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 primetime interest and making this the third-most watched regular-season game in WNBA history.
- Viewership for the matchup peaked at 3.82 million viewers as Clark and Teammate Kelsey Mitchell combined for over 60 points in the Fever's 113-90 victory.
- 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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Chicago Sky’s game vs. Indiana Fever averages 3.31M viewers — the most-watched regular-season game since 1997
The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game Sunday averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, making it the most-watched regular-season WNBA game since the league’s inaugural season in 1997.
Fever-Sky averages 3.31M viewers, most-watched regular-season WNBA gam
The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game Sunday averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock to make it the most-watched regular-season WNBA game since the league’s inaugural season in 1997. It also was the third-most watched regular-season game ever and peaked at 3.82 million viewers. That is behind only the June 21-22, 1997 opening weekend games that featured the New York Liberty-Los Angeles Sparks (5.04 million) and Charlotte Sting-Phoenix Merc…
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Fever-Sky averages 3.31M viewers, most-watched regular-season WNBA game since 1997
The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game Sunday averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock to make it the most-watched regular-season WNBA game since the league's inaugural season in 1997.
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