Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese By playing against the U.S. Women’s National Team in this year’s WNBA All-Star Game, Team WNBA winsIt also broke the all-time record for the highest viewership for a WNBA All-Star Game broadcast.
Saturday’s showcase drew 3.44 million viewers on ABC, breaking the previous viewership record of 1.441 million viewers who tuned in to ABC for a Saturday afternoon game at Madison Square Garden in 2003. That game featured many of the all-time greats, including Lisa Leslie, Sue Bird, Dawn Staley, Cheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, Tamika Catchings, Tina Thompson, Lauren Jackson, Theresa Weatherspoon, Chamiq Holdscrow, Katie Smith, Yolanda Griffith, Swin Cash and Nykesha Sales (and the first All-Star guard from the New York Liberty, Becky Hammon).
The 2024 All-Star Game had the highest viewership ever. WNBA The event was broadcast on the ESPN network and is the third most-watched WNBA game of all time. Based on Sports Media Watch dataThis marks the 17th WNBA game this year to have more than 1 million viewers, a notable achievement considering the league has not topped 1 million viewers in the past 16 years.
Clark played in 15 of the 17 games.
Clark’s most-watched non-All-Star game this season was Indiana Fever And Reese’s Chicago SkyEach game was watched by more than 2 million viewers. Saturday’s game was the most-watched WNBA All-Star Game since 2007, eclipsing last year’s game, which averaged 850,000 viewers on ABC.
“This weekend’s incredible viewership validates the rapid growth of women’s sports, and ESPN is proud to showcase this incredible league and its outstanding athletes on such a grand stage,” said Julie Sobieski, ESPN’s SVP of league programming and acquisitions.
This year marked the second year in a row that ESPN/ABC executives decided to broadcast the WNBA All-Star Game in prime time on their network (ABC), which led to a huge increase in viewership in addition to more exciting action with a star-studded lineup on the court. Arike Ogunbowale’s scoring spree Her second All-Star MVP award came after she scored an All-Star record 34 points in the second half in what was the greatest All-Star Game in history, competitively speaking.
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