The Indiana fevers super star Caitlin Clark The WNBA’s viewership records are being broken by…

The WNBA’s viewership records are being broken by the rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, which is still captivating people.

The most viewed WNBA game in 23 years was the most recent contest on Sunday, when the Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever by a tight margin (88–87). The game averaged 2.302 million viewers on ESPN.New records for WNBA viewership are being established by the captivating rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. The most viewed WNBA game in 23 years was the most recent contest on Sunday, when the Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever by a tight margin (88–87). The game averaged 2.302 million viewers on ESPN.

When Clark and Reese square off, the record-breaking pattern starts to become routine. A game on June 16 that saw the Fever win 91-83 and Clark provide 23 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds also established a 23-year high in viewership with 2.25 million people on CBS. Richard Deitsch of The Athletic and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal report that the latest Fever-Sky game drew more viewers than the 1.58 million who watched the Mets-Cubs game on ESPN that same evening.

Beyond only the games themselves, these matches are appealing because they demonstrate the public’s rising interest in the WNBA. With an average viewing of 1.18 million for the Fever’s game against the Atlanta Dream on June 21, ION reported its highest-ever WNBA viewership on June 21. This figure exceeded the previous record of 1.02 million for the Fever-Mystics game on June 7.