ESPN bolsters WNBA coverage, adds rules analyst for broadcasts
“Joining ESPN allows me to bring fans behind the curtain, explain the ‘why’ behind officiating decisions and share insights from my years on the floor in both the NBA and WNBA.”
“Joining ESPN allows me to bring fans behind the curtain, explain the ‘why’ behind officiating decisions and share insights from my years on the floor in both the NBA and WNBA.”
Eight of the top 10 most-watched WNBA games of the season were broadcast on ESPN or ABC.
An average of 1.43 million viewers tuned into the 12 'WNBA on ABC' games.
The Fever's win drew 1.5 million viewers on Sunday.
Clark's return in an ABC game against the reigning champion New York Liberty should do numbers.
Sunday's Game 2 on ABC averaged 1.35 million viewers, up a whopping 93% versus the average of last year's WNBA Finals.
1.14 million viewers tuned into Thursday's Game 1 matchup between the Lynx and the Liberty.
Sunday's Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty semifinal game averaged 929,000 viewers per Nielsen.
Far from stopping the WNBA's momentum, the Olympics break has only helped.
Viewers around the country reported the English and Spanish audio overlapping during the Storm-Fever broadcast.
There was less interest in the Indiana Fever this weekend.