WNBA Finals earns second-largest audience ever on ESPN, down slightly versus 2024
The Las Vegas Aces' sweep averaged 1.5 million viewers across ESPN and ABC.
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Ryan Ruocco delivers double ‘you bet!’ for A’ja Wilson game-winner
ESPN announcer Ryan Ruocco doubled down on his signature line for A'ja Wilson's game-winner in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert: ‘There’s a lot of inaccuracy out there’
"I'm a human, too. I have a family. I have two kids who are devastated by these comments."
USA Network gets WNBA Finals games amid reworked Versant deal
The network will also add Wednesday night doubleheaders next season.
WNBA Finals may air on Versant-owned network next season
NBC and Versant are reportedly working through terms of their spinoff with the league.
Game 5 of WNBA Finals is most-watched ever on ESPN
As expected, the deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx...
Game 4 of WNBA Finals sets viewership record, if likely only for a day
Friday's last-minute win by the Lynx in Game 4 to force a fifth and final game set a 24-year viewership record.
Sabrina Ionescu has epic mic drop after game winning heroics
Sabrina Ionescu hit the game winner in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals for the New York Liberty and dropped an all time quote afterwards.
WNBA Finals scores biggest audience since 2001
Sunday's Game 2 on ABC averaged 1.35 million viewers, up a whopping 93% versus the average of last year's WNBA Finals.
Ryan Ruocco praised for ‘Miracle Game 1 win!’ call of WNBA Finals
Ruocco's work both in regulation and OT drew a lot of praise.
ESPN open to sharing WNBA Finals rights to help grow the league
"If we don't have them every single year because it means it is on other networks in a similar fashion, I think that's actually a good thing."
WNBA Finals ratings hit 20-year high
A two-decade high for the WNBA Finals finished an impressive year for the league.
ESPN glitch made WNBA Finals viewers feel like it was Groundhog Day
This could have been a disaster if the technical issues lasted much longer and caused the national audience to miss any action.
The Las Vegas Aces’ 2023 WNBA Championship press conference was a whole party
Now that's how you celebrate a championship.
WNBA Finals Game 1 hits two-decade high
The WNBA Finals are off to a great start.
The WNBA Finals are too good to be true and a growing rivalry can make it even better
WNBA Finals draw best ratings since 2003
The Sparks and Lynx drew a very solid audience on ESPN.
