Overview
- The Liberty–Fever game played Saturday, July 18, averaged 2.579 million viewers and peaked at 3.089 million, making it the second-most-watched WNBA game since 2000.
- Indiana produced multiple seven-figure cable and streaming audiences in mid-July, including a 1.14 million average on July 15 and a 1.04 million average for a July 8 game that was the first WNBA contest with a 10 p.m. ET start to top one million viewers on those platforms.
- The Fever also drew 1.55 million on ESPN for a July 5 game in which neither Caitlin Clark nor A’ja Wilson played, showing that the franchise’s TV appeal has broadened beyond any single star.
- Caitlin Clark is widely credited as the primary catalyst for the surge, and she was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 25.0 points and 7.7 assists and recording a 45-point, 10-assist game—the first 40-plus/10-plus game in WNBA history.
- Audience totals come from different networks and league or network releases, so figures are not directly comparable, and Clark’s health, minutes management, and the Fever’s upcoming home game against the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday are the key factors that will shape whether the ratings surge continues.