The WNBA All-Megastar Sport in Phoenix drew a document choice of audience on Saturday, crushing the previous mark set 21 years in the past.
In all, 3.44 million other people watched the sport on ABC, topping the former document of one.44 million audience in 2003. That recreation featured an array of present and long term Corridor of Reputation contributors, together with Crack of dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, Lisa Leslie and Sue Hen.
Final yr’s recreation, additionally performed in primetime and televised by means of ABC, drew an target market of 850,000.
Passion within the WNBA and attendance at video games have exploded this yr, with the addition of a distinguished rookie elegance, together with Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky, being one of the most causes.
“This weekend’s strange viewership underscores ladies’s sports activities’ exponential enlargement and ESPN is proud to exhibit this improbable league and its remarkable athletes on one of these grand degree,” stated Julie Sobieski, ESPN senior vp of league programming and acquisitions stated, in step with The Athletic.
Sports activities Media Watch reported the All-Megastar Sport used to be the most-watched WNBA tournament because the opening week of play of the league in June 1997. Viewership of the primary recreation in league historical past hit 5.04 million, with 3.59 million other people tuning in the next day to come.
The Athletic stated the All-Megastar Sport used to be the seventeenth WNBA recreation this yr with viewership of greater than 1 million, with Clark showing in 15 of the ones video games.
A WNBA recreation had no longer delivered greater than 1 million audience up to now 16 years.
–Box Degree Media
