Indiana Fever Averaged 2.32 Million Viewers, Doubling WNBA Semifinal Openers
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Indiana Fever Averaged 2.32 Million Viewers, Doubling WNBA Semifinal Openers
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Summary
Indiana's 10 regular-season games on ABC, CBS and NBC averaged about 2.32 million viewers, roughly 100% above the 1.16 million average for the WNBA semifinal openers on Oct. 4.
Every Fever game on those major networks topped both semifinal openers; even Indiana's smallest audience—nearly 1.3 million for a May 30 loss at Portland—beat the New York-Atlanta and Las Vegas-Golden State Game 1s.
The gap held across direct comparisons: Indiana's Sept. 27 first-round opener against Las Vegas drew 2.11 million on ABC, about 76% more than New York-Atlanta's 1.2 million semifinal opener on the same network a week later.
The semifinal numbers were still solid for the league, running about 10% above last year's pair and ranking second and third among Game 1 semifinal audiences since 2016.
The figures underscore Caitlin Clark and the Fever as the WNBA's biggest TV draw, while also showing the league has lifted non-Fever playoff audiences above the 1 million mark more consistently than before 2024.