Even with Caitlin Clark Miss a large part of the seasonThe WNBA achieved a regular public season record through CBSABC / ESPN and NBA TV. The figures for Ion are still TBD, but the package of the Friday evening game network was flat at the stars break. ABC / ESPN had a record audience of the WNBA for the second consecutive year, up 6% compared to 2024 for its game coverage (stimulated in part by The new Big Data of Nielsen). The 25 ABC / ESPN games this season were on average 1.3 million viewers, compared to 1.19 million in 2024. This included a Record of the WNBA of 2.7 million viewers for Sky-Fever to open the season on ABC on May 17. ESPN Networks would eventually broadcast eight of the 10 best WNBA games in the general classification this season. The program “WNBA Countdown” also increased 7% in 2025. Meanwhile, NBA TV has an average record of 283,000 viewers this season, up 16% compared to last year 244,000.
Richard Déitsch of athletics also reported That ESPN networks have increased by 2% among men and a 13% increase in viewers for its games. The five main American markets for the Games on ESPN networks were Indianapolis, Louisville, Richmond, Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
