Viewership in the WNBA this season is up 49 percent over the 2020 regular season, ESPN PR said in a release Thursday.
2021 #WNBA regular season viewership is up 49% over the 2020 regular season@seattlestorm/@chicagosky on @ABCNetwork (Aug. 15)∙ Most-watched game of the season with 755,000 viewers∙ Most-watched regular season game since 2012 pic.twitter.com/gN8YX5DE2O— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 23, 2021
2021 #WNBA regular season viewership is up 49% over the 2020 regular season@seattlestorm/@chicagosky on @ABCNetwork (Aug. 15)∙ Most-watched game of the season with 755,000 viewers∙ Most-watched regular season game since 2012 pic.twitter.com/gN8YX5DE2O
The average of 306,000 viewers also represents a 24-percent increase from the 2019 regular season.
The game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago sky on Aug. 15 was the most-watched game of the season with 755,000 viewers. It was also the most-watched regular season game since 2012.
The news adds to the WNBA’s ratings momentum. In 2020, viewership across networks was up 68 percent during the regular season.