Clark-Reese draws WNBA's top rating in 23 years
Written by I Dig SportsThe Indiana Fever's 91-83 victory over the visiting Chicago Sky on Sunday was the WNBA's most-watched game in 23 years, CBS announced Tuesday.
The game featured 2024 first overall pick Caitlin Clark of the Fever and No. 7 overall pick Angel Reese of the Sky. The contest averaged 2.25 million viewers, a 225% increase over a comparable game window last season between the Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty.
Sunday's viewership reached its peak at 3 million viewers.
Clark scored 23 points to mark the seventh time this season that she had at least 20 in a game. Clark also had nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Fever to back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Also, Sunday's game was the most streamed WNBA game ever on Paramount+ across households, minutes and average minute audience.
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