again.Indiana’s 113-90 victory over the Chicago Sky averaged 3.31 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, NBC Sports announced Wednesday in viewing figures provided to Heavy Sports.The broadcast peaked at 3.82 million viewers and became the most-watched WNBA regular-seas…
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Fever-Sky most-watched regular-season game since 1997
By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) - The Indiana Fever's clash with the host Chicago Sky on Sunday averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, making it the WNBA's most-watched regular- season game since the league's inaugural s...
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